Assistant Manager, Player Management

adidas; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Fitness allowance

Sports Hour

Holiday allowance

Health insurance

Education resources

Job summary

adidas Nordic headquarters in Solna is seeking an Assistant Manager, Player Management to elevate adidas’ presence in the Nordic female football landscape. You will identify, sign, and service top female players, building strong relationships with players, agents, clubs, and partners.

You’ll drive local execution of adidas’ Global Female Football Player Strategy and report to the Senior Player Manager in Stockholm. Fluency in English is required; travel across the Nordic region is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong football knowledge and passion for the sport in the Nordic landscape.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills with players, agents, clubs and internal stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of Sports Marketing and the sporting goods industry.
• Experience within football, sports marketing, athlete management, partnerships or a comparable environment.
• Strong understanding of athlete needs with integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, negotiate and sign high-potential female football players across the Nordic region in line with adidas’ global strategy.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with players, agents, coaches, clubs, and other stakeholders as a local ambassador for women’s football.
• Deliver best-in-class athlete servicing by managing contracts, product requests, activation inquiries and ongoing support for adidas athletes.
• Provide market intelligence on players, competitors and product performance to support global and local teams.
• Coordinate athlete footwear and apparel orders, forecasting, reporting, and admin processes to ensure operational excellence.

Skills

Football knowledge

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Sports marketing

Athlete management

Partnerships

Travel willingness

English fluency

Proactive mindset

Education

University degree in Sports Marketing

Job description

We strive to be the world’s leading sports brand and we’re looking for pioneers and visionaries to help shape that journey. Sport never stands still and neither do we.

At adidas, you're not just getting a job; you're stepping into a role where your impact is global and your individuality is celebrated. Champions aren’t only found on the field. Join a brand where ambition, innovation, and teamplay fuel everything that we do.

We seek people who connect deeply with our brand and bring their passion to work every single day.

Solna:

You’ll be joining our Nordic Headquarters in Solna, a brand‑new space where nearly 100 employees collaborate across Commercial, Brand Marketing, and Business support functions. As part of ourNorth Europe Cluster,uniting the Nordics, UK, and Benelux, we work as one team driven by a shared passion for Sport and Fashion. With inspiring creative spaces and an open‑plan design, it’s an environment you’ll be excited to step into.

What you’ll do:

The difference you will make:

As Assistant Manager, Player Management, at adidas, you will play a key role in elevating adidas’ presence and execution within the Nordic Female football landscape.

Your responsibilities will include identifying, signing and providing top level service to individual brand partners, building strong and lasting relationships across the Nordic female football community, and driving the local execution of adidas’ Global Female Football Player Strategy.

If you're passionate about football, Sports marketing, and building strong relationships, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact. You will report to our Senior Player Manager, based at our Nordic Headquarters in Stockholm (Solna).

A day in the life:

• Identify, assess, negotiate and sign high-potential female football players across the Nordic region, while executing adidas’ global women’s football player strategy locally.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with players, agents, coaches, clubs, and other key stakeholders, acting as a key local ambassador for women’s individual football.
• Deliver best-in-class athlete servicing in a timely manner by managing contracts, product requests, activation inquiries and ongoing support for adidas athletes.
• Provide market intelligence and insights on players, competitors, and product performance to support the global and local Football Player Management team.
• Coordinate and manage athlete footwear and apparel orders, product allocations, forecasting, reporting, and other administrative processes to ensure operational excellence.

Do you have what it takes?:

Our roles are highly competitive and we’re proud to invite only the industry’s top talent to interview. Please review the criteria below and apply if you bring the following qualities.

• Strong football knowledge and a genuine passion for the sport, with a keen understanding of the Nordic football landscape.
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust across players, agents, clubs and internal stakeholders.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of Sports Marketing and the sporting goods industry.
• Experience within the football industry, sports marketing, athlete management, partnerships or a comparable environment.
• Strong understanding of athlete needs, combined with integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.
• A highly proactive, service-minded, collaborative, result-oriented mindset, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum 1- 3 years’ experience working within sports marketing, partnership management, talent management or comparable field.
• University Degree within Sports Marketing, or a related field of expertise.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the Nordic region.
• Fluency in English; additional European languages are an advantage.

We operate a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office and the flexibility to work from home on the other 2 days. Beyond this, we offer a range of flexible working policies to support all personal circumstances.

What we’ll do for you:

Solna

Alongside a competitive salary we offer:

• An annual bonus
• An annual fitness allowance
• Optional ‘Sports Hour’ once a week
• 30 days holiday + up to 3 flexible bank holidays
• Private health insurance
• Access to educational resources to support development

We’re committed to ensuring everyone feels welcome throughout the application and interview process. If you require any adjustments, simply let your recruitment partner know and they will be glad to support you.

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.