Director, Global Sports Rights & Partnerships

FloSports, Inc.

Austin (TX)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 230,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

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Equity awards
Medical, dental and vision
401(K) company match
Parental leave
Flexible PTO
Team events

Job summary

FloSports, Inc. is seeking a Director, Rights Acquisition to lead identification, evaluation, negotiation, and growth of strategic media rights partnerships.

This senior role reports to the VP, Global Rights Acquisition and drives audience growth, subscriber acquisition, and long-term enterprise value. The Director will own complex negotiations from strategy and valuation through contracting, launch, and ongoing management, with significant P&L, forecasting, and KPI accountability across a broad

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in media rights acquisition or related field.
  • Experience leading complex media rights negotiations with leagues and rights holders.
  • Strong understanding of the sports media ecosystem, streaming, and subscription models.
  • Proven ability to build business cases and financial models for investments.
  • Ability to influence senior leaders and collaborate across Finance, Legal, and business functions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute rights acquisition strategy across assigned sports and categories.
  • Own a portfolio of strategic media rights partnerships and manage renewal and expansion.
  • Lead high-value negotiations with leagues, governing bodies, and rights holders.
  • Build a robust pipeline of opportunities and manage multiple negotiations.
  • Develop business cases and financial models evaluating subscriber growth and profitability.
  • Maintain accountability for P&L, forecasts, budgets, and KPIs.

Skills

Experience in media rights
Negotiation leadership
Sports media ecosystem
Financial modeling
Executive relationship building
Strategic portfolio management
Portfolio leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree
MBA or advanced degree preferred

Job description

FloSports, Inc. is seeking a Director, Rights Acquisition to lead identification, evaluation, negotiation, and growth of strategic media rights partnerships.

This senior role reports to the VP, Global Rights Acquisition and drives audience growth, subscriber acquisition, and long-term enterprise value. The Director will own complex negotiations from strategy and valuation through contracting, launch, and ongoing management, with significant P&L, forecasting, and KPI accountability across a broad

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