Global Partnerships Coordinator

JDS Sports; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top Workplace award

Flexible schedule

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) company match

Equity awards

Parental leave

Team-building events

Snacks and meals

Job summary

FloSports is seeking a Global Partnerships Coordinator in Austin to manage a portfolio of partners, drive deliverables, and support renewals. You will help evolve the FloSports Partner Portal and collaborate across partnerships, events, product, and engineering teams.

You will leverage AI, automation, and lightweight scripting to reduce manual work, improve visibility, and scale partnership operations while delivering consistent, high-quality partner experiences across diverse sports and events.

Qualifications

• 0–4 years of experience in partnerships, operations, live events, media, production, technology-enabled operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated curiosity and hands-on experience using AI, automation, or emerging technology to improve productivity.
• Data-informed mindset with strong attention to accuracy, organization, and operational detail.
• Relationship-driven, with strong people instincts and the ability to build rapport, foster trust, and maintain professional partnerships.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, live event-driven environment where priorities can change quickly.

Responsibilities

• Partner Portfolio Management: manage a portfolio of partners, build relationships, and deliver high-quality partner experiences.
• Lead execution of partnership deliverables and contractual obligations; coordinate across events and internal teams.
• Support renewals with strong organization, performance tracking, and clear documentation.
• Map workflows and identify manual steps; propose standardization, automation, or Portal integration.
• Provide operational support during high-volume periods and major events; ensure data and status accuracy.

Skills

Partnerships management

Operations

Live events

Tech-enabled operations

AI & automation

Relationship building

Tools

Salesforce

Google Workspace

Slack

Zapier

Apps Script

Cursor

Job description

## Global Partnerships CoordinatorThe GISTSales & Business DevelopmentPosted on Oct 23, 2026Apply nowTHE ROLE:As a Global Partnerships Coordinator, you’ll help bring live events to life on the FloSports platform while supporting a broad, diverse network of sports organizations. This role sits at the intersection of partnership management, operations, and technology, offering hands-on experience managing partnerships while helping build the systems and workflows that enable our team to operate at scale.Approximately half of your role will focus on managing a portfolio of small and mid-sized partners. The other half will focus on improving how Global Partnerships works, including helping evolve the FloSports Partner Portal into the operational hub for partner management from deal handoff through delivery, closeout, and renewal.This role is ideal for someone with high emotional intelligence who takes ownership, communicates clearly, and pays strong attention to detail. You are also naturally curious about how systems work and how they could work better. When you encounter a repetitive or fragmented process, your instinct is to understand it, simplify it, and explore whether technology or automation can create a better way to work.You don’t need to be a software engineer, but you should be excited to experiment. You’re comfortable learning new technology, using AI to improve your own work, testing new tools, and building, vibe coding or prototyping lightweight solutions when the opportunity arises.You will play a key role in ensuring every partner, regardless of size, receives a consistent, high-quality experience while helping Global Partnerships build more scalable, efficient ways to operate.RESPONSIBILITIES:Partner Portfolio Management (≈50%)Manage a portfolio of small and mid-sized partners as the primary day-to-day contact, building relationships, fostering trust, driving clear communication, and delivering a high-quality partner experience.Lead execution of partnership deliverables and contractual obligations, coordinating across partners, events, and internal teams while managing multiple timelines and ensuring requirements are met.Translate partner needs, contractual requirements, and internal strategy into clear, actionable plans that keep teams aligned and execution consistent.Support rights partner renewals through strong organization, accurate performance tracking, and clear documentation.Monitor contractual health and deliverables, proactively flagging risks, gaps, or opportunities that could impact partner satisfaction or renewal.Travel occasionally for in-person meetings, trainings, and partner event support.Partner Operations, Systems & Team Enablement (≈50%)Help develop the FloSports Partner Portal as the operational hub for partner management, supporting workflows across onboarding, launch readiness, event execution, ongoing partnership management, closeout, and renewal.Map partner and team workflows, identify manual or fragmented processes, and help determine where they can be simplified, standardized, automated, or moved into the Partner Portal.Translate team needs and operational pain points into clear workflows, requirements, feature requests, and actionable improvements for Product, Engineering, Systems, and other technical partners.Use AI-assisted development, automation, and no-code/low-code tools to prototype or build lightweight solutions that reduce manual work, improve visibility, and make the team more efficient.Test new Partner Portal functionality and operational workflows, documenting bugs, workflow gaps, and enhancement opportunities while gathering feedback from users.Maintain strong data and workflow integrity, ensuring partner information, requirements, ownership, and operational status remain accurate and actionable.Support rollout and adoption of new tools and processes through documentation, training, troubleshooting, and team enablement.Look across sports and partnership types for opportunities to create repeatable, scalable solutions rather than one-off processes.Provide flexible operational support across Global Partnerships during high-volume periods, major events, and priority initiatives.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:0–4 years of experience in partnerships, operations, live events, media, production, technology-enabled operations, or a related field.Demonstrated curiosity and hands-on experience using AI, automation, or emerging technology to improve productivity, solve problems, or streamline work.Data-informed mindset with strong attention to accuracy, organization, and operational detail.Relationship-driven, with strong people instincts and the ability to build rapport, foster trust, and maintain professional partnerships.Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, live event-driven environment where priorities can change quickly.Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple partners, events, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a track record of reliable execution and closing loops.Proactive and solutions-oriented, with the confidence to ask questions, identify gaps, and drive clarity.Systems-minded and comfortable breaking ambiguous operational problems into clear processes, requirements, or next steps.Comfortable learning unfamiliar tools, testing new approaches, troubleshooting issues, and iterating when something doesn’t work.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate needs between business users and technical teams.BONUSHands-on experimentation with AI-assisted development, workflow automation, lightweight scripting, APIs, or no-code/low-code tools.Experience with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Cursor, Replit, Zapier, Apps Script, or similar technologies. The specific tools matter less than what you’ve built or improved with them.Experience with partnership management, sports, live events, live streaming, production workflows, contractual deliverables, or sales.Experience improving or documenting operational workflows, business processes, or internal systems.Experience testing software or internal tools, documenting bugs or requirements, gathering user feedback, or supporting technology rollouts.Familiarity with Salesforce, Google Workspace, Slack, analytics platforms, or similar business systems.Strong connection to the sports and communities that FloSports serves, with an understanding of what matters to athletes, fans, and partners in these spaces. If applicable, please include details about your experience or connection to these sports in the Cover Letter or Additional Information section of your application.OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential.OUR BENEFITS:Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American StatesmanFlexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal scheduleAll-hands events hosted in beautiful Austin, TexasAnnual equity awards for all top performersCompetitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plansPeace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insuranceGenerous 401(K) company match vested immediatelyProgressive parental leave policiesFlexible paid time offHack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social eventsCompany donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coachStocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week