Head of Soccer Partnerships & Growth

Double Good; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Popcorn Allowance

Job summary

Double Good is seeking a Head of Partnerships to lead the soccer segment end-to-end from Chicago. You will build the growth plan, win national and regional partners, and align with organizers to drive fundraising events on our platform.

You’ll oversee the Market Development Manager and collaborate with Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Customer Success to scale soccer partnerships. Location is hybrid in downtown Chicago with travel to events.

Qualifications

• Must have deep relationships in US youth soccer (clubs, leagues, state/national bodies).
• Understanding of how youth soccer is governed, funded and when decisions are made.
• Proven ability to build and close partnerships with organizations, not only individual customers.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the soccer growth plan with monthly and weekly rhythm.
• Identify and prioritize national, state, and regional partners and win them.
• Set strategy for popcorn seeding and outreach messaging.
• Time motions to soccer buying calendar to reach decision makers before fundraising.
• Add new partnership leads weekly and move deals through stages.
• Win organizations influencing multiple clubs: governing bodies, leagues, platforms.
• Own relationships, contracting, and renewal for largest partners.
• Run ROI analysis for soccer events and decide attendance.
• Lead lead collection plan and set event conversion goals.
• Attend key events and build relationships with decision makers.
• Work with top organizers with Customer Success to share learnings.
• Report quarterly on competitors, trends, and vendor activity.
• Be the visible face of Double Good in soccer (speaking, social, podcasts).
• Direct the Market Development Manager and review outreach copy.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Rev Ops, and Customer Success to run the plan.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Deep relationships in US youth soccer

Governance & buying decisions

Build & close partnerships

Strong communication skills

Own a plan and measure results

Cross-functional collaboration

7+ years in youth soccer ecosystem

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Double Good is seeking a Head of Partnerships to lead the soccer segment end-to-end from Chicago. You will build the growth plan, win national and regional partners, and align with organizers to drive fundraising events on our platform.

You’ll oversee the Market Development Manager and collaborate with Marketing, Revenue Operations, and Customer Success to scale soccer partnerships. Location is hybrid in downtown Chicago with travel to events.