Partnership Protection Specialist, North America

Sportradar AG; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sportradar in Las Vegas seeks a Partnership Protection Specialist for North America to support rights holders and protect partnerships. You will act as a liaison, gather intelligence, and strengthen operations across the region.

Travel across North America is required; a strong background in investigations or related analytical fields is essential. Experience with sports betting ecosystems and OSINT is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in investigations, intelligence, sports integrity, law enforcement, security, due diligence or related analytical field.
• Demonstrable investigative mindset with experience conducting intelligence-led enquiries and research.
• Strong understanding of the North American sports landscape, including major leagues and betting markets.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key operational liaison between Sportradar and North American sports rights holders.
• Attend sporting events across North America to support rights-holder operations.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with leagues, federations, venue operators and security teams.
• Conduct intelligence-led research into market activity to understand actors impacting rights-holder interests.
• Produce regular intelligence products and stakeholder briefings for operational use.

Skills

Investigations

Intelligence

Sports integrity

Security

Due diligence

Analytical

Tools

OSINT

CYBINT/DNINT

Video Management Systems

Excel/Power BI

Job description

Partnership Protection Specialist, North America

Las Vegas, United States of America

Full-time

Group Operations

Company Description

Job Description

OVERVIEW

Working within Sportradar's newly formed Rights & Partnership Protection (RPP) team,thePartnershipProtectionSpecialist will serve as a key liaison between Sportradarand major sports rights holders acrossNorth America.

The roleis responsible forsupporting the protection,enhancementand operational effectiveness of Sportradar's sports partnerships through a combination of field operations, intelligence gathering, stakeholder engagement and investigative activity. Acting as the regional subject matter expert, the specialist will attend sporting events throughout North America,monitormarket activityimpactingrights holders, and provide actionable intelligence that strengthens the value and integrity of Sportradar's partnerships.

The position requires an experienced and highly motivated professional with a strong understanding of the North American sports ecosystem, sports bettingmarketsandpartnership-related risks. The successful candidate will work closely with rights holders, security teams, internalstakeholdersand international counterparts toidentifyemerging threats, malicious actors and global trends affecting the sports data and betting landscape.

This role will play a critical part in ensuring Sportradar's rights partnerships continue to deliver value, remain protected from misuse, and evolve in line with an increasingly complex global betting environment.

THE CHALLENGE

Act as akeyoperational liaison between Sportradar andallocatedNorth American sports rights holders.

Attend sporting events throughout North America to support rights-holder operations.

Build andmaintaintrusted relationships with leagues, federations, security teams, venueoperatorsand other key stakeholders.

Conduct intelligence-led research into market activityto understand and analyseactorsimpactingrights-holder interests.

Identifyemerging risks, trends and operational vulnerabilities affecting Sportradar's rights partnerships.

Conduct investigative research using open-source, commercial and industry-specific data sources.

Lead and support digital evidence collection relating to sportsbook activity, betting markets, predictionplatformsand other relevant digital environments.

Develop intelligence holdings relating to individuals, groups and networksoperatingwithin the sports betting and data collection ecosystem.

Collaborate with Rights & Partnership Protection colleagues across Europe toidentifyglobal trends, organised networks and syndicatesoperatingacross multiplejurisdictions.

Analyse information received from rights holders and transform operational reporting into actionable intelligence and strategic recommendations.

Produce regular intelligence products, stakeholderbriefingsand operational assessments.

Deliver season-long reporting for partner organisations, including pre-season risk assessments, in-seasonupdatesand post-season reviews.

Support rights holders in developing operational best practices to enhance data collectionhygieneand partnership performance.

Plan and deliver educational workshops and awareness sessions for leagues, federations, venue operators, securitypersonneland other stakeholders.

Support SRAD and other internal stakeholders by providing intelligence and operational insights that strengthen existing partnerships and support future rights opportunities.

Contribute to the development of global Rights & Partnership Protection methodologies,processesand operational standards.

YOUR PROFILE

3+ years' experience in investigations, intelligence, sports integrity, law enforcement, security, duediligenceor a related analytical field.

Demonstrable investigative mindset with experience conducting intelligence-led enquiries and research.

Strong understanding of the North American sports landscape, particularly:

NBA / Basketball

MLB / Baseball

NHL / Ice Hockey

Good working knowledge of tennis and soccer(MLS), including associated betting markets and operational environments.

Experience analysing information from multiple sources and producing concise, actionable reports and assessments.

Understanding of sportsbook operations, sports bettingecosystemsand modern wagering mechanics—including live/in-play micro-betting, prediction platforms, exchanges, and latency arbitrage risks.

Ability toidentifyemerging trends, behaviouralpatternsand networked activity across complex environments.

Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable presenting information to senior stakeholders and external partners.

Experience delivering training,workshopsor educational presentations.

Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout North America.

Advantageous

Experience working directly with professional sports leagues,federationsor rights holders.

Experience attending and managing operational activities at live sporting events.

Experience conducting OSINT, CYBINT/DNINT or digital investigations.

Existing professional network within North American sports,bettingor security sectors.

Understanding of sports data rights, bettingrightsand commercial partnership structures.

Experience supporting or managing strategic partnerships within the sports industry.

Proficiencyin Tableau, Power BI, or Excel (Advanced) to visualize market trends and convert raw data into visual reports

• Experience utilizing stadium CCTV systems, Video Management Systems (VMS), and control room environments to observe, identify, and document suspicious activity during live events

Awarenessof data collection operationsduringlive sports events.

Additionallanguage capabilities, particularly Spanish or Portuguese.

Location

7251 West Lake Mead Boulevard, Las Vegas, United States of America