What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, College Soccer Services position at U.S. Soccer Federation?
U.S. Soccer Overview
The U.S. Soccer Federation exists in service to soccer. Our aim is to ignite a national passion for the game. Because we believe that soccer is more than a sport; it is a force for good.
We understand the importance and the power of teamwork, on and off the pitch. That’s why we work closely with our Federation partners and members, to inspire, support and guide every level of the game: from the grassroots to the National Teams. We want to bring soccer into every home and every community, right across America. Because we believe that soccer can transform lives like no other sport. Soccer can represent the best of US.
U.S. Soccer is in a period of significant growth, with ambitions plans for US soccer in the near and far future. We are therefore, looking for dynamic servant-leaders to join us on this journey: in service to soccer. Applicants must be able to demonstrate visionary leadership, analytical decision-making, professional flexibility and an empathic management style that builds bold teams and delivers globally significant results.
Position Description
The Director, College Soccer Services will drive the highest-impact college initiatives to consensus while managing relationships with college soccer coaches across the Division 1 to Division 3 level. The Director, College Soccer Services will work cross-functionally with the Soccer Growth, Strategy, Legal, and Commercial teams.
Primary Responsibilities
- Support and represent the interests of college soccer coaches and programs at the NCAA level, ensuring adequate representation and creation of policies to drive strategic decisions.
- Facilitate communications between college coaches and key stakeholders in the ecosystem to help further information on rules, strategies, and opportunities for development.
- Deliver high quality relationship management to college coaches, serving their needs and helping to move their agendas forward at the NCAA level.
- Create feedback mechanisms to measure satisfaction rates among college coaches with the services provided and develop feedback loops and opportunities for improvement.
- Facilitate resource sharing between college coaches and U.S. Soccer to improve coaching strategies, player development, and program effectiveness.
- Establish relationships with peers, using network and secondary research to establish a set of best practices and strategies for college coaches to follow.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 8-10 years professional experience, preferably in the sports, media, or entertainment industry
- Excellent project management and relationship management skills
- Proactive self-starter who can work independently and with ambiguity to drive towards set objectives
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to communicate with senior executives both inside and outside the organization
- Strong intellectual curiosity and ability to apply learnings to create new opportunities
- Ability to spot issues and manage risk
- Desire to be part of a team and drive continual growth of oneself and colleagues
- Ability to manage and drive forward multiple projects while maintaining zero-defect attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
Desired Qualifications
- Passion for the sport of soccer
- A strong understanding of college soccer landscape
- Knowledge of Sports, Entertainment, Media and Technology industries
- Prior experience working in the sports industry, non-profit, or national governing body
- Ability to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities to support U.S. Soccer’s initiatives
- Fluency both verbal and written in Spanish, or another language, is preferred
U.S Soccer is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, military status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected under the law. This policy applies to all our employment practices within our organization.
We strongly encourage women, people of color, LGBTQIA, veterans, parents, and persons with disabilities to apply.
