Head of North American Partnerships

Manage and develop a team of three partnership managers across US regions, segments, and sports. Soccer is the core of the business and your personal focus, but two of your team are dedicated to emerging sports like lacrosse, volleyball, and field hockey. Guide and support them, help them navigate their markets, and set them up to succeed.

Own Veo's relationships with key nationwide soccer partners - leagues, federations, governing bodies. Renewals, day-to-day contact, and finding ways to deepen partnerships over time.

Drive market activations with partners - co-branded events, seminars, workshops, grassroots programs, league-wide campaigns - that build Veo's presence on the ground and convert partner reach into real growth.

Build new partnerships at the national level, leading from the first conversation through to a signed contract and long-term execution.

Stay sharp on the market. Who's growing, how decisions get made, where Veo fits - deep market knowledge is what separates good partnership work from great in this role.

Travel to events, partner sites, and conferences across the US. Face-time matters.

Feed market intelligence back to HQ. What your team hears on the ground shapes how our product and leadership teams in Copenhagen make decisions.

Use AI to move faster and work smarter - better prep, sharper outreach, cleaner reporting. We expect you to find where it saves you time and actually use it.

Report clearly on pipeline, performance, and team health.

7+ years in partnerships or business development, with 2-3 years managing a team. Sports, sports-tech, or SaaS background preferred.

Real relationships in US soccer. You understand how national governing bodies and federations make decisions, and you know people inside them.

A track record of both closing deals and managing long-term partner relationships - not just one or the other.

Experience activating partnerships in the field - you know how to turn a signed contract into something that actually builds a brand and drives adoption at the grassroots level.

Someone who uses AI as a genuine work tool. Not a buzzword - we mean it. You prep better, write faster, and find insights quicker because of it.

Comfortable running a distributed team with a fair degree of autonomy. You won't need constant direction, and you'll know when to escalate.

At ease working with a European HQ. You'll clearly advocate for your market, communicate across time zones, and stay aligned without it being a burden.

A leadership role with real scope - your own team, your own book, and a direct line to the Global Director of Partnerships.

A product people in sport actually want, which makes the partnerships work a lot easier.

Competitive base + performance bonus (OTE $130,000-$170,000)

A company that moves fast, takes sport seriously, and doesn't waste your time with unnecessary processes.