About the job

Position Title: Director – Major League Cricket Sponsorships

Department: Commercial

Reports To: VP, Commercial

Hours: Full-time

Company Overview:

Major League Cricket (MLC), which is exclusively sanctioned by USA Cricket, represents the most ambitious and transformational venture ever undertaken in the American cricket landscape. Focused on staging world class Twenty20 cricket for American cricket fans, MLC will feature top players from around the globe and provide a stage for domestic cricketers to showcase their talents to a global audience.

MLC is developing cricketing infrastructure including international quality stadiums, elite youth academies, and high-grade training facilities. In parallel, MLC is also establishing high-performance pathways to create a deep talent pool of players to feed Major and Minor League Cricket (MiLC).

Position Summary:

The Director of Major League Cricket Sponsorships is responsible for driving sponsorship revenue across all Major League Cricket assets. They create sponsorship packages tailored specifically to potential sponsors. They work with a network of vendors to bring in new partners and work with new and existing accounts to maximize both customer satisfaction and retention.

Responsibilities:

• Define and value sponsorship packages across all aspects of Major League Cricket
• Manage network of vendors and suppliers to bring in new partners/sponsors
• Negotiate and execute sponsor/partner agreements
• Work collaboratively across the business to ensure alignment on sponsor deliverables
• Deliver against a defined sales target

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years in sports sponsorship or account management (from either client or sponsor side)
• Growth industry preferable
• Strong network and contacts in the sports sponsorship space
• Passion for selling, with strong communications skills to sell the vision and story of Major League Cricket to partners
• Experience in managing sponsor and partner relationships
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Strong negotiating skills
• Understanding and identifying potential revenue opportunities and assets across multiple areas of the business/league
• Strong analytical skills to quantify and value revenue opportunities
• Comfortable working in a start-up environment and taking full ownership of deliverables
• Must have U.S. work authorization