What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team President - West Michigan Soccer position at Grand Rapids Griffins?
Title: Soccer Team President
Superior: TBD
Subordinates: TBD—all department managers of the professional soccer team except the sporting (soccer) side
Required Skills/Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Minimum ten years of sports marketing/management experience
- Ability to effectively delegate tasks and motivate staff
- Display high degree of honesty, integrity, reliability and performance standards
- Capable of managing multiple projects and/or responsibilities simultaneously while paying close attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for both internal and external purposes
- Strategic, visionary thinking
- Accountability and ability to hold others accountable
- Able to define and facilitate career development and new skills for key staff
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency in Office software products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Able to read and understand financial statements and key financial metrics driving organizational success
- Ability to interact with and manage other departments
- Approachable personality and willingness to actively engage with all stakeholders
- Ability to work nights and weekends as necessary
Responsibilities
- Oversee all non-soccer business activities
- Establish and maintain the overall culture for the front office team; attract, retain and develop top talent for the organization
- Key liaison between ownership and business operations
- Represent the team at league presidents meetings
- Primary liaison with stadium management and other key stakeholders
- Facilitate communication, collaboration and creativity between departments
- Lead annual planning/budgeting process
- Assist in strategizing new business opportunities
- Oversee the financial reporting and budgeting process; monitor adherence to stated budgets
- Monitor compliance with stadium lease, league governing documents and other contracts
- Provide direction and motivation to staff; lead by example
- Represent the organization in our community; participate in media interviews
- Assist in defining various strategic directions and initiatives of the organization
- Other duties as assigned from time to time by board/ownership
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
