In September 2021, LIGA MX and Major Leagues Soccer announced the expansion of Leagues Cup in 2023 to an annual 4-week tournament featuring all LIGA MX and MLS clubs. Leagues Cup is an official Concacaf competition, and the top three finishers receive spots in the Concacaf Champions League, with the winner advancing directly to the round of 16. Leagues Cup is the first and only officially sanctioned multi-country club competition in the world, which represents an extraordinary opportunity to build one of the most unique and exciting club tournaments in the world within the Concacaf ecosystem while accelerating the growth of soccer in the United States.   Position Summary Soccer United Marketing also works with Concacaf to build, grow and commercialize their tournaments and fan engagement opportunities, including Concacaf Gold Cup, Concacaf Nations League Finals, Concacaf Champions League, and Concacaf W Gold Cup. We’re looking for a Director, Properties to lead the partnership activities for SUM’s work with Concacaf and Leagues Cup in managing the business relationship and property commercial growth initiatives. The role will focus on leading overall project timelines and developing commercial frameworks, presentations, and other supporting assets.  

  Are you passionate about soccer and MLS' role in developing future stars and fans of the game? We at Major League Soccer are committed to developing world-class players and fans for life for the long-term success and growth of Major League Soccer. MLS, the professional soccer league in North America, manages and operates several youth soccer initiatives including MLS NEXT, the best youth player development experience in North America.   The Senior Coordinator, Youth & Grassroots Programs will be a key member of the team driving the planning of our programming forward for the leader in youth soccer player development. The role will focus on managing project timelines and key objectives, as well as commercial integrations with our partners across the youth space.

Major League Soccer’s Strategy and Business Intelligence group is tasked with supporting strategic decision making and resource allocation across the League – with a focus on driving fan growth, revenue capture, and operating efficiencies – by providing impactful data driven insights, analysis, and recommendations.  The group is seeking a new Director to oversee the Soccer Analytics & Data Science vertical.  This position will manage a team of analysts that owns regular reporting and analytics for the sporting product as well as lead the growth of Advanced Analytics at Major League Soccer, utilizing fan and sport data to analyze, model, and drive strategic recommendations that support the business on and off the field.  This hire is highly curious and analytical, able to distill clarity from complexity, and has an entrepreneurial desire to innovate.  

Reports To Director, Partnership Marketing   Position Summary The Senior Manager, Partnership Marketing for Major League Soccer/Soccer United Marketing is responsible for managing the day-to-day execution of all activities within assigned Partner Accounts. As the key account person, this role must deliver the highest level of client service while at the same time acting as an MLS/SUM consultant to ensure that effective programs are developed and implemented across the enterprise. This role will have heavy exposure to other properties such as Leagues Cup, Mexican National Team and Concacaf.

The Properties & Emerging Ventures Team at Major League Soccer (“MLS”) plan and execute MLS Big Events and League platforms, the most visible moments for our league throughout the year. Such events drive fandom and commercial growth and include MLS All-Star, MLS Skills Challenge, MLS Playoffs & Cup, and MLS SuperDraft.   The Senior Coordinator, Properties will be a key member of the team leading the platform planning process cross functionally. The role will focus on leading project timelines, as well developing marketing and commercial frameworks, presentations, and other supporting assets.

The Ad Streaming Operations team leads the execution of partner media assets in the MLS Apple Streaming Platform, ultimately driving value for the enterprise and Official Marketing Partners.   The Manager’s primary day-to-day focus will be acquiring League and Club partner digital assets, setting up campaign placements, ensuring campaigns are accurately delivered, and reviewing reporting to ensure every aspect of the campaign is delivering as expected. The Manager is also responsible for any campaign troubleshooting and additional ad-hoc execution/reporting requests.

The Ad Streaming Operations team leads the execution of partner media assets in the MLS Apple Streaming Platform, ultimately driving value for the enterprise and Official Marketing Partners.   The Director is responsible for the execution of League and Club Partner campaigns, ensuring campaigns are executed accurately, and analyzing reporting metrics to ensure every aspect of the campaign is delivering as anticipated. This role is also the lead for any campaign troubleshooting and additional ad-hoc execution/reporting requests.

Reports To Vice President & Technical Director, Player Development Position Summary MLS (Major League Soccer) Player Development Senior Coordinator will help aid MLS initiatives to further build and improve upon player development in North America. The position within the Player Development Department will support and coordinate all aspects of coaching education and performance.  

We are in search of a Manager who will assist with the delivery of standards at international matches for Soccer United Marketing (SUM). This position supports several internal and external partners in the preparation and execution phases of the events. This position will work closely with SUM across all international fixtures.

  Reports To Director, Social Responsibility   Position Summary The Manager, Social Responsibility will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day implementation of MLS WORKS initiatives and programs that target key social issues, raise visibility of the League, its clubs, and players, and help drive value to the enterprise.  The ideal candidate should have strong executional skills, possess creative thinking to add value in program concepting, have experience with digital, experiential and cause related programs, ability to provide innovative solutions and work collaboratively across various departments within an organization.

Background: About Major League Soccer Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States and Canada and began play in 1996, shortly after the U.S. hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Now in its 27th season in 2022, MLS continues to grow at an explosive rate, as the league features record-breaking attendance, an influx of dynamic players, and billions of dollars recently invested in new soccer-specific stadiums and training facilities. New franchises have recently launched in Miami, Nashville, Austin, and Charlotte with St. Louis joining next. The League is aggressively expanding its influence and relevance with new youth and developmental leagues as well as a joint-venture with Liga MX, leading to new media deals like the game-changing 10-year global partnership with Apple starting in 2023.   About Soccer United Marketing The commercial arm of MLS, Soccer United Marketing (SUM) is the exclusive sales and marketing partner (i.e. rights holder) of the League as well as several other preeminent North American soccer properties – Concacaf Club and National Team competitions, U.S. Soccer Federation, Mexican National Team, Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup (i.e., joint ventures with Liga MX). SUM is at the forefront of the sport’s commercial development, and it’s the engine driving the League and its partner properties towards a successful run-up and legacy following the 2026 World Cup.   Position Summary As a member of MLS/SUM team, the Senior Director, Brand Alliances will be responsible for strategizing, building, and executing an end-to-end partnership sales and retention strategy from short-term to long-term.  Based in New York, this position will work hand in hand with the Vice President, Brand Alliances to build sponsorship strategy and cultivate c-level relationships to bring value and profitability to grow the sport’s relevance, engage fans and maximize enterprise revenue. 

The MLS Legal department is seeking a Paralegal to assist the Legal Affairs team with administrative tasks and certain tasks related to investigations, policies and presentations.

The MLS Consumer Products, department is seeking a Sr. Director of Licensing Products. The MLS Consumer Products team is responsible for the licensing business, e-commerce, and retailer relationships, supporting on-field equipment needs for MLS clubs and the relationship with Electronic Arts. Video gaming and emerging digital products related to AR, VR, Blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) represent key growth opportunities for the league. The candidate will work closely with the VP of Licensing, Consumer Products in the highly collaborative role including strategic planning, business development and execution of the League’s licensees of consumer products strategy. As part of these responsibilities, the Sr. Director will drive the identification, due diligence, execution, and management license deals that meet the strategic, commercial and fan engagement objectives.  The Sr. Director will be responsible for establishing best practices, structuring deal terms, and developing new partnerships to ensure MLS in set for growth as we evolve heading to the 2026 World Cup. The ideal candidate will have significant experience evaluating category opportunities, identifying soft and hard goods licensees, deep understanding of deal terms, ability to drive the deal process including negotiating contracts, and managing partners post execution.  This is an exciting opportunity to support one of MLS’s key business units and work with stakeholders, partners, and clubs across the league. The Sr. Director is responsible for managing aspects of licensing relationships including communicating consumer product strategy, directing product development process, and supporting retail placement and promotions in conjunction with SUM CP’s Retail Development Team. The Sr. Director will manage our Fanatics relationship, including sub-licensees and Fanatics Brands. 

Major League Soccer/Soccer United Marketing seeks a dynamic professional to focus on non-sports programs and content at the league and its member clubs. The individual will have strong communications skills and a track record of creatively selling ideas and concepts that result in story placement.  Experience and significant relationships with editorial decision makers in the areas of business media are critical to this role. The position is based in New York, NY.

The Manager, Brand Alliances is expected to be a key member of the enterprise’s new business efforts across Soccer United Marketing (SUM) properties including, but not limited to Major League Soccer (MLS), Leagues Cup, U.S. Soccer Federation, Mexican National Team, and CONCACAF.

The Manager, MLS NEXT Operations is responsible for performing duties related to MLS NEXT event Operations throughout the calendar year. MLS NEXT is a growing brand within Major League Soccer’s youth development space, and this individual will be responsible in overseeing tournament operations and facility management throughout several MLS NEXT events throughout the country.

The Manager, Compensation & Benefits (Total Rewards) will craft, plan, and implement benefit, wellness, and compensation programs, policies and procedures. They will also contribute to the development of Total Rewards strategies that will support the organization and conduct various market pricing analyses to ensure employee pay and benefits are competitively aligned to the external market.

This position will primarily support Major League Soccer’s partnership marketing team and the League’s commercial marketing initiatives and will also be responsible for managing Major League Soccer’s intellectual property portfolio.

The Partner Solutions & Insights department is a centralized, foundational support team which enables new business efforts, current partner retention, and identifies/develops property-specific commercial opportunities across Major League Soccer (MLS) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM). We are seeking a Manager who has the analytical background in sponsorship measurement to interpret and develop new insights that will elevate our Commercial Narrative.