Senior Sports Acquisition Manager

Who you are

• Experience in an account management, licensing or business development role
• Experience in negotiating complex agreements with an understanding of legal terminology and reasoning
• Experience within the sports industry from either a broadcaster, federation or agency
• Technology affinity with a natural interest in internet services and applications and enthusiasm for technical innovation

What the job involves

• Our International Sports team, based in London with members across key territories worldwide, is looking for a Senior Sports Rights Executive to play a central role in shaping our next wave of sports investments
• This is a high-impact, deal-making role where you'll identify, negotiate, and secure sports rights partnerships that directly influence what millions of customers watch on Prime Video
• Own the deal pipeline: Identify, evaluate, and develop new sports rights opportunities through proactive relationship building, market intelligence, and creative deal structuring
• Lead negotiations: Act as the primary commercial point on rights agreements -from initial approach through to signed deal- partnering with Legal, Finance, and Strategy teams
• Build the business case: Work with internal Strategy and Finance teams to model investment scenarios and present compelling recommendations to senior leadership
• Manage key relationships: Serve as a trusted partner to sports federations, leagues, agencies, and commercial partners across the international sports ecosystem
• Drive commercial innovation: Identify and grow adjacent commercialisation opportunities from our live sports rights portfolio. Develop a pipeline of future opportunities that aligns with our long-term sports strategy
• Support major bids: Partner with the Head of Sports Rights and Business Affairs on opportunities, contributing strategic insight and execution support