As a Strategic Investment Manager, you will play a crucial role in identifying and evaluating investment and partnership opportunities in the sports industry. Your responsibilities will include:
• Identifying and evaluating investment and partnership opportunities across leagues, team franchises, sporting events, and media platforms.• Conducting detailed market research and competitive analysis to inform strategic decisions.• Building robust financial models, projections, and return frameworks.• Leading commercial due diligence, assessing revenue potential, cost structures, and risk.In the realm of deal structuring and commercial negotiation, you will be expected to:
• Structure complex commercial agreements with league owners, federations, franchise promoters, media partners, and sponsors.• Developing sustainable revenue models and monetization frameworks.• Leading negotiations to ensure commercially sound deal terms.• Collaborating with legal and finance teams to finalize agreements.Your role will also involve execution and operational leadership, where you will:
• Front multifunctional teams across finance, legal, sales, and operations to drive execution.• Oversee budgeting, project costing, and financial tracking.• Ensure timely delivery of initiatives from concept to execution.• Monitor performance metrics and ensure ROI realization.In terms of portfolio governance and oversight, you will:
• Maintain oversight across multiple concurrent sporting initiatives.• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance tracking.• Provide strategic recommendations to the CEO and board.• Ensure alignment between long-term vision and operational execution.The ideal candidate for this position should possess:
• An MBA from a top-tier institution, with a preference for IIM.• 8-12 years of experience, including a background in Consulting, Private Equity, Investment Banking, or Business Operations and P&L ownership roles.• Strong financial modeling and valuation expertise.• Demonstrated experience in due diligence and deal structuring.• Exposure to sports, media, entertainment, or consumer ecosystems is desirable.• Proven experience working with CXOs, promoters, and external stakeholders.• Strong executive presence and team leadership capability. As a Strategic Investment Manager, you will play a crucial role in identifying and evaluating investment and partnership opportunities in the sports industry. Your responsibilities will include:• Identifying and evaluating investment and partnership opportunities across leagues, team franchises, sporting events, and media platforms.• Conducting detailed market research and competitive analysis to inform strategic decisions.• Building robust financial models, projections, and return frameworks.• Leading commercial due diligence, assessing revenue potential, cost structures, and risk.In the realm of deal structuring and commercial negotiation, you will be expected to:
• Structure complex commercial agreements with league owners, federations, franchise promoters, media partners, and sponsors.• Developing sustainable revenue models and monetization frameworks.• Leading negotiations to ensure commercially sound deal terms.• Collaborating with legal and finance teams to finalize agreements.Your role will also involve execution and operational leadership, where you will:
• Front multifunctional teams across finance, legal, sales, and operations to drive execution.• Oversee budgeting, project costing, and financial tracking.• Ensure timely delivery of initiatives from concept to execution.• Monitor performance metrics and ensure ROI realization.In terms of portfolio governance and oversight, you will:
• Maintain oversight across multiple concurrent sporting initiatives.• Establish governance frameworks, reporting structures, and performance tracking.• Provide strategic recommendations to the CEO and board.• Ensure alignment between long-term vision and operational execution.The ideal candidate for this position should possess:
• An MBA from a top-tier institution, with a preference for IIM.• 8-12 years of experience, including a background in Consulting, Private Equity, Investment Banking, or Business Operations and P&L ownership roles.• Strong financial modeling and valuation expertise.• Demonstrated experience in due diligence and deal structuring.• Exposure to sports, media, entertainment, or consumer ecosystems is desirable.• Proven experience working with CXOs, promoters, and external stakeholders.• Strong executive presence and team leadership capability.