Director, Event Partnerships & Development

The NFL is seeking a Director, Event Partnerships & Development to help drive the growth, innovation, and commercial success of the League's Events & International portfolio. Working closely with senior leadership, this role will lead strategic partnership initiatives, manage critical League commercial relationships, and identify new opportunities to expand revenue, enhance fan engagement, and strengthen the NFL's event platforms.

The Director will serve as a key connector across Events, International, Sponsorship, Media, Consumer Products, Finance, Corporate Strategy, and the 32 Clubs. The role will develop business strategies, evaluate growth opportunities, and execute high-impact initiatives across major NFL tentpole events, including the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Kickoff, NFL Flag Championships, and International Games.

The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, commercial acumen, relationship leadership, analytical rigor, and execution excellence. This individual will be comfortable moving between long-range strategy and day-to-day partner management, translating insights into clear recommendations and measurable business results.

• Serve as the day-to-day business lead for select League commercial partnerships, including On Location and event retail partners, managing relationships that drive meaningful revenue, fan engagement, operational performance, and long-term strategic value.
• Develop and execute growth plans that maximize commercial performance and identify opportunities to expand assets, activation platforms, audience reach, and partner value.
• Establish clear objectives, governance, performance expectations, and issue-escalation paths with partners to ensure consistent delivery against contractual and strategic commitments.
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives across partner organizations, serving as a strategic advisor and solution-oriented representative of the League.
• Support the development, negotiation, renewal, and implementation of strategic commercial agreements in partnership with Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders.

• Lead the identification, evaluation, and advancement of new revenue opportunities, business models, partnership structures, and growth initiatives across the NFL's Major Events & International portfolio.
• Help shape the long-term business strategy for key NFL event platforms, defining future commercial opportunities, fan experiences, and growth priorities that support broader League objectives.
• Develop business cases, strategic frameworks, and executive recommendations to evaluate potential investments, partnerships, new platforms, and other commercial opportunities.
• Monitor market trends, consumer behavior, emerging technologies, and competitive activity across sports, entertainment, media, hospitality, and live events to identify opportunities that strengthen the NFL's business position.

• Lead cross-functional teams through the end-to-end development and execution of strategic initiatives, establishing clear objectives, workplans, decision points, responsibilities, and measures of success.
• Collaborate across Events, International, Sponsorship, Finance, Media, Consumer Products, Legal, Club Business Development, and other League functions to develop integrated business solutions and drive alignment.
• Oversee concurrent work streams from concept through implementation, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and in accordance with League priorities and partner commitments.
• Anticipate risks, identify challenges and interdependencies, and proactively develop…