Competition Director - Kings League Germany

About the Kings League
Created and organized by Kosmos, the Kings League has become a global phenomenon that has revolutionized the way we understand football and sports. A new 7-a-side football league with teams chaired by the world\’s best streamers and content creators, with revolutionary rules aimed at uniting the best of football with the latest trends in esports and new ways of communicating and understanding the world. In this sense, the Kings League has not only managed to \“reimagine the game,\“ but has also elevated sport and entertainment to a new dimension, making it more accessible to all audiences.

About the role

We are looking for a Competition Director who will be responsible for leading the planning, contracting and execution of relevant operations and services for each event, ensuring excellence in execution and maximizing the use of resources.

Main Responsibilities:

• Identify the needs of the sports area and define an efficient and effective organization. Optimize the use of available human and material resources.
• Know the competition rules, be aware of updates, and propose changes and improvements based on the experience acquired in each edition of the championship. Keep teams, referees and all parties involved in each competition informed.
• Lead the Competition Committee: centralize the minutes of the matches, organize and lead the committee meetings; propose sanctions based on the rules, communicate them to the teams and apply them.
• Manage the competition calendar, define, and adapt it as necessary and in coordination with the clubs, and communicate it in a timely manner to all parties.
• Define, organize, and implement the player selection process for each championship.
• Propose and supervise the process of drafting and assigning players to league teams. Coordinate with the clubs the extraordinary signings (outside of the draft), ensuring that they comply with the established rules.
• Manage the technical team of referees and other support functions on the field of play, ensuring the optimal execution of each day\’s competition.
• Organize the training schedule and calls for each day\’s competition.
• Supervise that the field of play and sports facilities always comply with the requirements and conditions defined for each championship.
• Resolve with agility any incident during the execution of the competitions, related to the sports area.
• To be the point of contact for the league presidents in relation to sporting aspects of the events.
• Prepare budgets and ensure their correct follow-up and compliance.
• Analyse the results/success of each competition and propose actions to correct inefficiencies and/or improve future editions, thus contributing to maintain the differentiating proposal of the project.
• Attend and/or view all league games (ideally in person but not mandatory).
• Be the spokesperson for the league in terms of sports.
• Maintain close collaboration and coordination with the League President to ensure consistency and unity in league messages and events

About you

Passionate about the sports industry, you are eager to work across different sports and entertainment events in close collaboration with a diverse and talented multifunctional team. An enthusiastic and proactive professional, who builds collaborative relationships with teammates and external partners, and has a desire to learn and grow with us.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in coordination of sports competitions or soccer clubs, plus professional experience as a soccer player, coach or referee.
• Proactivity and flexibility
• Resolute attitude to manage unforeseen events
• Communication, oral and written
• Organization and planning
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Management of sports competitions/championships
• Soccer industry
• Advanced English

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