# Senior Manager, Business Development, EA SPORTS Talent

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Guildford, Surrey
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

We are looking to hire a senior manager to join the EA SPORTS Business Development Talent team and lead Live Service talent across both EA SPORTS FC and EA SPORTS F1 franchise.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the global talent strategy and securing the talent needs for the franchises.

In this role, you will act as a key representative for the business development team, working with the studio and partnership marketing teams to develop and implement strategies for talent, focusing on retired athletes and Creators for EA SPORTS' F1 and FC franchises.

You will also oversee negotiations and contracting for all identified talent ambassadors.

Responsibilities:

- Support the development of long-term strategy for historical athletes across EA SPORTS FC & EA SPORTS F1 franchises, focusing on live service

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including studio, partnership marketing, finance, legal, and athlete marketing

- Ensure contract templates and pitch documents are up-to-date and include all required rights

- Work with insights and data teams to inform strategy and establish ROI

- Advise and shape rights requirements to suit business needs

- Provide guidance on talent budgets and develop best practices for talent engagement

- Establish consistent terms and efficient practices across EA

- Build and maintain relationships with major athlete representation & talent agencies

- Manage external agency relationships as day-to-day point of contact

- Own and manage talent trackers, status documents, and internal stakeholder updates

Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience in commercial rights, talent relations, and licensing within sport, entertainment, gaming, or media

- Strong interest, knowledge, and understanding of the sports industry, specifically global football and Formula 1

- Proven track record of negotiating and securing high-profile talent and athlete agreements

- Ability to react and manage fast-paced, high-volume talent needs for ongoing game operations for Live service

- Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop long-term talent roadmaps

- Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills

- Established network of relationships with major talent agencies, athlete representatives, and sports management firms

- Excellent communication and presentation skills

- Strong analytical mindset, using data and insights to inform talent selection and measure ROI

## Skills

### Required
- commercial rights
- talent relations
- licensing
- strategic thinking
- cross-functional collaboration
- analytical mindset

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