Partnerships Director, Distribution

DAZN is redefining how sports are experienced and partnerships are key to our growth strategy. We’re looking for a Senior Partnership Director to help build and elevate our partner distribution and promotional ecosystem. Your work will directly contribute to DAZN’s brand visibility and subscriber acquisition and retention efforts. 

If you're passionate about delivering the best sport to local fans, love working collaboratively with major platforms, and thrive in fast-paced environments where data, creativity, and commercial thinking intersect—this could be your next big career move.  

In this role, you will manage and grow relationships with a range of platform partners. You'll be involved in the full execution lifecycle - from launch and execution to campaign reporting -always ensuring DAZN delivers value while maintaining strong compliance with partner requirements. Your ability to use data to drive strategy, deliver results, and challenge the norm will be critical to success. 

Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000

This role will be based in New York.

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.

Department

RS-291 - Subscription - Strategic Partnerships

Employment Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location

US - New York

Workplace type

Hybrid

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage day-to-day operations for assigned partners - including platforms such as app stores, domestic broadcast partners, CTV, Streaming ecosystems etc 
• Monitor and report KPIs to evaluate the success of partnership initiatives and provide clear, data-driven recommendations to management 
• Ensure campaign delivery aligns with partner guidelines and policies 
• Collaborate across internal teams (Legal, Finance, Data, Commercial and Technology) to ensure seamless project execution 
• Support strategic projects designed to grow partner revenue and DAZN’s overall subscriber base 
• Maintain strong relationships with partner contacts and internal senior stakeholders 

What You'll Bring:

• Strong account management experience, ideally in digital media or partnerships 
• Knowledge of the domestic US sports media and digital distribution landscape 
• A proactive, independent mindset with the ability to juggle multiple fast-moving projects 
• Experience managing partners across the US. 
• In-depth knowledge of locally relevant sports distribution. 
• Ability to analyse large datasets to draw actionable insights that drive performance 
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal 
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint 
• Familiarity with data visualization platforms such as Looker or Tableau

Benefits

Benefits include access to DAZN, up to 15 days of paid time off, health benefits (including dental & eye care), a sick time package, parental leave offering, voluntary benefits (such as basic life term, personal accident and short and long-term disability covering) and a 401(k) retirement plan. You’ll also find a family friendly community and learning and development resources.

About DAZN

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be. 

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. 

DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:  

Agility and creativity fuel growth and innovation, to Make It Happen. 

Prioritising what matters drives progress and positive outcomes, Focusing On Impact. 

Collective ambition builds optimism and success, in order to Win As One. 

At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities. 

If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.

Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.