The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is one of the fastest-growing professional sports leagues in the U.S., powered by 16 clubs and a deep roster of the world’s best players, and built on record-shattering fan, media and commercial growth. Now in its 13th season, the league’s momentum continues to accelerate, with viewership and attendance numbers growing rapidly, social media fandom on the rise, team valuations massively increasing and new top sponsors investing in the NWSL brand.

This unprecedented growth in audience, media reach, and franchise value reflects the NWSL’s expanding fan base and increasing dominance in the sports-media landscape and popular culture. The future of the NWSL is now — and we’re looking for world-class talent like you to help us continue the momentum.

The Role

As a Director, Technical Product Management, you will help bring our digital transformation strategy to life by translating our business goals and objectives into the technical infrastructure, platforms, and tooling that power our products, which range from internal systems  to in-game technology and consumer-facing digital surfaces.

This role demands both strategic thinking and hands-on technical engagement—you'll need to understand the architecture deeply enough to make informed platform selection decisions, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and work across a number of vendors.

We're looking for a business-minded technologist who can operate across the full stack. You should be equally comfortable discussing API design, data strategy, product design and ROI with cross-functional team members and executives. A strong technical product, engineering or project management background is essential, as you'll be working on complex platform products, data sharing and emerging technologies.

What You Will Own & Drive

Roadmap Execution: Responsible for delivering against the digital product roadmap to support the growth of the league and its clubs, working cross-functionally across the league and its clubs and with external partners and vendors.

Technical Input: Evaluating which technologies the league should adopt to meet our goals, which include everything from engaging fans at the top of the funnel to finding operational efficiencies through the use of AI, API-driven architecture and/or centralized platform components.

Cross-Functional Leadership: Facilitating communication between non-technical departments (Marketing, Sponsorship, Legal) and technical teams (Engineering, UX/UI Design) to align on priorities, requirements and end-user responsibilities.

Building the Future Platform of the League: Leading the day-to-day maintenance and optimization of the NWSL digital ecosystem; partnering with internal teams and third-party vendors to execute updates to the league website, mobile apps, and fan-facing tools to ensure peak performance and stability.

What You Will Bring

Core Qualifications

• Industry Experience: 7+ years of experience in technical product management, project management or platform engineering. Experience within sports, media, or entertainment is essential. 
• Product Delivery: Proven success in delivering products/services within high-growth environments experience with composable architecture.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; ability to leverage complex data and metrics to validate hypotheses and measure product success.
• Strategic Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on translating business needs into precise technical requirements, mapping, and documentation.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams
• Demonstrated ability to deliver against strategy with measurable outcomes; experience leading transformation projects or tracks of work a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical Grit: A "hands-on" approach to technology; comfortable auditing APIs, exploring technical documentation, and engaging in deep-dive architectural reviews.
• Agile Leadership: Strong mastery of modern software engineering processes and evolving markets.
• Clarity Seekers: A high degree of comfort with ambiguity and the ability to translate complexity into plain English and terms understood by a non-technical audience.
• Commitment to the Game: A genuine enthusiast for professional sports with a specific interest in the growth of women’s soccer.

Our Investment in You

In addition to working in an incredible, inclusive, and committed-to-diversity culture, we offer:

• Competitive Compensation: $125,000 - $165,000 (Salary is contingent upon candidate qualifications and functional business needs).
• Time & Flexibility: Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO), sick days, and an end-of-year office closure.
• Hybrid Work Model: Three days in-office in NYC  and two remote days per week.
• Robust Health Coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Mental Health benefits for employees and dependents.
• Financial Future: 401k with employer match and safe harbor contributions.
• Additional Perks:  Commuter benefits, Short/Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Gym On-Site, and Voluntary Pet Insurance.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

The NWSL is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We celebrate diversity and are deeply committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. All employment decisions—including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and termination—are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth, personal appearance, family responsibilities, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, political affiliation, source of income, place of residence, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at careers@nwslsoccer.com.