FloSports Careers

Description

FloSports is a world-class sports media company strategically positioned to be the essential destination for passionate sports fans, delighting them with live event coverage, breaking news, highlights, stats, rankings, and team and player profiles. We are growing Our Sports every day by continuing to invest in our ever-expanding ecosystem, which consists of over a dozen sport verticals and hundreds of streaming partners. FloSports is creating the home for sports like hockey, track & field, racing, grappling, wrestling, cheer and more, and we are looking for innovative and passionate people like you to help us!

THE ROLE:

FloSports is looking for an SVP of Product to drive our ambitious product vision and company strategy. This person will be responsible for the successful execution of our short and long-term product roadmap, closely tracking UX and industry trends and adapting the product strategy accordingly. The ideal candidate will be responsible for accelerating growth for current and future next-generation products and will need to exude unrelenting passion for our customer experience with strong financial acumen and an entrepreneurial spirit and skillset. Our SVP of Product is an integral part of our senior leadership team and will work closely with our SVP of Engineering to drive innovation and optimize value with every product release. This position is based in Austin, Texas. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Align technical teams around a clear and compelling product vision and roadmap that inspires all key stakeholders
• Ownership and accountability for Product roadmap, deliverables, budget and PnL impact
• Work closely and collaboratively with the marketing team, helping to execute subscriber acquisition and retention strategies 
• Demonstrate a metrics-driven mindset, using and generating thoughtful data analysis to inform decisions that balance the needs of customer
• Enhance our product strategy by balancing business-hypothesis testing and validated learning balanced with a deep intuition for what is important to our customers 
• Maintain a competitive market overview to identify white spaces and strategic threats and opportunities. Develop business cases for new products and product features.
• Be a thought leader and the foremost product thinker at FloSports, across the latest developments, trends and megatrends 
• Drive the product management organization in execution of releases, ensuring we have the greatest of all possible ROIs through appropriately sized launches
• Understand market requirements by interacting with key stakeholders and customer facing team members
• Provide executive oversight to the product roadmap to ensure all client and business needs are met; there are clear goals and objectives for our diverse product portfolio, and all resource trade-off decisions are tracked and justified
• Assess risks and dependencies across all the product and engineering functions and provide escalation to the CEO and COO on all deviations from product strategy and vision, all anticipated bottlenecks and relevant contingencies
• Develop trusted relationships with key technology and functional leaders to drive focus on the product strategy and roadmap
• Create a collaborative environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, innovation and learning; promoting continuous improvement

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Seasoned product leader with 15+ years focused on building sophisticated and data-driven web and mobile products, with both B2B and D2C subscription expertise
• Extensive medium to large team management experience in a complex software environment
• Proven experience leading product management for a company that is well regarded for understanding customers and a demonstrated passion for user experience
• GM expertise and proven understanding of products impact to the company's P&L
• Passionate and knowledgeable about the sports media industry through professional and/or personal experiences
• Experience defining and executing strategic initiatives with quantified results for customers and the business through constant learning and experimentation
• Experience in media, especially video streaming and OTT is a huge plus
• Results-proven experience working with or implementing product management and engineering best practices such as Lean Startup and Design Patterns
• Ability to lead complex change management and communications 
• Strong ability to inspire and coach, and a history of hiring, managing, leading, and mentoring high-performing teams
• Outstanding analytical skills and the ability to assess disparate data sources and extract meaningful, actionable strategic insights and recommendations
• Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams, building consensus across the organization and being a critical part of a leadership team
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, who can successfully articulate high-level strategy, as well as tactical details

BONUS POINTS:

• Experience in media, especially video streaming and OTT is a huge plus

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

At FloSports, we are bonded by our passion for sports and our purpose to unite communities around experiences that finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. We recognize the need to build a company that seeks out, embraces, and celebrates our individual differences, ideas, and talent. FloSports is committed to the pursuit of a fair, equal and inclusive workplace where everyone is given the opportunity to grow to their fullest potential. 

OUR BENEFITS:

• Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
• Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
• All-hands events hosted twice a year in beautiful Austin, Texas 
• Annual equity awards for all top performers
• Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
• Progressive parental leave policies
• Unlimited paid time off
• Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
• Free laundry service for all positions that require travel
• Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
• Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week

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