Head of E-Sports

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of E-Sports to join a global online gaming business and be responsible for the group’s E-Sports revenue. You will be responsible for designing and overseeing the execution of theE-Sports growth strategy and the performance of this role will be measured against the delivery of strategic milestones and the group’s NGR E-Sports growth.

Main responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the growth of the E-Sport product.
• Build out and expand the E-Sports marketing function.
• Produce, deliver and execute clear business plans and marketing strategies to drive E-Sports player acquisition and retention.
• Constantly review the entire E-Sports performance.
• Strengthen the company’s brand awareness amongst the E-Sports audience globally.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of the company and competitor’s E-Sports product portfolios, and provide regular insights and requirements to continuously improve the company’s E-Sports offering.
• Build and maintain excellent rapport with marketing, sportsbook and product teams; act as a key stakeholder in the E-Sports marketing and product roadmap creation and execution.
• Obtain customer feedback on product quality and make reviews and adjustments with internal teams.
• Build and analyse data reports to identify business trends and areas for improvement.
• Constantly monitor the competitor and supplier landscape and ecosystem to identify opportunities to improve and gain commercial advantage.
• Provide regular reports to stakeholders and the management.
• Perform and support other duties as assigned.

Skills & Qualifications

• A track record of having delivered results in E-Sports/Gaming roles.
• Deep understanding of the E-Sports community and their users’ behaviour.
• Self-Starter with plenty of initiative to innovate, develop and implement ideas into new opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent the organisation to potential partners and clients, as well as listen and respond to stakeholders.
• Excellent commercial acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-oriented, and collaborative environment.

Knowledge & Experience

• A minimum of five years of working experience in the E-Sports/Gaming industry.