Job Description

VP of Product Management, Athlete Experience 

IMG Academy is seeking a VP of Product Management, Athlete Experience who aspires to be one of the most impactful product leaders in sports and education. This role will be responsible for the student athlete and parent experience across our digital products: NCSA and IMG . 

About Our Company 

IMG Academy is a peerless brand, driven by our purpose of empowering student athletes to win their future. We support the student athlete journey with a suite of experiences that provide world-class teaching, coaching and path-to-college guidance.  

Our on campus products include: 

• IMG Academy boarding school and sports camps, offered on our renowned 600-acre campus in Bradenton, FL. (IMGAcademy.com) 

Our digital products include: 

• NCSA, the world’s largest college athletic recruiting network, with a reach exceeding millions of student-athletes, parents, and coaches, 150 strategic partners and 900 universities as clients. (ncsasports.org) 
• IMG , a new online extension, delivering coaching, courses, and content in various disciplines, starting in Mental Performance and Nutrition. (IMGAcademy.com/Plus) 

Our team has a deep appreciation for the transformative power of sports. Our leadership is actively investing in the growth of the organization. We continue to broaden and deepen our technology platform and team in pursuit of our vision for empowering youth sports and the path-to-college for student athletes.  

IMG Academy is part of the Endeavor family of companies (NYSE:EDR). 

Job Details 

As a VP of Product Management for the Athlete Experience, you will be responsible for our core athlete and family experience across the NCSA and IMG products. You will champion the product vision and define and execute the product roadmap while breaking down complex problems into steps that drive product development. Through thoughtful research and feedback, you will deeply understand user pain points and opportunities to help athletes achieve their performance goals and find the right college fit.  

Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, you will lead the strategy and roadmap for the athlete experience team in planning, building, maintaining, and operating the digital experience for athletes and their families. With an inclusive, team-oriented, ‘live the values’ culture, we are still small enough for a single individual or team to have a dramatic impact, but big enough to provide the resources needed to scale.  

What You Will Do 

• Own the strategic direction for the athlete experience by setting the long-term vision, strategy and , roadmap; leading the development of a world class experience while navigating significant technical debt in a legacy product.
• Build, manage and mentor a team of product managers and third-party resources, ensuring the team is set up for success and growing as needed 
• Lead by example, showing an unwavering willingness to work in the trenches with the team, sharing in the risks and rewards while respecting diverse perspectives, fostering an environment for growth, and making each person feel valued  
• Maintain a high level of knowledge around market trends and the competitive landscape to identify meaningful gaps iterating quickly to mitigate risk 
• Conduct research and lead the collection of user feedback with college coaches, athletes, and their parents to clearly understand needs and pain points. 
• Collaborate with design, engineering, marketing and sales to rapidly conceptualize, prototype, and validate new product ideas and innovations using digital transformation and ecommerce best practices 
• Create an inclusive, collaborative, and generative culture in which transparency and trust prevail, where it is safe to fail, and experimentation is rewarded.

Who You Are 

• 12 years of product management experience including experience building a leading a team of product managers 
• Big picture thinker with a growth mindset and an ability to lead a team through ambiguity while understanding competitive landscaped and balancing stakeholder needs  
• Outstanding problem-solving skills and enjoy crafting creative solutions to complex challenges 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and rally internal and external stakeholders 
• Data-informed decision maker with strong analytical skills
• Ability to understand and navigate existing legacy technologies while guiding the transformation of the organization and platform
• Known for winning others over, not giving up on what you believe in while understanding the importance of listening and being open-minded 
• A love of sports is not required, but you must be passionate about what we do: helping student athletes maximize their potential

Diversity Statement 

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and allyship the way we do anything. Fiercely and Fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world’s diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. 

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.