Under Armour has one mission: to make you better. We have a commitment to innovation that lies at the heart of everything we do, not just for our athletes but also for our teammates. As a global organization, our teams around the world push boundaries and think beyond what is expected. Together our teammates are unified by our values and are grounded in our vision to inspire you with performance solutions you never knew you needed but can’t imagine living without.
The Director, Global Athlete Marketing is responsible for leading UA’s approach to build a truly global portfolio of athletes and influencers to support the brands growth. This includes working cross functional to fully understand UA’s brand and category direction to ensuring UA makes the most strategic, high ROI partnership investments. The focus of this role will be to ensure our regional Sports Marketing teammates are set up for success by delivering Global Athlete strategic approach, athlete marketing / activation best practices as well as new program creation, ROI / measurement, strong link / management to Human Performance team and regional support.
The Director will provide oversight to regional athlete identification, athlete recruitment, contract negotiations, development of on boarding, servicing approach, long/short term financial planning and global activation aligned with GTM calendar. The Director will work closely with the Global Marketing, Category and Regions in order to meet and exceed business objectives/targets as well as drive brand equity.
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.