Head of Matchweek & Broadcast Operations

Job Title: Head of Matchweek & Broadcast Operations

Location: London

Role Type: Permanent

Reports to: Director of Media

About Relevent Football Partners

Relevent Football Partners (RFP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Relevent, purpose-built to commercialise the UEFA men’s club competitions globally. An independent entity, RFP is tasked with providing UC3 — the joint venture between UEFA and European Football Clubs (EFC) — strategic and sales support in the worldwide marketing and sale of media, sponsorship, and licensing rights for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Youth League, and the UEFA Futsal Champions League.

Following the UC3 tender process, Relevent Football Partners was awarded the commercial rights to the UEFA men’s club competitions (Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League) on a global basis for the 2027 to 2033 cycle.

As such, Relevent Football Partners is now seeking to build a truly world class business focused on the monetisation of these commercial rights.

Position Summary

Head of Matchweek & Broadcast Operations is a critical role within the Relevent Football Partners Media Rights Team. They will be based in London, and responsible for leading, driving and defining the matchweek operations and broadcast operations function. This role reports to the Director of Media.

The Head of Matchweek & Broadcast Operations will leverage their extensive experience in the production and delivery of world class football competitions to execute their roles and responsibilities to best-in-class standards. They will ensure a seamless service to external stakeholders including UEFA, UC3, media partners, suppliers, and technical partners in respect of all aspects of the UMCC broadcast value chain.

Key Responsibilities

· Liaison with, and management of, all stakeholders including UEFA, UC3, media partners, suppliers, and technical partners to ensure best-in-class delivery of match feeds & all production opportunities in respect of UMCC matches

· Management responsibility for the Matchweek and Broadcast Operations team, inspiring and leading the team to deliver best-in-class service at all levels.

· Working with UEFA, UC3 and media partners to define minimum broadcast standards and live coverage principles for UMCC cycles including benchmarking with other competitions/leagues to maintain UMCCs as leading global club football competitions, and consultation with all relevant stakeholders to ensure alignment between media partner needs, competition requirements, venue matters and regulations.

· Management and organisation of media partner workshops throughout the cycle including schedule planning, location selection, preparation and delivery of workshops, creation of attendance lists and guest management, production of questionnaires, and follow-ups with media partners

· Ownership of bookings process including liaison between UEFA HQ and media partners for all matters, including communication to all partners via circular or Information Center, distribution of MROs and running orders, management of BBS bookings module, and ensuring seamless end-to-end booking process via FAME platform.

· Monitoring of media partners’ activities and requests, including communication of updates, management of issues on matchnights and follow up meetings with UEFA, UC3, transmission supplier, and media partners in respect of issues that occurred during previous matchnight.

Qualifications & Experience

· Extensive experience in the production and delivery of premium football competitions.

· Experience of using UEFA platforms including BBS, FAME, Information Center, Vista Suite, and IGM.

· Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, capable of driving initiatives forward.

· Ability to influence stakeholders

· Experience of leading a high performing team

· Equally high emotional intelligence and IQ.

· International mindset, experience working across cultures and regions.

· Hard working, driven and results orientated.

· Commercially astute and creative problem solver.

· Ability and willingness to travel.

· Fluent English required, additional languages an advantage.

Why Join Us

At Relevent Football Partners, you’ll be part of a passionate, global team committed to shaping the future of football in innovative and impactful ways. We offer a collaborative culture, exciting growth opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference in one of the world’s most beloved sports.