International Partnerships Director

The Director, International Partnerships will lead MLB’s International Partnership sales efforts to enhance MLB’s promotion and visibility in international markets and increase revenue across the League. This person will have strategic and operational responsibility for MLB’s International commercial partnership deals working in collaboration with MLB’s Regional Offices as well as the International Client Services team on the creation, implementation, strategic management and profitability of partner promotional programs and initiatives.

Responsibilities

International Sales Strategy & Leadership

• Advise senior leadership on MLB’s international partnership sales strategy to optimize sponsorship promotion, visibility, and revenue growth across international markets.
• Lead and develop an international team of partnership sales professionals across Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico/LatAm, UK/Europe, and Canada, including training and performance management.
• Provide strategic & tactical guidance to regional International Sales and Client Services teams by reviewing and analyzing new and existing international partnership deals.
• Recommend global partnership targets by advising domestic and international sales teams on partners suited for multinational, cross-territory discussions.

Partnership Development & Optimization

• Develop, review and analyze high-value global sponsorship sales processes and partner programs, providing recommendations to improve deal efficiency, strategic management, and long-term profitability.
• Develop strategic partnership recommendations for multinational sponsors using a category- and territory-based approach.
• Research and evaluate prospective partners to understand business needs and recommend opportunities that drive revenue growth and brand-building relationships.

Sales Pipeline, Enablement & Governance

• Develop, review and optimize the international sales pipeline, sales presentations, and proposals, providing recommendations to improve efficiency, clarity, and conversion.
• Establish and reinforce a standardized global international sales framework, including deal structures, terminology, Salesforce workflows, and evolving sales materials.
• Partner with Sales Leads and Sales Support to strengthen pitches, proposals, term sheets, and executive materials, providing end-to-end deal guidance from sales analysis through activation planning.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Global Execution

• Serve as the central liaison between International Sales, Activation, and MLB HQ to ensure assets, rights, territories, and categories are clearly defined and conflict-free prior to deal execution.