Senior Manager, Client Services (Sports Leagues)

NEP Group

• $110K — $130K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in client services, account management, or related roles
  • Proven experience with complex media or technology clients
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to facilitate technical and operational discussions
  • Familiarity with Salesforce and client reporting systems
  • Experience managing multi-facility or cross-functional accounts
  • Background in partnership with Sales on renewals and growth

Responsibilities

  • Lead daily client relationships with various operational stakeholders
  • Collaborate across sales, operations, engineering, and production teams
  • Drive client onboarding and ensure structured service delivery
  • Maintain detailed account plans and stakeholder communications
  • Manage client issues and oversee service quality initiatives
  • Act as the internal advocate for client needs
  • Support account renewals and growth opportunities

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Exposure to high-profile clients in media and entertainment
  • Travel opportunities for client meetings and industry events
  • Access to advanced industry tools and technologies
Full Job Description
We're looking for a client-focused leader to serve as the primary post-sale partner for key Global Connected Solutions accounts. In this role, you'll drive client success, coordinate cross-functional teams, oversee onboarding and service delivery, manage account health, and help ensure seamless experiences for some of the world's largest streamers, sports leagues, and media organizations.

What You'll Do:
  • Lead day-to-day relationships with client operations leaders, production stakeholders, and technical/finance/procurement contacts.
  • Partner across NEP's Sales, Operations, Engineering, Production Services, and regional teams to support assigned accounts.
  • Drive client onboarding, account planning, and service delivery visibility.
  • Create and maintain account plans, stakeholder maps, escalation paths and renewal timelines.
  • Manage issue resolution, client communications, and service quality initiatives
  • Serve as the voice of the client internally.
  • Support renewals, growth opportunities, and long-term account success.

What You'll Need:
  • 7+ years in client services, account management, customer success, technical account management, broadcast operations, or related fields
  • Experience supporting complex media, technology, sports, entertainment, or managed services clients
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills
  • Ability to navigate technical and operational discussions while coordinating cross-functional teams
  • Experience with Salesforce, account planning, client reporting, contract records, forecast inputs, or related commercial systems preferred.
  • Experience coordinating complex accounts that span multiple facilities, business units, technical teams, or service lines.
  • Experience partnering with Sales on renewals, upsell identification, client intelligence, and long-term account planning preferred.
  • Ability to travel approximately 25%, including client meetings, facility visits and industry events.

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