Vice President of Partnerships and Commercial Growth
USA Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics is at a pivotal moment as the organization builds toward the LA 2028 Olympic Games and beyond. With a strong foundation in place, the next phase of growth requires a focused, disciplined commercial strategy to support our world class athlete safety, competitive excellence, participation, and long-term sustainability goals.
The Opportunity
The Vice President of Partnerships and Commercial Growth will lead revenue-generating and commercial activities for USA Gymnastics. This role is responsible for driving diversified revenue growth while ensuring all commercial efforts align with the organization’s mission, values, and athlete-first culture.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a builder. Someone who can set strategy, execute, and lead a team across all commercial areas including partnerships, media, events, merchandising, licensing, and digital platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Commercial Strategy and Growth
- Own and execute USA Gymnastics’ enterprise commercial strategy
- Drive diversified revenue across partnerships, media, events, merchandising, licensing, and digital platforms
- Translate the organization’s strategic plan into clear commercial priorities and execution plans
- Build and execute a multi-year commercial roadmap that diversifies revenue beyond any single source and strengthens long-term sustainability
Partnerships
- Pursue and sign on multiple new partnerships with values-aligned corporate partners
- Lead the development and management of national and strategic partnerships
- Build long-term relationships with partners that enhance athlete experience, fan engagement, and brand integrity
- Partner with Program and Event Operations departments on management of endemic gymnastics brands
Media, Content and Digital Monetization
- Oversee commercial media strategy and partnerships including broadcast, streaming, and content monetization
- Identify new opportunities to grow reach, engagement, and revenue through digital platforms
- Partner with Marketing and Communications teams to operationalize marketing campaigns and maximize impact
Events and Fan Revenue
- Drive revenue performance across national championships and major events, including growth opportunities across ticket sales, merchandise, and media
- Collaborate with Event Operations and Marketing on long-term event planning and venue selection to support ticketing, hospitality, and fan experience objectives
- Drive the development of new event concepts and formats in partnership with the internal Programs team
Merchandising and Licensing
- Lead merchandise and licensed product strategies
- Negotiate agreements and oversee relationships with third-party partners
- Ensure brand consistency and cultural relevancy across consumer products
- Increase event and e-commerce revenue
Leadership and Collaboration
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Commercial team
- Partner cross-functionally with Events, Finance, Legal, Communications, and Programs
- Serve as a key member of the leadership team and a trusted partner to the CEO on all commercial matters
Qualifications and Experience
- 12+ years of experience in commercial, partnerships, or revenue leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling commercial revenue platforms across partnerships, media, events, or consumer products, ideally in a growth or transformation environment
- Experience negotiating and managing complex seven-figure partnerships
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to build and motivate teams
- Strategic mindset paired with a willingness to execute
- Comfort operating in a performance-based compensation environment
- Experience within Olympic, professional, collegiate, or youth sports is a plus, but not required
Compensation and Incentives
USA Gymnastics is committed to aligning compensation with performance and impact
- This position offers a competitive base salary with meaningful upside bonus potential tied to organizational growth
- In compliance with applicable state and local laws, compensation details will be shared during the hiring process
- Comprehensive benefits package and relocation support (if applicable)
Why This Role?
- Opportunity to shape the commercial future of the most watched Olympic sport
- Executive visibility and partnership with the CEO
- Performance-based upside aligned to real impact
- Ability to build a sustainable commercial platform during a defining, Olympic cycle with a U.S. based Games in 2028
To apply, send resume to: recruiting@usagym.org. Please include “Vice President of Partnerships and Commercial Growth” in the subject line of your email.
USA Gymnastics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Protection of athletes is a critical component for all positions at USA Gymnastics.