Head of Golf Client Management, APAC

The Role and What You'll Do: Responsibilities: • Oversee all WME Golf's interests throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand, serving as the face of the group in the APAC region • Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, tours, governing bodies, brands, equipment companies and other key stakeholders • Manage 3-person golf leadership team in the APAC region • Identify, evaluate and recruit promising golf talent to the agency, working in collaboration with the global team. • Assists in client service, partnership management, general relationship development, and project coordination. • Develop, manage and nurture new business partnerships to accomplish revenue goals. • Ability to handle client agreements, travel and additional responsibilities of client services. • Act as a representative for a client when negotiating a new contract, contract extensions, or endorsement signings. • Work closely with existing agents to explore and capitalize on client marketing opportunities. • Able to work across various lines of businesses and agents to present opportunities to our existing client roster. • Supporting key golf executives as needed as the key account back up and day-to-day on a variety of client services, can include administrative and financial book-keeping. • Originate, direct, develop and implement marketing schemes, methods, and strategies through the use of our existing client roster. • Works on strategies, programs and insights for long-term client projects. You Have These: • 10+ years of experience in golf industry (agencies, governing bodies, or other related work) • Fluency in English is required; fluency in Japanese, Mandarin or Korean is a plus • Strong global and regional relationships with senior level executives across brands, agencies and golf-specific organizations (Federations, Tours, governing bodies, Universities) • Proven experience leading and negotiating marketing, sponsorship or endorsement agreements • Must have strategic agility, organizational ability, and successful track record for building effective relationships • Broad knowledge of marketing, sales principles and practices, in sports and entertainment • Effective communicator who has proven selling and relationship skills with internal and external constituents at all levels, including understanding of building client-facing marketing materials Reference: ECNJOBID-66-249-70-97 in the application