Jobs at United States Soccer Federation

Leads referee development across the Northeast by coordinating state committees, competitions, coaches, matches, assessments, events, and national programs. Oversees R90+, coaching networks, referee assignments, talent identification, performance tracking, and stakeholder engagement. Communicates national priorities, gathers regional feedback, supports program refinement, and provides insights to national leadership. Requires strong knowledge of IFAB Laws of the Game, referee performance standards, program coordination, communication, operational planning, and regional travel.

Serves as a strategic HR advisor to organizational leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives. Responsibilities include workforce planning, talent acquisition, compensation, succession planning, employee relations, performance management, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, change management, compliance, and HR operations. The role uses workforce analytics, coaches leaders, supports organizational growth, and strengthens employee engagement and organizational culture.

Leads U.S. Soccer’s global engagement strategy, relationships, influence, and operational infrastructure across FIFA, Concacaf, national federations, and international stakeholders. Oversees diplomacy, reputation and geopolitical risk, executive protocol, international delegations, major-event hosting opportunities, bid projects, and government relations with the State Department and U.S. Embassies. Partners with executive, sporting, commercial, communications, legal, and corporate affairs teams to advance strategic goals and represent U.S. Soccer globally.

Owns U.S. Soccer’s fan and community experience strategy across matchdays, tournaments, special events, and digital channels. The role establishes experience standards and playbooks, leads national and multi-market programming, integrates physical and digital fan journeys, manages vendors and cross-functional partners, oversees budgets and event teams, and measures attendance, engagement, sentiment, data capture, ticketing, and membership outcomes. It also coaches a coordinator and develops scalable event formats that build long-term fandom.

Develops and executes corporate communications strategies supporting U.S. Soccer’s priorities, reputation, member engagement, and stakeholder relationships. Creates executive briefings, presentations, talking points, newsletters, and internal and external messaging. Partners cross-functionally with leadership, marketing, digital, events, and advancement teams; coordinates communications for major initiatives and high-profile events; and measures communication effectiveness.

Manages complex creative projects from intake through delivery, translating briefs into plans, timelines, workstreams, and deliverables. Coordinates Creative Studio teams, marketing, content, social, events, communications, vendors, and production partners. Oversees approvals, risks, budgets, resources, production logistics, and quality standards for campaigns, events, digital, social, video, and design work. Improves creative operations, workflows, documentation, and PMO processes while ensuring projects remain on time, on budget, and aligned with brand standards.

Leads goalkeeper development across U.S. Soccer’s Extended National Teams, supporting talent identification, player selection, individualized development plans, high-performance environments, and international player growth. Collaborates with technical staff, coaches, clubs, and Talent ID teams; conducts club visits, post-camp reviews, and coaching education. Requires elite youth coaching experience, USSF B License or UEFA B equivalent, strong communication and organizational skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, video editing experience, and willingness to work evenings, weekends, and relocate to Atlanta.

Participate in a 12-week, in-person summer internship with U.S. Soccer, gaining hands-on experience in a selected department. Interns will complete meaningful projects, attend professional development and networking sessions, collaborate with experienced staff, and build career skills while supporting the organization ahead of the 2027 FIFA World Cup.

Leads U.S. Soccer’s men’s and boys’ youth development and national team pathway strategy. Oversees technical leaders, talent identification, player development systems, budgets, stakeholder partnerships, investment initiatives, communications, and organizational culture. Partners with executives, professional and amateur clubs, colleges, sponsors, and soccer organizations to improve elite player development across the American soccer ecosystem.

Leads implementation of U.S. Soccer’s Women and Girls Strategy across national, professional, collegiate, and youth soccer ecosystems. Oversees technical leaders, player development pathways, talent identification, investment, participation, partnerships, communications, and organizational culture. Partners with executive leadership, the Women’s National Team, and the Director of Men’s and Boys’ Soccer to align strategy, infrastructure, and development programs. Manages budgets, personnel, external stakeholders, and high-profile public communications.

Lead design and delivery of reusable full-stack platform capabilities for Soccer Services and Learning Center. Build frontend and backend components, APIs, data models, integrations, and observability. Provide technical leadership through architecture and code reviews, mentor engineers, manage incidents, and partner with product and stakeholders on roadmaps and delivery while ensuring security, accessibility, and performance.

Lead applied sport scientist for a Nike-funded Performance Innovation Lab. Design and run applied research, build longitudinal biomechanical datasets, deliver athlete biomechanical assessments, develop standardized protocols and data governance, evaluate technologies, support national teams and Nike athletes, and translate findings into practical guidance for coaches and performance staff.

Lead CRM strategy and execution to drive personalized, multi-channel campaigns (email, SMS, push, paid). Own segmentation, automation, measurement, and integrations across CRM, CDP, and analytics. Mentor lifecycle marketing manager, collaborate cross-functionally, and optimize campaigns to grow engagement, retention, ticket sales, memberships, and sponsorship revenue.