Player Personnel Associate (External Agency Staff)

The National Football League•New York, NY

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Player Personnel Associate position works with the Player Personnel staff to monitor club compliance with the NFL Constitution & Bylaws, the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and other League rules designed to preserve and enhance the competitive aspects and integrity of the game. Department staff communicate with Club and League office executives, college players and administrators, and player agents to provide guidance and education about these rules to ensure compliance and promote competitive fairness. A successful candidate should have knowledge of the League’s member clubs and a career interest in football operations, player personnel/scouting, and/or labor operations/salary cap. Experience in a college football or compliance office, a professional sports organization’s player personnel department, or with player eligibility rules is preferred. Candidates should be comfortable creating, communicating, and enforcing League policy. Candidates must enjoy doing research and working with data. In addition, they must be reliable, organized, detail-oriented, innovative, and have good communication skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited four-year College or University.
Equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook).
Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
General understanding of NFL Player Personnel rules.
Knowledge of NFL clubs and primary football front office personnel.
Familiarity with the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a college athletics department or a professional sports league or club is preferred.
Experience with Microsoft Copilot, AI, and statistical modeling tools a plus.

Responsibilities

Communicate with club personnel and other parties regarding League rules.
Maintain and monitor personal, transactional, and contractual records for all players; prepare daily personnel notice and player personnel memoranda; assist with player contract review and salary cap reconciliation process. Other responsibilities include maintaining player records on the myNFLinfo website, and for international players and players in other professional leagues, including collection of Consent Forms, and providing analytical reports regarding pro personnel information.
Verify player eligibility, administer the special eligibility process, identify designated underclassmen. Monitor college scouting rules, including pro days, private workouts, top 30 visits, video interviews, and college all-star game activities. Maintain the college relations website by working with clubs and college personnel. Assist in the administration of the NFL Player Assessment Test. Participate in operating the NFL Draft’s Annual Selection Meeting, and Supplemental Draft, if needed. Provide analytical reports regarding college information.
Maintain and monitor personal, transactional, and contractual records for all contracted club personnel, including all members of coaching staffs. Maintain and operate the Football Administration Website, which houses personal, transactional, contractual information used to report on hiring trends and related information. Assists with the administration of the video interview program for prospective general manager and head coach candidates. Provide analytical reports regarding non-player information.
Prepare discussion items, analytical reports, rule proposals, and reports for Committee use (e.g., Competition Committee, General Managers Committee, Coaches Committee, College Relations Committee, Player Safety Committee, Chief Executive Committee, DEI Committee, Club Services Committee, etc.)
Assist with Department projects such as editing and production of the Player Personnel Handbook, Player Personnel Operational Manual, and Training Camp Directory and organizing the department’s files, and managing the document retention plan. Assist with data collection, analysis, and reporting on all the above information. Provide support for other miscellaneous projects.