Senior Manager, Transaction Execution

UNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION 1•Atlanta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Transaction Execution is a core member of U.S. Soccer’s Corporate Development team, which leads inorganic growth initiatives intended to advance strategic priorities and create long-term value for the Federation. The team’s work includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments and partnerships, integration planning, and real estate development, in partnership with teams such as Finance, Strategy, and Legal. This role conducts due diligence, performs financial analyses, manages project workstreams, coordinates across Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Communications, and program teams, and prepares strategic discussion materials for transactions and initiatives. The Senior Manager supports multiple concurrent transactions and serves as the day-to-day execution lead on each. The position is based at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, and requires willingness to work non-traditional hours as needed and travel up to 30% of the year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
3–7 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking, private equity, transaction advisory, strategy consulting, or finance/corporate finance.
Hands-on experience executing transactions, including financial modeling and due diligence.
Strong analytical, valuation, and corporate finance skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication, including the ability to turn complex analysis into executive-ready materials.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines across concurrent workstreams.
Able and willing to work non-traditional hours as needed.
Able and willing to travel up to 30% of the year.
Ability to connect micro-level details to the macro-level vision and mission.
Proficient experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Able to work from the National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Nice To Haves

MBA, CFA, or progress toward one.
Experience in sports, media, nonprofit, or membership organizations.

Responsibilities

Support the identification, evaluation, structuring, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, managed service agreements, joint ventures, strategic investments, and partnerships.
Build and maintain financial models and analyses, including transaction economics, funding and pro forma analyses, and scenario and sensitivity analyses.
Run end-to-end due diligence across internal teams and external advisors, including management of data rooms, information requests, and issue tracking.
Lead cross-functional working groups, gather input on how functional areas will change, and keep teams aligned through negotiation and signing.
Manage active transaction projects, including timelines, workplans, and status reporting across concurrent deals.
Prepare memos, presentations, and other materials for Executive Leadership and Board discussions.
Execute deals using team templates and playbooks and suggest improvements when gaps arise.
Conduct market and benchmarking research as needed to support transactions.
Contribute to special projects with Federation-wide impact.