Position Title: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Organization: United Soccer Coaches
Reports To: Board of Directors
Governance Role: Ex-Officio Member, Board of Directors

About United Soccer Coaches
Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, United Soccer Coaches is the world’s largest soccer coaches’ organization. The association serves thousands of members across youth, scholastic, collegiate, and professional levels of the game. Dedicated to inspiring coaches and igniting a passion for the sport, United Soccer Coaches delivers nationwide coaching education courses, professional development clinics, advocacy programs, and hosts the premier annual United Soccer Coaches Convention.

Position Summary
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) leads United Soccer Coaches in the consistent achievement of its mission, strategic vision, and financial objectives. The CEO partners closely with the Board of Directors, provides executive leadership to staff, builds external partnerships, and drives sustainable revenue and programmatic growth across the soccer community domestically and internationally.

This is a remote position that requires occasional travel to our central office in Kansas City to provide on-site leadership and oversight of staff.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Business Development

• Formulate, implement, and track long-range strategic plans to advance the organization’s mission and goals.
• Maintain a transparent relationship with the Board of Directors, reporting on financial, programmatic, and operational milestones.
• Partner with the Board to recruit, cultivate, and engage a diverse, inclusive, and resource-generating governing body.
• Maintain active thought leadership and industry knowledge to identify emerging trends and new business opportunities.
• Build strategic partnerships in target markets and oversee revenue-generating activities to ensure long-term sustainability and healthy operating reserves.

 Marketing, Communications & External Relations

• Serve as the primary global spokesperson, advocate, and brand ambassador for United Soccer Coaches and its members.
• Direct comprehensive communication strategies across web, social, publication, and event channels to enhance brand equity.
• Foster collaborative working relationships with members, community groups, governing bodies, and external agencies.
• Secure strategic commercial partnerships, sponsorships, and advertising agreements with endemic and non-endemic brands.

Staff Leadership & Organizational Culture

• Recruit, retain, and mentor a high-performing, diverse management team and staff with clear succession plans in place.
• Oversee human resources management, including role definitions, regular performance evaluations, and ongoing professional development.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and mission-aligned workplace culture across all departments.

 Finance & Operational Administration

• Ensure long-term financial health through rigorous budget monitoring, fiscal controls, and forward-looking financial forecasting.
• Maintain overall operational integrity, compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, and sound official records management.
• Oversee the design, delivery, and evaluation of core programs, operational policies, and special strategic projects.

 Philanthropy & Fundraising

• Cultivate an organization-wide culture of philanthropy in coordination with the Board.
• Develop structured fundraising campaigns, pursue grant funding, and secure financial resources for member aid, scholarships, and grants.

 Required Qualifications & Competencies

• Education & Experience: Advanced degree (or equivalent professional experience) alongside significant senior executive management experience.
• Growth Leadership: Demonstrated success scaling a performance- and outcomes-based organization regionally or nationally.
• Financial & Business Acumen: Strong fiscal management capabilities with an entrepreneurial, adaptable, and data-driven approach.
• Governance Experience: Proven track record collaborating productively with a governing Board of Directors.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity, addressing structural disparities, and fostering inclusive practices.
• Communication & Negotiation: Persuasive, polished public speaker and coalition-builder capable of negotiating high-impact agreements and uniting diverse stakeholders.
• Personal Attributes: High integrity, collaborative mindset, transparent leadership style, and genuine passion for the mission of soccer coaches and community development.

Interested candidates should send a letter of interest as well as a resume to hiring@unitedsoccercoaches.org. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, September 23.