What Sporting Jobs does

Sporting Jobs Ltd. is a Birmingham-headquartered sports recruitment and executive search firm founded in 2016 by Adrian Wright as part of the Sporting Group International group. The company delivers retained and contingency executive search and senior talent acquisition services to professional sports organizations across football, rugby, cricket, golf, MMA, boxing, horse racing, and athletics. Its client base includes Premier League and Championship football clubs, Premiership rugby clubs, county cricket clubs, the Jockey Club, Royal Ascot, PGA, World Rugby, World Athletics, and commercial sports agencies and sports technology providers such as Jonas Sports. The company has no proprietary technology platform; its core asset is a small (seven-person) team of senior consultants led by Recruitment Director Harry Lynch, whose combined industry experience and personal networks drive candidate origination and placement.

The business operates a professional-services, fee-based revenue model in which income is generated per successful placement, with fees varying by role seniority, sector, and complexity. Mandates span C-Suite, Commercial, Sales, Operations, Marketing, HR, Finance, and Technical & Performance roles, with go-to-market executed through direct consultant engagement, the corporate website, industry referrals, and PR. Following a 2023 rebrand and a "record month" of trading, the company expanded internationally in November 2023 by opening dedicated desks and localized websites in Germany, Spain, and India, complementing its existing reach across the UK, wider Europe, the USA, and the Middle East. It is co-located at Birmingham City Centre with parent Sporting Group International and sister company SGI Sports Management, enabling cross-sell of sponsorship and talent management services.

Name

Sporting Jobs

Legal name

Sporting Jobs Ltd.

Website

https://sportingjobs.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sporting Jobs is a Birmingham-based specialist executive search and recruitment firm serving professional sports organizations worldwide. Founded in 2016, it places senior and C-suite talent into football, rugby, cricket, golf, MMA, and other sports clubs, governing bodies, and agencies across the UK, Europe, India, the USA, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Recruitment Services

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Sports Leadership Search (BPACAAAH)

Keywords

• Sports recruitment services
• Executive search
• Sports industry hiring
• Permanent placement
• Sports leadership recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Executive Search Services: Sporting Jobs generates revenue by placing candidates in executive, management, technical, and performance roles across the sports industry. Their service model involves recruiting for clients (sports clubs, governing bodies, agencies) across permanent positions in areas such as C-Suite, Commercial, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, and Technical & Performance roles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sporting Jobs is a sports recruitment agency that delivers executive search and permanent placement services for professional sports clubs, governing bodies, agencies, and sports technology firms. It recruits across C-Suite, Commercial, Sales, Operations, Marketing, HR, Finance, and Technical & Performance roles spanning football, rugby, cricket, golf, MMA, boxing, and other sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sporting Jobs Recruitment Services Global sports recruitment business providing executive search and talent acquisition for clubs, governing bodies, agencies, and sports organizations across football, rugby, cricket, golf, MMA, boxing, and other sports sectors.
• Executive Search (Senior and Board-level) Retained executive search for C-suite, board-level, and senior management placements within sports organizations.
• Management and Professional Permanent Placement Permanent placement services for mid-to-senior professionals across Commercial, Sales, Operations, Marketing, HR, Finance, and Technical & Performance roles in the sports industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Record month of business in 2023 following rebrand
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sporting Group InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Parent company and strategic partner. Sporting Group International is a global sports marketing and sponsorship agency established in 2016. Sporting Jobs operates alongside SGI Sports Management under this group, sharing resources, market insight, and network connections. The group has secured major sponsorships globally and expanded into executive search and talent management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry Sports Practice: Large global organisational consulting firm with a dedicated sports executive search and advisory practice. Comparable as a senior-level sports talent provider competing for the same board and C-suite mandates.
• Michael Page Sports: Global PageGroup recruiter with a dedicated sports division covering mid-to-senior commercial and operational roles across football, rugby, retail and sponsorship. Comparable for the sports-vertical recruitment model and overlapping candidate base.
• Russell Reynolds Associates Sports Practice: Global executive search firm with an active sports practice placing senior leaders into leagues, teams and federations. Comparable as a sports-specialist arm of a broader search firm competing for similar mandates.
• Odgers Berndtson Sports Practice: Global executive search firm with a long-established Sports Practice placing chairs, CEOs and senior executives across football, rugby, cricket and other sports. Comparable because it competes for the same senior sport mandates as Sporting Jobs.
• Adecco Sports & Entertainment: Global workforce solutions firm with a dedicated sports and entertainment practice placing executive, commercial and operational talent across major events, federations and clubs. Comparable for the sports-focused recruitment offering to similar buyer profiles.
• Hays Sports & Entertainment: Major global recruiter with a dedicated sports and entertainment practice placing commercial, marketing and operational professionals into sports organisations. Comparable because it is a scaled recruiter operating in the same sports talent pool.

Direct peers

• Stott and May Sport: UK-headquartered executive search and recruitment firm with a dedicated sports division placing senior commercial and operational leaders across the sports industry. Comparable for similar candidate profile, UK base and sports-vertical focus.
• Engage Sports Recruitment: UK-based specialist sports recruitment agency placing commercial, marketing, operations and coaching professionals into football clubs and governing bodies. Comparable for being a sports-only recruiter serving overlapping UK club and federation clients.
• Newland Chase Sports Practice: Specialist executive search firm with a dedicated sports practice placing senior executives into sports organisations globally. Directly comparable as a sport-focused search firm serving clubs, federations and agencies.

Others

• Sporting Group International: Parent group of Sporting Jobs and a global sports sponsorship and marketing agency. Comparable as part of the same operating group providing shared clients, market insight and network synergies rather than a competing recruiter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sportingjobs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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