About Skillz

Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for an exploding mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with democratized access to fun, fair and skill-based competition for real prizes , shifting the paradigm to make eSports accessible to anyone, anywhere with a mobile device. Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 13,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host over 800 million tournaments for 18 million players worldwide. This year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time ). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies . In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America . The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partnersto the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.

Who we’re looking for:

Skillz is looking to hire highly skilled and motivated deal hunters into the Business Development Team. These roles will initially report into the Vice President of Business Development. By leveraging your deep knowledge of the online, gaming and physical location ecosystem you will both drive meaningful player acquisition for Skillz games through strategic partnerships. You will work alongside cross-functional teams to identify new distribution partnership opportunities and execute upon those ideas. You are a person who is exceptionally skilled at building personal relationships and navigating complex marketing organizations and agencies. You thrive in finding and establishing new business connections and enjoy “the hunt”. You are thoughtful, personable and willing to do what it takes to successfully execute a partnership.

What You Will Do:

Work with cross functional teams to identify new categories to expand the Skillz platform to acquire new players and games
Identify and engage with key contacts are prospective partner organizations to define and craft new partnerships
Work with existing Skillz partners to define, create and optimize player acquisition partnerships that generate meaningful user acquisition
Create accurate performance forecasts and deliver upon such projections
Report regularly to the team on the status of key opportunities and efforts

Your Skillz:

BS / BA degree from a top tier school required
5+ years of experience in investment banking, management consulting or business development (media, gaming, online consumer)
Sound business judgment, problem solving and analytical problem solving skills
Exceptional written and verbal skills
Gaming and esports industry knowledge a plus
Experience with brand licensing a plus