Head of Poker

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Malta.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the overarching strategy and growth of the SiGMA Poker Tour in international markets.

• Create the annual tour schedule and pinpoint new locations and casino venues.

• Transform SPT into a globally recognized live poker brand with a focus on sustainable growth and profit.

• Investigate expansion opportunities beyond live events, such as online poker and alternative revenue sources.

• Supervise tournament structures, formats, buy-ins, guarantees, and side events.

• Ensure an exceptional player experience during registration, tournament play, payouts, hospitality, and VIP services.

• Cultivate relationships with casino operators, venues, gaming institutions, and strategic partners.

• Lead commercial negotiations and contract discussions with casino and venue partners.

• Collaborate with Events and Logistics to implement agreements, operational needs, and partner deliverables.

• Identify partnerships that enhance SPT's reach, player acquisition, and commercial success.

• Secure sponsorship, partnership, and branding opportunities in collaboration with the Commercial team.

• Generate revenue streams through sponsorships, online poker, merchandise, hospitality, and strategic partnerships.

• Ensure that sponsor activations are integrated across events, digital platforms, influencer engagements, and VIP experiences.

• Forge relationships with players, VIPs, influencers, streamers, operators, affiliates, and figures within the poker community.

• Serve as an on-site leader at major SPT events and travel internationally as necessary.

• Coordinate across departments including Events, Logistics, Marketing, Social Media, Newsroom, Design, Media, Finance, and Legal.

• Ensure that tour stops fulfill brand, operational, and commercial goals.

• Manage budgets, settlements, prize-pool requirements, contracts, and post-event reports.

• Lead the SPT team by providing structure and strategic guidance.

• Establish objectives for operations, partnerships, tournament execution, player management, and marketing.

• Develop scalable processes and standards for new markets.

• Track performance and ensure timely delivery of projects and tour milestones.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive professional experience in live poker, poker tours, casino operations, or the broader gaming industry.

• In-depth knowledge of poker tournament operations and the international poker landscape.

• Strong existing network within casinos, poker operators, players, influencers, affiliates, and industry partners.

• Demonstrated experience in forming commercial partnerships and negotiating contracts.

• Robust commercial acumen with a background in managing revenues, budgets, and profitability.

• Experience in executing international events or multi-market initiatives.

• Exceptional relationship-building and negotiation capabilities.

• Strong leadership qualities with the capacity to coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Comfortable in a dynamic, international setting that requires significant global travel.

• Proficient English communication skills; proficiency in additional languages is a plus.

• A genuine passion for poker and the ambition to elevate SPT into a recognized global poker experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to take ownership of a burgeoning international poker brand supported by SiGMA's global gaming network.

• Flexibility to influence the future direction of the tour.

• Chance to build connections with prominent figures in poker and gaming.

• Potential to develop new commercial ventures.

• Opportunity to create experiences that unite players and industry leaders from across the globe.