Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8 years of work experience with collegiate or professional sports teams or organizations.
• 3 years of experience in individual student athlete or professional athlete contract negotiating and customizing contracts within the template.
• Demonstrated knowledge & experience applying rules and regulations to applicable statistical analysis-alignment with regulatory & governing body.
• Demonstrated knowledge & experience in managing budgets, salary pools or salary caps.
• Demonstrated knowledge & experience in Strategic Planning.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate statistical analysis to a variety of Stakeholders.
• Must possess strong communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills to provide effective representation and negotiate successful outcomes.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include evenings and weekends.

Preferred Requirements:

• Previous experience working with a professional sport organization’s salary cap.

House Settlement Negotiator, Quantitative Analysis & Contract Manager
25% I. Join a small Team that is tasked with the rollout and ongoing success of House Settlement financial sharing with a minimum of five sport programs (Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Volleyball & Men’s Hockey).

Take the lead in designing House Settlement financial sharing models that align with the core values of the University of Minnesota, Athletics Department and Sport programs. The models must align with Big Ten Conference regulations, appropriate NCAA legislation & U of M policy/procedures. Work with Dinkytown Athlete’s Collective to ensure a smooth and seamless combining of House Settlement financial sharing with NIL for individual student-athletes as permissible under NCAA legislation.

30% II. The successful candidate will be the Negotiator with prospective student-athletes/parents or legal guardians/agents for the Women’s Basketball, Volleyball & Men’s Hockey programs.


Lead and manage the contract negotiations, ensuring U of M standards and objectives are met. Negotiate the terms of the contracts as well as maintaining, updating, and terminating existing contracts as necessary. In some cases, this position will be asked to assist with adjustments to the contract template. Update information and documentation in our database


The negotiator will gather information from the applicable coaching staff to identify key team needs and use valuation data to prepare a contract proposal in alignment with the sport program’s priorities.


The negotiator will work with the Cap Manager to structure contracts within the applicable rules and regulations of the NCAA, B1G and University of Minnesota.


Responsible for representing and negotiating on behalf of the U of M Athletics Department to reach a desired outcome or agreement with the prospective student-athlete.


Working directly with the Cap Manager and Offer Letter/Contract Leads is critical to the success.


35% III. Assist in analyzing quantitative analysis with a small team of staff members dedicated to creating & developing databases with researched, accurate, reliable and cumulative data regarding athlete value & revenue sharing over time. This database will assist the Negotiator, Head Coach & Director of Recruiting in the five respective sport programs in presenting an appropriate “offer” to the prospective or current student-athlete. Data centered and research-based approach is critical to the success of the initial and on-going phases of the House Settlement Financial Sharing. Establishing market value for prospective and current student-athletes.


The Negotiator will stay up to date on current and prospective student-athletes as identified by the coaching staff to analyze potential contract offers.

10% IV. Other duties as assigned as this job may evolve as the House Settlement is further clarified.

Start Date to Be Determined.
With more than 140 years of tradition, Gopher Athletics is one of the oldest and most decorated athletics departments in the country. Minnesota was a charter member of the Big Ten Conference – our teams have won more than 200 conference titles to go with 26 national titles. There are more than 600 student-athletes and nearly 300 full-time employees in our athletics department. That community has built Minnesota into a nation’s top-ranked public school with respect to student-athlete academic performance in each of the past four years, a span of time during which the Gophers have won 13 conference team titles and a collection of individual conference and national crowns. Housed in the historic Dinkytown neighborhood on the northern edge of the University campus, Gopher Athletics is succeeding against a backdrop unique in college athletics, nestled at the heart of a bustling, modern metro area. We are proud of our decorated history, but we are prepared to achieve even greater success in the years to come. Ski-U-Mah!
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