Contract type: Four month fixed term contract, full-time. Reports to: Head of Legal – Enforcement (EMEA).
Location: London, UK.
Overview
The Premier League’s Legal Department is looking for an exceptional and experienced project manager to join its in-house Enforcement team on a four-month fixed term maternity cover. The Senior Project Manager – Enforcement will work with colleagues in the Enforcement Team across London, Singapore and Beijing to deliver and coordinate events, action plans and strategic projects.
The Enforcement team’s core function is protecting and enforcing the Premier League’s global intellectual property rights, particularly in the exclusive audio‑visual rights licensed to broadcasters around the world. This includes pursuing civil and criminal litigation against those involved in infringing the Premier League’s intellectual property, policy initiatives to ensure that adequate legislation and tools are available to enable such litigation and educational campaigns to raise awareness of the risks and harms associated with intellectual property theft.
The Enforcement team also manages the Premier League’s trade‑mark portfolio and central anti‑counterfeiting programme, as well as advising the business on various IP‑related issues that arise from time to time.
In addition, the Enforcement team works to combat discriminatory and threatening online abuse aimed at Premier League players, managers and others within the game. This includes legal actions against those identified as responsible for such abuse.
Responsibilities
- Managing the delivery of multiple key events and initiatives associated with the team’s plans to mark 20 years of Anti‑Piracy.
- Working with the team to develop and begin delivery of operational action plans for key broadcast partners in the 2026/27 Season.
- Supporting the Director of Legal – Enforcement and Director of Content Protection in setting the team’s priorities and objectives for the 2026/27 Season.
- Assisting with the planning, delivery and launch of Boot Out Piracy for the 2026/27 Season.
- Managing post‑event analysis and feedback related to the above projects.
Requirements
- Project management qualification and/or several years of project management experience.
- Significant experience in the planning and delivery of events.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Budget management and reporting experience.
- Detail‑oriented with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to think strategically and laterally in problem solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good knowledge of IT systems and programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ideally, a familiarity with issues and challenges facing the Premier League, particularly around piracy and the sports media landscape.
Commitment to Safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Guidance.
Barriers & Accommodations
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact recruitment@premierleague.com.
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Location: London, UK.
Overview
The Premier League’s Legal Department is looking for an exceptional and experienced project manager to join its in-house Enforcement team on a four-month fixed term maternity cover. The Senior Project Manager – Enforcement will work with colleagues in the Enforcement Team across London, Singapore and Beijing to deliver and coordinate events, action plans and strategic projects.
The Enforcement team’s core function is protecting and enforcing the Premier League’s global intellectual property rights, particularly in the exclusive audio‑visual rights licensed to broadcasters around the world. This includes pursuing civil and criminal litigation against those involved in infringing the Premier League’s intellectual property, policy initiatives to ensure that adequate legislation and tools are available to enable such litigation and educational campaigns to raise awareness of the risks and harms associated with intellectual property theft.
The Enforcement team also manages the Premier League’s trade‑mark portfolio and central anti‑counterfeiting programme, as well as advising the business on various IP‑related issues that arise from time to time.
In addition, the Enforcement team works to combat discriminatory and threatening online abuse aimed at Premier League players, managers and others within the game. This includes legal actions against those identified as responsible for such abuse.
Responsibilities
- Managing the delivery of multiple key events and initiatives associated with the team’s plans to mark 20 years of Anti‑Piracy.
- Working with the team to develop and begin delivery of operational action plans for key broadcast partners in the 2026/27 Season.
- Supporting the Director of Legal – Enforcement and Director of Content Protection in setting the team’s priorities and objectives for the 2026/27 Season.
- Assisting with the planning, delivery and launch of Boot Out Piracy for the 2026/27 Season.
- Managing post‑event analysis and feedback related to the above projects.
Requirements
- Project management qualification and/or several years of project management experience.
- Significant experience in the planning and delivery of events.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Budget management and reporting experience.
- Detail‑oriented with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, with an ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to think strategically and laterally in problem solving.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good knowledge of IT systems and programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ideally, a familiarity with issues and challenges facing the Premier League, particularly around piracy and the sports media landscape.
Commitment to Safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding includes implementing robust safer recruitment procedures to assess the suitability of individuals applying for roles that involve work with children and adults who are or may be at risk of harm. For further information, please see our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Guidance.
Barriers & Accommodations
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact recruitment@premierleague.com.
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