Company: El Qalaa El Hamraa
Location: Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt
Industry: Sports, Entertainment & Recreation
EL QALAA EL HAMRAA is seeking an accomplished Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to join its Executive Leadership Team and lead the organization's commercial strategy, revenue growth, and long-term business development.
The CCO will be responsible for maximizing the commercial value of the organization's assets and developing diversified, sustainable revenue streams across sponsorships, strategic partnerships, memberships, ticketing, hospitality, events, fan experiences, retail & merchandising, and digital commerce.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the overall commercial and revenue growth strategy.
- Drive revenue, profitability, and commercial performance across all business lines.
- Lead sponsorships, strategic partnerships, and high-value commercial negotiations.
- Drive B2B and B2C sales and identify new revenue opportunities.
- Lead the commercial strategy for memberships, ticketing, premium hospitality, events, and fan experiences.
- Maximize venue and non-match-day commercialization opportunities.
- Oversee retail, merchandising, licensing, and digital commerce opportunities.
- Develop effective pricing, CRM, customer segmentation, and monetization strategies.
- Build and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary commercial team.
- Act as a strategic commercial advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Finance, Sports Management, or a related field.
- 20+ years of progressive commercial leadership experience, including significant experience at Director, VP, GM, or C-suite level.
- Proven track record of delivering significant revenue growth and managing multiple commercial revenue streams.
- Strong experience in sponsorships, partnerships, business development, and complex commercial negotiations.
- Strong P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial management capabilities.
- Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing commercial teams.
- Experience within football, sports, stadiums/venues, entertainment, live events, hospitality, media, or other fan-driven consumer businesses is highly preferred.
