Director Of Talent Identification Womens Ynt at Us Soccer

The Director of Talent Identification: Women’s Youth National Teams is responsible for the development and oversight of a comprehensive and aligned Talent ID plan, effectively applying the mission, objectives, strategies, and tactics to identify the next generation of future women’s national team stars. This person is responsible for leading and guiding the Women’s Talent ID Regional Managers, while cultivating a collaborative and inclusive culture. Primary Responsibilities • Commits to the vision, mission, strategy and policies of U.S. Soccer • Leads a world class women’s Talent ID staff and the overall strategic plan and programs • Supports the personal and professional development of the Talent ID Regional Managers by providing formal and informal feedback and ownership of individual development plans • Oversees an aligned and systematic scouting pathway to identify, monitor and recommend players to continuously expand and improve the girls and women’s national team’s player pool • Applies U.S. Soccer Talent Identification philosophy and framework • Monitors the evolution of the women’s national and international landscape and pathways to effectively oversee the development of all strategic components of Women’s Talent Identification, through a female lens • Leads a collaborative, holistic, and methodical decision-making process for all TID and YNT camps • Collaborates with WNT Assistant Coach/Player Scout Manager regarding pathway planning and transition of YNT highest potentials to senior national team • Builds effective and supportive relationships with all sporting departments and develops strong connections with Youth National Teams, High Performance, and Analytics, to support an interdisciplinary approach • Collaborates with TID Operations Manager and Head of Talent ID to regularly review and evaluate the program’s effectiveness, identify trends and apply data and analytics to help refine plans and drive strategy for scaled regional model and budget planning • Contributes to Sporting initiatives and provides TID expertise and leadership for The U.S. Way projects: Key Qualities, Position Profiles, Dual and Multiple Nationals, Post-Camp Player Assessment • Communicates and collaborates with our members and their leaders to support our U.S. Way objectives for a scaled and unified Talent ID strategy • Supports Coaching Education and the Talent ID Education Lead with the development of a specialized Talent ID Education Pathway Responsibilities of the position are based on leadership and oversight of four key areas: Aligned Youth National Team Scouting Pathway, Scaled Regional Structure & YNT Scouting Network, Talent ID Programs, and Player Monitoring Systems (Technology and Digital Platforms) Aligned Women’s Youth National Teams Scouting Pathway • Building supportive and effective professional relationships between Talent ID Managers and Women’s Youth (and senior) National Teams (Head of Development and Coaches) • Assigns Managers to specific age group cycles as player scouting leads • Oversees TID/YNT Player Pathway requirements and Depth Charts Mechanisms for the Women’s Youth National Teams • Assures quality and compliance for player selection process, methods, and roles • Facilitates age group hand-off meetings and player selection audits • Conducts formal player benchmarking reports post major tournaments (Concacaf, World Cups) • Attends key days at YNT age group camps to support Talent ID Managers and YNT Coaches with in-camp assessment process and to gain intimate knowledge of current player pool (on and off field), to support player comparison, recommendation and selection process • Attends weekly TID/YNT age group zoom meetings to coach managers and guide and support pre/post camp process of continuous monitoring, review and (de) selection of players for camps • Oversees Dual and Multiple Nationals program for W-YNT • Supports communication process with clubs regarding calendar, visits, player call-ups and releases Scaled Regional Structure & YNT Scouting Network • Applies data drive approach to regional scaling model expansion • Empowers and supports Talent ID Managers with their responsibility to build and manage a quality, diverse and reliable network of independent/part-time YNT Scouts, across their designated scouting markets (support recruitment and hiring of new scouts in identified areas of need) • Makes final approval when hiring new YNT Network Scouts • Monitors TID Managers regional scouting activity and club visits based on TID strategy and plan, with support from TID Operations • Ensures quality control within the YNT Scouting Network and collaborates with TID Education Lead and Talent ID Managers to support mentoring system for educating and developing YNT scouts • Leads strategic decisions on assigning managers, and scouts to key events and tournaments as part of annual scouting calendar ...