Growth Director - Sports & Entertainment - North America

Purple is seeking a senior Growth Director to lead the expansion of our Sports & Entertainment vertical across North America.

This senior, quota-carrying commercial role will focus on developing new business opportunities across stadiums, arenas, sports franchises, entertainment venues, large scale live event environments, and associated partner ecosystems.

Reporting into the Senior Growth Director – North America, this role is designed for an experienced commercial professional with deep knowledge of the sports and entertainment landscape and a strong background in connectivity, networking, WiFi, digital engagement, or adjacent technology environments.

This is a strategically important growth area for Purple . We already support a number of large-scale, high-profile venues globally, and we see significant opportunity to further expand our presence within complex, high-density venue environments where connectivity, customer experience, operational insight, and digital engagement are increasingly critical.

The successful candidate will combine executive-level relationship building with strong commercial execution, helping position Purple as a trusted technology and engagement partner within one of the most exciting and fast-moving verticals in the market.

Why Join Purple

Purple is a business built around innovation, growth, and intelligent connectivity. We work with some of the world’s most complex and demanding venue environments, helping organisations deliver secure connectivity, rich customer insight, and enhanced digital experiences.

Our values shape the way we operate. We move quickly, collaborate openly, avoid unnecessary politics, and encourage our people to take ownership and continually raise the bar.

This role offers the opportunity to help shape a strategically important vertical with significant long-term growth potential across North America.

Requirements

What You Will Do:

• Lead commercial growth activity for Purple ’s Sports & Entertainment vertical across North America.
• Own a senior sales quota focused on strategic venue opportunities and partner-led growth.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with venue operators, sports franchises, ownership groups, technology leaders, and entertainment organisations.
• Develop go-to-market strategies focused on stadiums, arenas, sports venues, live entertainment environments, and large public gathering spaces.
• Position Purple ’s solutions across guest WiFi, identity-driven onboarding, analytics, engagement, operational insight, and intelligent venue connectivity.
• Work closely with partners, MSPs, networking providers, and venue technology ecosystems to drive new opportunities and accelerate commercial growth.
• Support complex enterprise sales cycles involving multiple stakeholders, procurement structures, technical va