A world of opportunity awaits

In order to create a winning football club, the team behind the team is just as important as the players for a club to be successful in the modern game. But football's off-pitch talent market is caught in an inefficient cycle, constrained by limited networks.

An estimated £1.4billion talent market of key off-pitch roles within football, is largely untapped. Clubs are missing out on top global talent due to a reliance on personal networks and outdated and traditional hiring practices.

Clubs are only making 14% of hires from outside their own market or nationality. And for the hires that are made, on average industry professionals in nine key off-pitch roles last less than 18 months.

“The reality is that the staff marketplace operates within personal networks, constraining the talent pools for clubs and discoverable opportunities for industry professionals are scarce,” said Jonas Ankersen, Founder and CEO of TransferRoom.

“A frequent turnover of staff accentuates the need for clubs to have a robust network and hiring system in place, and if a high percentage of staff are relying on their own network every 18 months, opportunities are extremely limited.”

Since 2017, TransferRoom has transformed football’s transfer market, empowering clubs to connect directly - and their platform is used by 800 clubs around the globe and has sparked over 6,000 transfers.

For its next chapter, football's transfer marketplace has developed StaffRoom.

It's the world’s first and only digital network enabling clubs to find and connect directly with football's top industry talent off the pitch, and for industry professionals to network and accelerate their careers.

“From our conversations with clubs and industry professionals, it’s clear that expanding their network is extremely difficult and existing methods don’t work.”

"Clubs tell us that when using traditional hiring tools, there is a lack of relevant and verified information on candidates, plus they receive lots of applications from unqualified and unsuitable candidates.”

“And if clubs make the wrong hire, the cost of salary, recruitment, productivity impact and employee churn can be huge.

“For candidates, we found that limited connections restrict the number of clubs that they can engage with, leaving them in the dark about the opportunities available.

"Given our strategic position within football's transfer market, we feel uniquely placed to drive a change and offer the solutions that the industry needs.

“So we created StaffRoom, for clubs to discover the talent they need to win and for industry professionals to accelerate their career and grow their network.”

How StaffRoom works

The nine roles in TransferRoom’s research and the first to feature on StaffRoom are :

• Sporting Director (including Technical Director)
• Assistant Sporting Director
• Head of Recruitment
• Chief Scout
• Scout
• Loans Manager
• Head Coach
• Assistant Manager
• Academy Director

On StaffRoom, clubs can access 40,000 industry professional profiles that are tailored to the skills and qualifications needed to work in football, and the profiles highlight the most important factors for clubs. 

Clubs can also post job adverts to a dedicated football network, and directly message industry professionals.

Industry professionals can claim their individual profile, get seen by over 500 clubs worldwide, find the most relevant opportunities and apply directly, build their global network and gain endorsements.

“TransferRoom is the marketplace for football transfers, a source of unparalleled market intelligence, and now StaffRoom is football’s only digital network for top industry talent," Ankersen says.

“Our vision for the future of football is one where there's increased diversity, smarter hires, and better opportunities for all. We’ll push for more efficiency, helping clubs and industry professionals thrive, while advancing the game itself."

Clubs, activate your StaffRoom account. Industry professionals, claim your profile. Click here to find out more and join StaffRoom now.