Director of Performance Manchester City

Lead the Player Health and Performance function for Manchester City Women in a permanent, full-time role based at the City Football Academy in Manchester. This is a high-impact leadership appointment for a practitioner who brings deep expertise and experience leading multidisciplinary teams in elite sport. You will enable practitioners to integrate health and performance practice, so we develop physically and psychologically robust players, maximise availability, and enable excellent on-pitch performance.

Who We Are

Manchester City Women is a team driven by ambition, belief and a desire to keep pushing the game forward. Founded in 1988 and relaunched in 2014, we have grown into a consistent force in the women’s game, competing at the highest level in the UK and Europe. Progress, performance and pride sit at the heart of everything we do. With Mancunian roots and a global outlook, we are shaped by our Fans and driven by a long-term vision, from developing future talent to supporting the communities we call home. Together, we are building what comes next, the City way.

The Player Health and Performance function plays a central role in that ambition. Working across the Women’s First Team and Women’s Academy, this team helps create conditions for players to stay healthy, develop and perform at their best. The role sits within the wider Women’s Leadership Team, making it an important bridge between performance delivery and football leadership.

The Role

You will guide the delivery of player health and performance strategy across the women’s pathway, bringing calm and clear leadership to the multidisciplinary environment. Your focus will be on evolving our integrated approach developing physically and psychologically robust players, maximizing availability, enabling excellent on-pitch performance, and returning injured players to sustained high performance.

You will also play a wider leadership role across the women’s game at Manchester City. The position requires someone who can work confidently within a matrix structure, partner effectively with coaching and performance colleagues, adapt their approach to different styles and philosophies, and help develop talent within the function so the team around you can grow and thrive.

What You’ll Bring

⚽ Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in an elite sport environment, ideally football, coupled with deep expertise as a practitioner.

⚽ HCPC or equivalent industry accreditation in a medical or performance discipline, and a post-graduate qualification in a related field

⚽ Proven capability to lead multidisciplinary teams to understand the physical and psychological demands of game models and; adapt training, workload management, and injury-risk mitigation to develop robust players capable of consistently meeting these demands with confidence.

⚽ Ability to operate effectively in a matrix structure and build positive partnerships with coaches, performance colleagues and leadership stakeholders

⚽ Clear and effective communication skills, with the capability to flex across different leadership and coaching styles while helping others develop

Why Choose Us

Working at Manchester City Women means being supported to do your best, with the flexibility and encouragement to look after your wellbeing. We are committed to helping our people learn, grow and thrive in a culture built on collaboration, openness and hard work.

As part of our team, you will receive 26 days’ annual leave plus a day off for your birthday, private healthcare and dental cover, and an annual discretionary bonus. You will also have access to a Health Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 GP support, and a company pension and life assurance.

Manchester-based employees also benefit from free on-site parking, complimentary breakfast and lunch, and access to a range of sports and leisure clubs.

You can enjoy a range of additional benefits, including cycle to work, Give As You Earn, discounted match tickets, savings in the City Store, a free City+ subscription, stadium tour discounts, and wider retail and lifestyle offers.