Jared Dublin

Dublin is American.^[6] Between 2010 and 2013, he studied Sociology at UC Berkeley. After graduating, he worked firstly for SoftLayer and later Google,^[4] spending both jobs stationed in San Francisco.^[7] In 2016, Dublin changed careers and undertook a Football Industries MBA at the University of Liverpool for a year.^[3][4]

Following this, he signed for Sheffield United as a recruitment analyst and first team scout.^[3] He became the club's Chief Scout in June 2019. Dublin left the Blades in favour of becoming the Head of Scouting at Reading in February 2023,^[4] a role that he would ultimately leave after just five months.^[8] On 26 June 2023, he moved to Stoke City to become their Head of Recruitment.^[5] However, after the conclusion of the 2023–24 season Dublin was once again on the move.^[9][10]

On 14 August 2024, it was announced that the outgoing Dublin was to become the Head of Recruitment at Hull City,^[6] whilst his predecessor, Lee Darnbrough, had made the reverse move to Stoke only a month prior.^[11] In October 2024, Hull's vice-chairman Tan Kesler left the club,^[12][13] and as a part of a major management reshuffle, Dublin was promoted to become Hull's new sporting director.^[1][2]