Teamworks General Manager (GM) has rapidly evolved since its launch in November 2024, transforming from a promising concept into a fully operational, end-to-end platform that unifies budgeting, contracting, and payments for collegiate athletic departments. Now actively used by over 60+ Division I programs, including The University of Michigan, The University of Colorado, and The University of South Carolina, GM is setting a new standard for operational excellence in the era of NIL and revenue sharing.

Budgeting: Precision Meets Flexibility

GM’s budgeting capabilities empower athletic departments to allocate funds across teams with unprecedented ease. Its integration with Teamworks Hub ensures seamless roster management and accurate financial planning. 

The recent introduction of Scholarship Budgeting features has further enhanced this functionality, offering:

• Dollar-Based Scholarship Budgeting: Assign specific monetary values to scholarships, providing greater control over financial allocations.
  
• Custom Scholarship Categories: Define categories such as tuition, room & board, and books to reflect actual expenses.
  
• Prebuilt Scholarship Packages: Utilize templates for common scholarship scenarios, streamlining the budgeting process.

These tools replace cumbersome spreadsheets, enabling coaches and administrators to make informed decisions quickly and accurately.

Contracts: Streamlined and Integrated

Contract management within GM is now more efficient than ever, thanks to its tight integration with budgets and rosters. The platform’s Agreement Builder allows for the creation of contracts with dynamic payment plans and customizable templates. The addition of Multi-Signature Workflows ensures all necessary approvals are obtained in a structured and timely manner, with features including:

• Flexible Signing Groups: Define specific groups required to sign contracts, tailoring the approval process to organizational needs.
  
• Sequential Signing Orders: Set the order in which signatures are collected, maintaining compliance and accountability.
  
• Real-Time Status Tracking: Monitor the progress of contract approvals, receiving notifications upon completion.

These enhancements eliminate bottlenecks and reduce administrative overhead, allowing departments to focus their energy where it matters: building better teams.

Payments: Seamless and Fee-Free (Coming June 2025)

Starting in June 2025, GM will integrate with Teamworks Wallet to facilitate revenue share payments directly to student-athletes. This integration offers:

• Automated Payment Requests: Generate payment requests based on existing agreements and schedules.
  
• Bulk Authorization: Approve multiple payments simultaneously, streamlining the disbursement process.
  
• Real-Time Adjustments: Modify payment amounts or dates as needed, with all changes logged for transparency.
  
• Fee-Free, Immediate Transactions: Ensure that athletes receive the full amount owed,  without deductions and without delay.

Teamworks Wallet brings a new level of clarity and control to financial management for student-athletes. With features like automatic tax reserves, high-yield savings accounts, and instant access to funds via digital and physical debit cards, Wallet equips athletes to manage their money with confidence. Automatic transaction tracking and integrated year-end tax documentation reduce administrative burden so athletes can stay focused on performance, not paperwork.

This development positions GM as the only platform offering a unified solution for budgeting, contracting, and payments, eliminating the need for disparate systems.

Supporting International Student-Athletes: Compliance Without Complexity

Managing NIL earnings as an international student-athlete presents unique challenges, especially when it comes to tax compliance. Teamworks GM, through its integration with Teamworks Wallet, delivers a comprehensive solution designed to simplify this process and ensure full compliance with U.S. tax regulations.

Beginning July 1st, international student-athletes will be eligible to receive revenue share payments directly through Wallet, with mandatory tax withholdings automatically applied. Acting as the designated withholding agent, Wallet, powered by Teamworks’ partnership with Sprintax, a leading third-party tax preparer, handles the full scope of compliance requirements. This includes:

• Automated Withholding: Wallet calculates and applies the correct IRS withholding rate for each athlete based on tax treaty eligibility and individual circumstances.
  
• Funds Remittance and Filing: Withheld funds are remitted directly to the IRS, and Wallet files all necessary forms, including issuing 1042-S tax forms at year-end.
  
• Seamless Onboarding: Sprintax guides athletes through onboarding and documentation, ensuring every step from payment setup to tax reporting is handled correctly.
  
• Ongoing Transparency: Real-time transaction tracking and automated year-end reporting reduce administrative overhead for both athletes and departments.

By embedding these processes directly into Wallet, Teamworks ensures that international student-athletes are paid accurately and compliantly, without burdening them with complex paperwork or tax uncertainty.

Data: Objective Decision-Making

Gut instincts alone aren’t enough anymore—athletic departments need clear, objective data to guide decision-making. Teamworks GM integrates advanced analytics tools that bring transparency and precision to key operational areas.

NIL Benchmarks provide unparalleled visibility into the rapidly evolving NIL market. With access to over $100 million in 2024 Football NIL payment data sourced from transactions processed through the Influencer and Basepath platforms, athletic departments can make smarter, data-backed decisions about recruiting and budget planning. Key capabilities include:

• Custom Filters: Segment data by conference, position, and earning percentile to uncover relevant benchmarks.
  
• Budget Simulator: Apply conference-wide averages to project NIL budgets across positions.
  
• Comparison Tool: Conduct side-by-side evaluations across positions and conferences for smarter, more strategic planning.

In addition, Personnel Intelligence, powered by Teamworks Intelligence, allows departments to objectively evaluate athletes using predictive position-specific metrics that serve as leading indicators of an athlete’s potential.

Together, these features empower leaders to align resource allocation, recruiting strategy, and athlete support with real-time, actionable insights, ensuring every decision is grounded in data, not guesswork.

Adoption Across the Nation

Major programs across the country are turning to Teamworks General Manager (GM) to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of collegiate athletics. At Florida State University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford sees GM as a critical tool for future-proofing their department: “Teamworks GM will be of daily use to our coaches and staff, which will help us hit the ground running with an all-inclusive, efficient system for the future of college athletics.” Texas Tech is taking a proactive approach to the coming changes, with Senior Associate AD Jennifer Brashear noting that GM allows each sport to “scenario plan for current and future years” while also providing “a one-stop contracting solution for both licensing agreements and scholarships.”

Other forward-thinking institutions are also embracing GM to unify their operations and prepare for what’s next. Memphis, one of the most integrated Teamworks departments in the country, sees GM as essential to delivering peak performance, with Deputy AD Kathy Sulentic calling it “an integral part of our strategy” to efficiently manage every aspect of operations. At Auburn, Executive Deputy AD Jared Benko emphasized the impact GM will have on their long-term success: “This platform provides the insights and tech we need to strategically manage our resources while continuing to support the success and well-being of our student-athletes. It’s a game-changer for how we approach collegiate athletics management—ensuring we’re not only efficient today but agile and competitive in the future.”

From the Big 12 to the American and SEC, schools are investing in GM to unify their workflows, enhance compliance, and stay competitive in the NIL era.

The Competitive Edge

As regulations change and athletic departments face increasing complexity, Teamworks GM offers a comprehensive solution that integrates budgeting, contracting, and payments into a single platform, purpose-built for elite teams.

For departments still relying on fragmented systems, the message is clear: the future is here, and it’s unified.

For more information on how Teamworks GM can transform your athletic department’s operations, visit Teamworks General Manager, and contact us to see how it can work for you.