The Raiders are hiring Mark Thewes as their new vice president of football operations and strategy, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Tuesday. Thewes has spent the past 16 years in the Broncos front office.

The Raiders are restructuring their front office after last month having hired as general John Spytek, who had gotten to know Thewes when he was a Broncos scout from 2013-15. They also last month hired Pete Carroll as head coach.

The Las Vegas Raiders have poached a top executive from the Denver Broncos. The Raiders hired former Broncos executive Mark Thewes as their new SVP of football operations and strategy on T