Associate Athletic Director for Internal Ops

California State University - Fresno; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

CalPERS retirement

Paid time off

Job summary

Fresno State Athletic Corporation seeks an Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations to lead facilities and event operations, oversee equipment and sport programs, and guide IT staff within Athletics. The role ensures safe, fiscally responsible, high-quality environments supporting student-athlete success and fan experience.

You will supervise sport programs, manage scheduling, purchasing, and coach development, while coordinating with coaches, campus partners, and external

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA rules, compliance requirements, and athletics operations.
• Ability to supervise staff and/or head coaches, including performance management and professional development.
• Knowledge of strategic planning and budget principles and practices, including fiscal accountability.
• Knowledge of home athletic event operations, including safety, risk management, and game-day execution.
• Strong understanding of competitive scheduling, contest agreements, and sport program operational logistics.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple high-profile initiatives.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate with coaches, student-athletes, campus partners, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to student-athlete welfare, diversity, equity, inclusion, and creating a positive athletics culture.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and make strategic business decisions.
• Review and evaluate program service delivery methods and systems to identify opportunities for improvement and implement changes to standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of facilities & event operations, equipment room operations, and assigned sport programs.
• Provide operational direction to the IT staff assigned to Athletics.
• Ensure operational excellence across athletic facilities and home competitions.
• Supervise assigned sport programs and oversee scheduling, fiscal accountability, purchasing operations, and coach development.
• Serve as liaison among coaches, student-athletes, campus partners, and external stakeholders.
• Lead long-term facilities and capital planning initiatives; oversee event management strategy and execution.
• Collaborate with the Athletic Business Office on budget management, cost and revenue analysis, and fiscal/budget training for coaches & staff.
• Establish operational standards and drive cross-department collaboration.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives related to facilities growth, competitive excellence, and conference alignment.
• Use data-informed decision-making to advance operational integrity and financial stewardship.

Skills

NCAA rules knowledge

Staff supervision

Budget principles

Event operations

Scheduling logistics

Communication skills

Diversity & inclusion

Financial data analysis

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in sport management or related field

Job description

Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations

Fresno State Athletic Corporation

Compensation and Benefits

Hiring Salary: $7,084/month

• This is a full-time, exempt position.

The Fresno State Athletic Corporation provides a comprehensivebenefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans,participation in the California Public Employees Retirement System(CalPERS), and sick and vacation time. A summary of benefitinformation can be found here (under Athletic Corporation header). Athletic Corporationemployees are at-will.

Job Summary

The Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations serves as aleader within the Department of Athletics, providing strategicoversight of facilities & event operations, equipment roomoperations, and assigned sport programs, and providing operationaldirection to the IT staff assigned to Athletics. This position isresponsible for ensuring operational excellence across all athleticfacilities and home competitions while advancing a safe, fiscallyresponsible, and high-quality environment that supportsstudent-athlete success and enhances the fan experience.

As a key member of the Athletics senior leadership team, theAssociate AD provides direct supervision of assigned sport programsand oversees all competitive scheduling, fiscal accountability,purchasing operations, and coach development across all sportprograms. The role serves as a primary liaison among coaches,student-athletes, campus partners, and external stakeholders,ensuring alignment with departmental values, institutionalpriorities, and NCAA standards.

This position assists with long‑term facilities and capitalplanning initiatives, oversees event management strategy andexecution, helps centralize sport program purchasing, andcollaborates closely with the Athletic Business Office on budgetmanagement, cost and revenue analysis, and fiscal/budget trainingfor coaches & staff. The Associate AD establishes operationalstandards, drives cross-department collaboration, and contributesto strategic initiatives related to facilities growth, competitiveexcellence, and conference alignment.

Through proactive leadership, data-informed decision-making, and acommitment to service excellence, the Associate Athletic Directorfor Internal Operations plays a critical role in advancing thedepartment’s operational integrity, financial stewardship, andoverall strategic vision.

Key Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of NCAA rules, compliance requirements,and athletics operations.
• Ability to supervise staff and/or head coaches, includingperformance management and professional development.
• Knowledge of strategic planning and budget principles andpractices, including the ability to maintain fiscal accountabilityand monitor expenditures.
• Knowledge of and ability to oversee home athletic eventoperations, including safety, risk management, and game-dayexecution.
• Strong understanding of competitive scheduling, contestagreements, and sport program operational logistics.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solvingskills with the ability to manage multiple high-profile initiativessimultaneously.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, withdemonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with coaches,student-athletes, campus partners, and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to student-athlete welfare, diversity,equity, inclusion, and creating a positive athletics culture.
• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data and makestrategic business decisions.
• Review and evaluate program service delivery methods andsystems to identify opportunities for improvement and implementchanges to standard operating procedures.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in sport management, business administration,higher education administration, or a related field.
• At least five (5) years of progressively responsible experiencein collegiate athletics administration, including experience infacilities oversight, event operations, and/or sport programsupervision.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

California State University, Fresno is committed to maintaining andimplementing employment policies and procedures in compliance withapplicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws andregulations. Executive Orders 1096 and 1097 prohibitdiscrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of aprotected status: race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry,age, sex (including gender identity), sexual orientation, maritalstatus, pregnancy, mental disability, physical disability, medicalcondition and covered veteran status. Fresno State's commitment todiversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring, andretention. We are proud to be an affirmative action and equalopportunity employer.

COVID19 Vaccination Policy

Per the CSU COVID-19 VaccinationPolicy , it is strongly recommended that all employees who areaccessing office and campus facilities follow COVID-19 vaccinerecommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health(CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and otherrelevant indications. Questions may be sent to [e-mail] .

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check(including a criminal records check) must be completedsatisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CaliforniaState University, Fresno. Failure to satisfactorily complete thebackground check may result in the withdrawal of the offer ofemployment. Current employees who are offered positions on campuswill be required to undergo a background check for any positionwhere a background check is required by law or that Fresno Statehas identified as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a "mandatedreporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect ReportingAct and is required to comply with the requirements set forth inCSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

This position may be a "designated position" under the CaliforniaState University's Conflict of Interest Code. This will require thefiling of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis andthe completion of training within six (6) months of assuming officeand every two (2) years thereafter.

Fresno State is a tobacco-free, smoke-free and vapor-freecampus.

Fresno State is not a sponsoring agency for staff or managementpositions. (e.g. H1-B Visas)

Fresno State

California State University, Fresno is one of 23 campuses in theCalifornia State University System. The University's mission is toboldly educate and empower students for success through our valuesof Discovery, Diversity and Distinction. The current studentpopulation is more than 25,000, including a large percentage ofstudents with diverse and culturally rich backgrounds. TheUniversity serves the San Joaquin Valley while maintaining deepinvolvement with the state, nation, and across the globe.

Metropolitan Fresno, with a multi-ethnic population of over527,000, is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. Thecampus is within driving distance of Yosemite, Kings Canyon andSequoia National Parks, San Francisco, Los Angeles, the MontereyPeninsula, beaches, sailing, lakes, and numerous ski resorts.Fresno boasts one of the most reasonable housing markets inCalifornia and offers a wide array of locally grown fruits andproduce.