Chief Events & Operations Architect

Overwatch-Mission-Critical; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Overwatch Mission Critical in Austin seeks a senior VP of Operations to build and run the operating engine behind DCAC, enabling the President to focus on industry vision, strategic relationships, major partnerships, and other high-value work. The role combines creative judgment with business discipline to plan, budget, and develop a team capable of scalable, repeatable execution.

You will own production portfolios, operating calendars, budgets, vendor relationships, and cross-functional teams,

Qualifications

• 10+ years in live events, experiential production, brand activations, conferences, entertainment, agency production, or related field, with meaningful leadership experience.
• Experience owning complex, high-visibility, multi-vendor productions and multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Strong budgeting, bidding, scopes of work, contracts, scheduling, staffing, production documents, and financial reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and delivery of DCAC USA, DCAC Europe, On Tour, VIP programs, dinners, golf, partner activations, and special experiences from concept through closeout.
• Establish annual operating calendar, planning cadence, decision structure, documentation, approval gates, and cross-functional workflows.
• Build budgets and forecasts; manage cash flow, procurement, bids, change controls, and reconciliations; protect margins.
• Lead and develop operations and production staff; clarify ownership and align vendors and partners.
• Turn content vision into a workable run of show and coordinate speakers, sponsors, and production across attendee journey.

Job description

Overwatch Mission Critical in Austin seeks a senior VP of Operations to build and run the operating engine behind DCAC, enabling the President to focus on industry vision, strategic relationships, major partnerships, and other high-value work. The role combines creative judgment with business discipline to plan, budget, and develop a team capable of scalable, repeatable execution.

You will own production portfolios, operating calendars, budgets, vendor relationships, and cross-functional teams,