Manager Commercial

Sphere Entertainment Co; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sphere Entertainment Co. seeks a Manager Commercial to support commercial management and delivery of Sphere projects worldwide. You will drive procurement strategies, contract management, and cost performance with cross-functional teams and external partners.

The role requires deep experience in large-scale MEP installations, complex negotiations, and multinational project environments. On-site presence and global travel may be required to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the commercial management of large MEP based installations.
• Bachelor’s degree or commiserate work experience/certifications.
• Experience managing complex procurement processes, subcontract administration, and commercial negotiations.
• Strong knowledge of commercial management principles, contract law, procurement strategies, and supply chain management.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasting, cost controls, change management, and financial reporting across major projects.
• Experience working within complex, fast-paced, and multinational project environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders across multiple business functions.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing commercial policies, processes, and operational improvements.
• Proficiency with commercial management systems, project controls platforms, and reporting tools.
• Principles, methods and practices related to commercial management

Responsibilities

• Assist with optimization of subcontractor payment reviews and help implement new systems and processes.
• Support monthly cost reporting and forecast cost to complete.
• Interface with third-party fund monitoring agents to ensure reporting compliance.
• Support change management and policy adherence across teams.
• Oversee procurement, contract management, and closeout of subcontractors and suppliers.
• Monitor supply chain and subcontractor performance.
• Onboard contractors to time-and-materials project approach.
• Guide contractors to provide evidence for costs per contracts.
• Support adherence of payment applications to contract terms and definitions.
• Collaborate with contractors to resolve unvalidated costs in payments.
• Review costs against approved contracts and change orders.
• Identify issues and analyze cost trends for productivity reporting.
• Mentor team members and foster a high-performance environment.
• Maintain on-site appearance and guest experience standards.

Skills

Commercial management

Procurement processes

Subcontract administration

Contract negotiations

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Contract law knowledge

Supply chain management

Analytical/problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Relevant certifications/experience

Tools

Commercial management systems

Project controls platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Sphere Entertainment Co. is a leader in immersive experiences, technology and media. The Company includes Sphere, an experiential medium powered by advanced technologies. The first Sphere opened in Las Vegas, with a second venue planned for Abu Dhabi. In addition, the Company includes MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+, delivering a wide range of live sports content and other programming. More information is available at www.sphereentertainmentco.com .

Who are we hiring?

The Manager Commercial will assist the Commercial Lead with the commercial management and delivery of Sphere projects across the Sphere portfolio. This role is responsible for driving best-in-class commercial practices, procurement strategies, contract management, and supply chain performance to support the successful delivery of world-class entertainment venues globally.

The Commercial Lead will partner closely with internal leadership, project stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and suppliers to ensure projects are delivered efficiently, cost-effectively, and in alignment with business objectives, quality standards, and contractual requirements. The ideal candidate brings extensive experience leading the commercial management of large-scale construction projects within complex international environments.

What will you do?

• Assist and contribute to the Optimization ofexisting systems and processes to drive improvement in Subcontractor payment application reviews andassistwith implementation of new systems and processes.
• Support Project Monthly Cost Reporting ensuring accurate recording of information and forecast cost to complete.
• Support Commercial Lead with interface with any 3 rd Party fund monitoring agents, ensuring Sphere compliance with reporting and relevant notices.
• Support change management process, ensure compliance with Corporate and Department Policy and Procedures.
• Support Commercial Lead and VP Procurement and the Construction Management Team the Procurement, contract management and closeout of all Subcontractors and sub tier suppliers for the project.
• Monitor supply chain and subcontractor performance.
• Ensure proper onboarding and education of contractors on the time and materials approach to the project.
• Provide support and guidance to contractors to ensure that monthly payment applications are submitted with required tangible evidence to adequately document costs in accordance with their construction agreement.
• Support monthly payment applications for adherence to contract terms, including reimbursable cost of work definitions and required compliance items, and process for payment.
• Work with contractors to resolve, in a timely manner, not validated costs included in payment applications.
• Review contractor costs against approved contract and change orders issued.
• Proactively identify issues, including critically analyzing contractor cost trends against plan in support of progress and productivity reporting.
• Mentor and support team members, contributing to capability development and fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment
• Provide exceptional experiences for our guests, partners, and team members, including by adhering to our appearance and presentation guidelines while on-site.

What you need to succeed:

• 5+ years of experience in the commercial management of large MEP based installations.
• Bachelor’s degree or commiserate work experience/certifications.
• Experience managing complex procurement processes, subcontract administration, and commercial negotiations
• Strong knowledge of commercial management principles, contract law, procurement strategies, and supply chain management
• Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasting, cost controls, change management, and financial reporting across major projects
• Experience working within complex, fast-paced, and multinational project environments
• Exceptional stakeholder management, negotiation, communication, and leadership skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders across multiple business functions
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing commercial policies, processes, and operational improvements
• Proficiency with commercial management systems, project controls platforms, and reporting tools
• Principles, methods and practices related to commercial management

Special requirements of the job:

• Flexibility to regularly work across time zones of all Sphere locations and offices
• Travel may be required to other Sphere locations based off business need

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Pay Range

$83,000 — $150,000 USD

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