Senior Associate, Operational Planning

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Los Angeles (CA); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

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Onsite in Downtown LA

Exposure to planning leaders across a

High-visibility role with impact

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LA28 is seeking a hands-on Operations Planning Associate to help coordinate cross-functional workstreams and turn complex plans into actionable guidance. You'll build trackers, timelines, dashboards, and decks to keep executives and teams aligned for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

The role requires 4+ years in planning or project management, strong communication, and meticulous organization, with fluency in English.

Competenze

• Minimum 4 years in operational planning or project management.
• Experience in cross-functional roles within complex organisations.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to influence stakeholders.
• Exceptional organisational skills with ability to manage ambiguity.
• Fluency in English and eagerness to learn in a fast-evolving Games environment.

Mansioni

• Maintain cross-functional integration across operational planning workstreams.
• Develop and maintain trackers, timelines, dashboards, decks, and status updates.
• Translate complex information into clear, actionable recommendations and visuals for leadership.
• Facilitate working sessions, schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and track actions.
• Identify risks, issues, and opportunities with recommended actions.
• Support additional duties as the role evolves, potentially including on-site operations during games.

Conoscenze

Operational planning

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Organisational skills

English fluency

Strumenti

Smartsheet

PowerPoint

Excel

Gemini AI agents

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About the Role

The role supports LA28 in turning complex operational plans into a coordinated path to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Operational Planning, it supports cross-functional integration across operational planning workstreams and builds trackers, timelines, dashboards, and decks that keep teams aligned. The role researches and distils complex information into clear, actionable recommendations, runs working sessions, and flags risks and opportunities early. The work helps leaders see the whole operation and decide with confidence, keeping every workstream moving in step toward a successful, well-delivered Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.

Key Responsibilities

• Support cross-functional integration and coordination across operational planning workstreams, keeping teams aligned on shared priorities.
• Develop and maintain planning materials, trackers, timelines, dashboards, decks, and status updates that inform decision-making.
• Research, analyse, and distil complex information into clear, actionable recommendations, presentations, and visuals for leadership.
• Facilitate working sessions and meetings by scheduling, preparing agendas, capturing key decisions, and following up on action items.
• Identify and elevate risks, issues, and opportunities with proposed recommendations, and provide administrative support to the team.
• Perform other duties as required, with the role evolving over time and potentially including operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in operational planning or project management.
• Experience in cross-functional roles within complex organisations, with adaptability in fast-moving, demanding environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at various levels of seniority.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Fluency in English, with the intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn that a fast-evolving Games environment demands.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in large-scale sporting events.
• Fluency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Smartsheet.
• Experience creating and managing Gemini AI agents.
• Mega sporting event operational, event, or project management experience.
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and briefing materials.
• Passion for the Olympic and Paralympic Movement.

Workplace

• Onsite in the Downtown Los Angeles-based office five days a week.
• No relocation assistance is provided for any position.
• Applications are welcome from candidates based outside the Los Angeles area if they are able to work on-site in LA.
• The majority of work is conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The office is an open floorplan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.

Benefits & Perks

• A central seat in planning how the 2028 Games will actually run.
• Exposure to leaders and workstreams across the entire organising committee.
• A curious, optimistic team that values initiative, feedback, and growth.
• Varied work that blends high-visibility projects with essential behind-the-scenes delivery.

About the Company

LA28 is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to fair and unbiased recruitment procedures, encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply, and assesses applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to the team.