Senior Project Manager - Olympics (LTD)

Adidas; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas in Portland, Oregon seeks a project leader to drive the LA28 Olympics operations strategy and manage cross-functional initiatives across NAM and Global stakeholders.

You will work with Brand Marketing, Sports Marketing, Finance, IT, and other teams to translate Olympic strategies into actionable plans, manage resources and deliverables, and ensure timely execution.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent education is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in job or job function.
• Cross-functional experience in marketing and sales at market level.
• Global mindset with cross-cultural experience.

Responsibilities

• Support Global Project Lead to manage, track, and report on strategic deliverables including budget.
• Develop go-to-market plans for readiness and activations across NAM BUs & functions.
• Manage NAM SLT stakeholder alignment with global stakeholders and project plans.
• Identify risks and opportunities; implement mitigation and optimization plans.
• Drive NAM Core Team alignment across Olympic initiatives and engage stakeholders.
• Own Olympic topics at NAM SLT meetings with support from NAM LA28 Project Lead.
• Contribute to marketplace insights and knowledge of Olympic stakeholders and operations.
• Track and report key Olympic deliverables with milestones and dependencies.
• Collaborate with Brand Marketing and others to translate strategies into plans.
• Support definition and implementation of tactics to optimize project performance and KPIs.

Skills

Communication skills

Project Management

Product experience

Digital savvy

Business/Technical specialist

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SmartSheet

OneNote

Job description

This LTD position will run through July 31, 2027.

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

• Shape and influence the global Olympics strategy, driving the planning and execution of the Olympic Project & Operations strategy for both LA28 at global and local levels.
• Lead the operational management and execution of key initiatives within the adidas Brand organization, ensuring strategic alignment and seamless delivery across cross-functional projects and respective stakeholders.
• Manage LA'28 projects across the Brand portfolio, focusing on milestone achievement, effective deployment, and tangible business impact.
• Drive and implement complex, cross-functional initiatives with broad organizational reach, ensuring successful execution and realization of intended benefits.
• Continuously identify opportunities to create synergies, embed best practices, and introduce innovative approaches to optimize existing processes and strengthen project outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Global Project Lead to manage, track & report on key strategic deliverables - including budget. Support Global & NAM core team to deliver on expectations. Scope includes activation, logistics, hospitality, transportation, catering, security and venue operations etc.
• Drive the development of GTM Plans for key internal milestones readiness and related activations (pre-, during and post Games), across NAM BUs & Functions.
• Ensure strong NAM SLT stakeholder management, and support alignment with respective Global stakeholders while adhering to the global/local project plan
• Identify Project risks and opportunities and proactively implement mitigation and optimization plans to ensure successful delivery against project objectives.
• Drive NAM Core Team and Cross-functional alignment across all Olympic-related initiatives and foster an "all-for-one" operating mindset among key stakeholders.
• Own and drive Olympic topics at NAM SLT meetings (supported by NAM LA28 Project Lead)
• Contribute to marketplace insights, news and knowledge of Olympic official stakeholders, governance structures and event operations to strengthen project planning and execution.
• Up to date information tracking and sharing regarding City of Los Angeles news, planning, insights, etc.
• Manage, track and report key Olympic operational deliverables, ensuring milestones, timelines, dependencies and accountabilities are managed effectively across functions and external partners
• Partner with Brand Marketing, Sports Marketing and other key functional teams to translate Olympic strategies into actionable project plans and execution roadmaps.
• *Support the definition and implementation of tactics to optimize project performance and ensure delivery of agreed project KPIs

PROJECT CHARTER/ OBJECTIVES: Manage project charter and objectives based on framework, within given budget in collaboration with Director Projects and/or Sr. Director Projects

RESOURCES/ BUDGET: Effectively manage, track and report on project resources, including budget management (if applicable).

COMMUNICATION: Support project communication with stakeholders. Prepare communication, presentations to Steering Board, Sponsors and stakeholders.

PROCESS: Manage, govern and implement business process within project framework. Support integration into inline process.

SYSTEMS: Define system needs within project framework. Manage implementation into inline systems.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Primarily NAM focus, with key Global stakeholders (as per LA28 Project)

Depending on scope/type of project but in general:

• GM, MD
• Olympics Project Team
• Brand Marketing
• Global Ticketing
• Sports Marketing
• Cultural Marketing
• Business Units
• Marketing Operations & Business Development
• Operations
• Finance
• Sales (Wholesale, Retail, eCom)
• IT
• Human Resources
• adidas North America (NAM)
• External agencies, event suppliers and operational partners
• Olympic-related stakeholders, hospitality partners and venue operators, where applicable

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Communication skills that are clear, concise, logical
• Project Management experience
• Product experience (product marketing, design or development)
• Digital savvy
• Specialist in business or technical skills with expert knowledge in some areas of work or systems (business champ).
• Broad & deep knowledge in own functional area, combining theoretical and practical knowledge.

Language skills

• English: fluent
• Another European language advantageous

IT skills

• Outlook: Advanced
• Word: Basic
• Excel: Advanced
• PowerPoint: Advanced
• SmartSheet: Basic
• OneNote: Basic

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree or equivalent education required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in job or job function.
• Cross-functional experience, ideally within marketing and sales on a Market level
• Global mindset and ability to work cross-culturally; experience within different countries and/or different cultures

• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match (eligible after one year and 1,000 hours of service). Full-time employees are eligible for generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees accrue prorated flexible time off at the rate of one hour per every thirty hours worked up to a maximum of eighty hours per year, and are eligible to take eleven paid company holidays throughout the calendar year.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.