Sport Manager, Athletics Road Events

LA28 (Web); Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 88 000 - 108 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

LA28 is building a world-class team to deliver marathon and race walk events for the Olympic Games. The role centers on stakeholder management, workforce planning, and coordination with global federations to ensure timely and accurate event delivery.

Based in Downtown Los Angeles, you will work on-site with a collaborative team guided by a mission to celebrate Los Angeles and the Games. The position emphasizes leadership, detail orientation, and strong communication across diverse partners.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of experience delivering national and international road events.
• Extensive knowledge of road events and event operations across leagues and federations.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills.
• On-site availability in Los Angeles.

Responsabilidades

• Act as stakeholder manager to World Athletics, World Para Athletics, and USA Track and Field for road events.
• Shape workforce strategy and planning with the local sport community.
• Validate equipment requirements and develop competition schedules with federations.
• Coordinate with Timing, Scoring and Results to meet federation needs.
• Provide input to pre-Games and Games-time planning.
• Lead a team to deliver marathon and race walk events.

Conhecimentos

Stakeholder management

Project management

Event operations

Excel

PowerPoint

Team leadership

Communication

Ferramentas

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

LA28 does not provide relocationassistancefor any positions. If you are based outside the Los Angeles area, we still welcome your application — we value talent from all geographic backgrounds and want to hear from you if youare able towork on-site in LA.

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our community.

The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles.

Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place–a team full of diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors–optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness–and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them.

Role Purpose

As Sport Manager, Athletics Road Events, you are LA28's stakeholder manager to World Athletics, World Para Athletics, and USA Track and Field for the marathon and race walk program. You develop the sport workforce plan with the local athletics community, validate equipment requirements, and work with the federations on competition and training schedules. You contribute sport-specific expertise to organizational planning and connect timing, scoring, and results to competition requirements. It suits an operator establishing a road event program from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Act as stakeholder managertoWorld Athletics, World Para Athletics, and USA Track and Field for road events.

Shape sport workforce strategy and planning with the local sport community,identifyingstaff, officials, and skilled volunteers.

Validate sport equipment requirements and develop competition and training schedules with the international federations.

Provide sport-specific input to pre-Games, testing, and Games-time planning, including Sport Delivery Plans and venue planning.

Coordinate with Timing, Scoring and Results so federation requirements reach competition systems and infrastructure.

5+ years of experience delivering national and international road events in a leadership role, focused on marathon and race walk.

Extensive knowledge of road events and event operations across professional leagues, federations, universities, and grassroots.

Understanding of road events at national and international level, and of coordination with United States governing bodies.

Extremely detail-oriented,a self-starter, and fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Proven ability to build relationships internally and externally,balancingassertiveness with diplomacy, andto managechange effectively.

Direct Olympic or Paralympic experience ata previousorganizing committee.

Experience collaborating on venue design, event planning, and delivery.

Strong communication, team-building, and interpersonal skills.

A collaborative mindset that prioritizes the team without ego.

An innovative viewpoint that challenges the established status quo.

What We Offer

The opportunity to delivermarathonand racewalkat the Olympic Games.

A collaborative, inclusive team guided by optimism, integrity, excellence, and boldness.

Meaningful ownership of a road eventprogramestablishedfrom the ground up.

Work with lasting, visible impact on Los Angeles and the legacy of the Games.

What This Role Means for the Games

Road events run through the streets of Los Angeles, watched by the whole city rather than a single venue. Your federation relationships, workforce planning, and schedule work make those competitions credible for athletes and memorable for the community along the course.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.

The majority ofwork will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment.

The LA28 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.

Perform other duties asrequired; the role will evolve over time and may include operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

International travel of one to two trips a year, up to two weeks each, requires a valid passport.

Domestic and local venue travel, increasing in frequency as 2028 approaches.

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this position is $ 88,000.00 - $108,000.00 . The pay scaleprovidedis the range that LA28reasonably expectsto pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensationremainssubject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

Accommodation

LA28 is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require an accommodation at any stage, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

LA28 does not provide relocationassistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis ofreligion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law.We strive to build a team that is diverse,inclusiveand encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experiencea candidate can add to our team.

LA2028 Inclusion: Voluntary Demographics

At LA2028, Inclusion is a core pillar of our values and behaviors. We seek out and embrace diversity of all forms, respect and value different perspectives, and strive to build a team that reflects our community. This section of the application process helps us strengthen our hiring practices by mitigating unconscious bias through anonymous data collection.

Below is a set of voluntary demographic questions that are part of LA2028's Inclusion Initiatives. If you choose to fill them out, the responses will be used in aggregate to help us identify areas for improvement in our process. Your response, or your choice not to respond, will NOT be associated with your specific application and will NOT in any way be used in the hiring decision.

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