Sport Manager, Lacrosse

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Global Sports Jobs Limited seeks a Sport Manager, Lacrosse to lead operational planning for the Olympic Lacrosse tournament at LA28 in Los Angeles. You will coordinate with World Lacrosse, LA28 teams, and local sport partners to design venues, schedules and training plans.

The role requires extensive Lacrosse knowledge, senior event operations experience, and the ability to recruit and manage a large workforce while driving budgets and program timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of Lacrosse and event operations at multiple levels.
• Experience delivering national and international sporting events in a leadership role.

Responsabilités

• Lead operational planning for the Olympic Lacrosse tournament for LA28.
• Collaborate with World Lacrosse and LA28 teams for venue, scheduling and testing.
• Recruit, onboard and lead the Competition Management workforce for Lacrosse.
• Develop and refine Event Operating Plans (EOPs) and provide sport-specific feedback.
• Manage budgets and project plans with sport-specific assumptions.
• Coordinate with World Lacrosse on IF and equipment requirements while ensuring compliance.

Connaissances

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Event operations

Recruitment

Budgeting

Planning

Lacrosse knowledge

MS Office

Formation

Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience

Outils

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Description du poste

About the Role

The Sport Manager, Lacrosse will lead all aspects of operational planning for the Olympic Lacrosse tournament at LA28, reporting to the Head of Exposition Park Venues & Sport.

The role liaises directly with World Lacrosse and collaborates with the centralized Sport Planning team as well as other LA28 functions, including Venues and Infrastructure, Venue Management, Ticketing and Hospitality, Games Services, Transport, Accommodations, Food and Beverage, Accreditation, and other organisation-wide teams. LA28 expects to identify and onboard the Lacrosse Sport Manager in 2026 in coordination with World Lacrosse.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with World Lacrosse on the development and design of competition and training venues, and coordinate with LA28 Venues and Infrastructure, Event Management and other functional areas to provide Lacrosse-specific input into venue development and design.
• Act as the subject matter expert for Lacrosse within the organisation, including developing and refining Event Operating Plans (EOPs) and providing sport-specific feedback for pre-Games, testing and Games-time planning via centralized planning activities led by Sport Planning.
• Collaborate with World Lacrosse on the development of competition and training schedules for Lacrosse, validate sport equipment requirements and ensure IF requirements are scoped.
• Provide input to Sport Planning on the test event calendar and coordinate with Timing, Scoring & Results to ensure World Lacrosse requirements are integrated into planning for systems and infrastructure.
• Assist in developing the Olympic Lacrosse Tournament structure, including headcount, job descriptions, management structure and hiring, and collaborate on the Sport Workforce strategy and planning for Lacrosse with the recognized NGB and local sport community.
• Lead the recruitment process for Competition Management roles in Lacrosse, and onboard and provide day-to-day leadership of the Competition Management workforce.
• Support the development of Lacrosse-specific testing and Games-time training workforce.
• Act as the point of entry to LA28 and stakeholder manager for World Lacrosse, managing and tracking all communication and briefing the Head of Competition and Head of Exposition Park Venues & Sport on relations and Games-time planning.
• Manage Pre-Games IF site visits for Lacrosse, including developing agendas, liaising with FAs and stakeholders, and producing site visit reports and presentations.
• Manage the completion and tracking of all inputs to each Sport Delivery Plan (SDP) for assigned sports/disciplines.
• Provide reports and updates on the status of deliverables and tasks, and support the development of budgets and project plans with validated sport-specific information and planning assumptions.
• Lead all Competition Management workforce for Lacrosse during testing and Games-time to ensure seamless, world-class delivery of operations supporting competition, athlete and IF spaces within competition and training venues.
• Act as the integration point within the organisation for all World Lacrosse-related requirements for delivery of the competition and training for Lacrosse.
• 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 5+ years’ experience delivering national and international level sporting events in a leadership role.
• Bachelor's degree or relevant work experience required.
• Extensive knowledge of Lacrosse and event operations experience and exposure at multiple levels, including professional leagues or teams, federations, universities, and grassroots.
• Understanding and expertise within Lacrosse at the international and national level, as well as coordination with international and US sport governing bodies.
• A clear understanding of IF rules and regulations for Lacrosse.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues on venue design, event planning, management and delivery across multiple functional areas.
• Extensive experience recruiting, training and leading a large and diverse workforce for the delivery of sporting events.
• Extremely detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to work independently to resolve issues.
• Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-starter with experience in defining tasks, seeking feedback, and evolving work.
• Proven ability to build good interpersonal relationships with people across the organisation and with external stakeholders, while balancing assertiveness with diplomacy.
• Ability to implement and manage change effectively.
• Demonstrated commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
• Experience considering diverse groups of athletes in sport planning and delivery, with special attention to how ability, gender, and other identities impact different athletes’ experiences.

Preferred Skills

• Direct Olympic and Paralympic sport experience at a previous OCOG, multi-sport Games or experience delivering IF level events is a significant asset.

Workplace

Based in Los Angeles, CA; the majority of work may be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods using computers, phones, and other office equipment.

Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.

International travel may be required 1-2 times per year for 1-2 week intervals, approximately 20% or less of working hours.

Domestic travel may be required 0-3 times per year within the United States to observe global sporting events.

Local travel may be required 0-2 times per month, including visits to local venues, co-host city venues, and meetings with local sport clubs, colleges and related organisations, and may increase as 2028 approaches.

About the Company

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organising committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, on a mission to create a Games that celebrate all the city and country have to offer and deliver an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and the 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. LA28 is guided by the values of optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness.