Tech Operations Manager, Olympic Games Programs

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

On Location is seeking a Manager, Technology Operations to support planning, governance, delivery, and operational readiness of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic technology portfolio.

This role connects Technology Operations, Product, Engineering, Data, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Support, business teams, external vendors, and LA28/IOC stakeholders to maintain integrated plans, surface risks, facilitate decisions, and prepare initiatives for launch and Games-time operations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technology program management or a related role.
• Proven experience managing complex, cross-functional technology programs with multiple teams and dependencies.
• Strong skills in planning, RAID management, dependency tracking, reporting, meeting facilitation, and escalation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day technology engagement with external program stakeholders and partner organizations, including governance forums, status reporting, requirements alignment, decision management, dependency tracking, issue escalation, and follow-through.
• Lead planning and governance for assigned technology programs and operational initiatives.
• Translate objectives into integrated plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Technology, Product, Engineering, Data, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Support, and business functions.
• Establish operating cadences, communication paths, escalation procedures, and clear ownership across workstreams.
• Prepare executive-ready status reports, readouts, agendas, decision logs and governance materials.
• Track delivery progress, surface tradeoffs, and escalated risks, blockers, and unresolved decisions.
• Support UAT, release readiness, go-live planning, production launches, hyper care, and Games-time operational readiness.
• Coordinate security and compliance dependencies, including penetration testing, remediation tracking, and partner communications.
• Lead lessons learned and improve repeatable delivery, PMO, and governance practices.

Skills

Technology program management

Planning & RAID management

Executive communications

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

On Location is seeking a Manager, Technology Operations to support planning, governance, delivery, and operational readiness of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic technology portfolio.

This role connects Technology Operations, Product, Engineering, Data, Cybersecurity, Architecture, Support, business teams, external vendors, and LA28/IOC stakeholders to maintain integrated plans, surface risks, facilitate decisions, and prepare initiatives for launch and Games-time operations.