Chief Operating Officer at Indiana Sports Corp

Deep End Talent Strategies•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Indiana Sports Corp is expanding its leadership team and adding a Chief Operating Officer (COO). This organization operates in a dynamic environment, managing major sporting events, long-term community initiatives, public- and private-sector partnerships, and an ambitious statewide sports strategy. The COO will provide enterprise-wide operational leadership, translating priorities into disciplined execution. This leader will connect people and functions, strengthen organizational systems, improve accountability, and create the operating rhythm necessary for an organization with both major-event responsibilities and significant long-term ambitions. The role reports to the President and serves on the senior leadership team.

Requirements

Senior leadership experience in sports, live events, entertainment, hospitality, tourism, venues, collegiate athletics, nonprofit leadership, or another complex, stakeholder-intensive organization.
A track record of successfully leading complex operations.
Exceptional organizational judgment and follow-through.
Experience leading across departments rather than through a single functional silo.
The ability to simplify complexity and establish clear accountability.
Well-honed people leadership and talent-development skills.
Comfort working in a fast-moving, highly visible environment.
Experience managing competing priorities and significant stakeholder expectations.
Financial and business acumen.
The ability to build trust quickly with staff, executives, Board members, and external partners.
A practical, collaborative leadership style with a strong bias toward action.
Sports-industry experience is valuable, but leaders from adjacent environments who understand major events, hospitality, community partnerships, and complex organizational execution are also of interest.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership across the organization's core operations and internal business practices.
Translate organizational priorities into clear plans, ownership, timelines, and accountability.
Create effective operating rhythms across the leadership team and organization.
Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and cross-functional collaboration.
Help allocate organizational resources against the highest-priority work.
Lead complex initiatives involving multiple departments and external partners.
Strengthen planning, project management, and organizational discipline without creating unnecessary processes.
Partner closely with the President and senior leadership team on organizational performance and execution.
Anticipate operational risks and ensure the organization is prepared to respond.
Support a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and service.
Help ensure Indiana Sports Corp has the structure, capabilities, and operational capacity to deliver on its 2050 Vision.