Director, Club Programming

USA Volleyball•Irvine, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

USA Volleyball (USAV) is seeking a Director, Club Programming to lead the design, delivery, and scale-up of its grassroots and club-adjacent programming. This full-time role reports to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and focuses on translating strategic priorities and the USAV Athlete Development Model (ADM) into practical program models like Try Volleyball, camps, and developmental leagues. The position aims to expand access, strengthen long-term athlete engagement, and provide strategic leadership for the club ecosystem. The role requires fostering a culture of inclusion, safety, and professionalism. Extended hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, may be required. The position is based in Irvine, CA.

Requirements

Minimum seven years’ progressive experience in sports program management, youth/grassroots athletic programming, club sport operations, or sports administration.
Proven leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
Excellent relationship-management skills, with experience partnering across affiliates, regional bodies, schools, or community organizations.
Demonstrated experience designing and scaling participation-based or membership programs (camps, clinics, leagues, or similar) from concept through national rollout.
Experience building business cases, budget proposals, and presentations.
Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree, Business Administration, related degree or equivalent work experience.
Must be able to successfully pass a USAV background screening (prior to hire date).
Must successfully complete Safe Sport training within two weeks of hire date and maintain it throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Volleyball-specific experience (club, collegiate, or NGB level) preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of USA Volleyball's grassroots and club programming strategy, identifying and prioritizing initiatives to expand participation, improve access, and create long-term organizational value.
Design and oversee sustainable youth programming models, including introductory clinics, developmental leagues, recreational programming, camp concepts, and hybrid community-to-club pathways.
Translate strategic concepts into launch-ready program materials, including implementation roadmaps, operating assumptions, repeatable playbooks, templates, and rollout guidance.
Partner with the ADM & Education function to ensure programming reflects developmentally appropriate practices, athlete safety principles, and ADM concepts.
Work with the Manager, Club Relationships and the Chief of Regional Operations and Development to create partnership-based programming opportunities for implementation with affiliates, clubs, schools, or community organizations.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders on robust marketing and communications plans to promote programming.
Evaluate new program and partnership opportunities based on mission alignment, audience growth, accessibility, partner fit, operational feasibility, and long-term value creation.
Develop business cases, executive recommendations, and launch-readiness materials for leadership decision-making and budget planning.
Establish KPI and post-launch evaluation frameworks for major initiatives, including success measures, reporting cadence, and feedback loops.
Coordinate with Membership & Customer Service to ensure new programs have appropriate participant support, registration logic, and service workflows.
Oversee the Manager, Club Relationships, and use insights from clubs, affiliates, and Regions to refine strategy, prioritize investments, strengthen adoption of USAV programming and services, and ensure alignment with broader organizational efforts.
Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

Paid Time Off - Accrue 10 hours each pay period (up to a maximum of 23 days).
Holidays - Up to 15.5 paid holidays per year.
403B retirement plan - Employer match up to 8%.
Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision) - No monthly premiums deducted for employee-only coverage; opt-out rebate provided.
Medical wellness program - Earn up to $1000/year for completing health activities.
Paid Parental leave.
Director Life Insurance.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Employer-paid life and AD&D Insurance.
DEI, Social and Wellness Committees.
Discounts on sponsored vendor apparel (Mizuno).