Event and Venue General Manager (Director)

LA28 (Web) • Los Angeles, CA

5d • $126,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Event and Venue General Manager (Director) leads planning and delivery of venue operations across multiple competition venues for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The role expands venue operations planning and readiness in the lead-up to the Games, developing plans, teams, and partnerships to create a world-class field of play. The position oversees functions and stakeholders, manages budgets and risks, and takes venues from planning through Games-time delivery.

The role requires onsite work in LA28’s Downtown Los Angeles-based office and supports multiple venue sites, with travel across venues and to the office as required. Most work takes place in an office setting, including extended use of computers, phones, and other office equipment in an open-floorplan environment. Work hours may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods. The role may evolve and include operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The annual base salary range is $126,000 to $160,000. LA28 does not provide relocation assistance. LA28 describes its culture as collaborative and co-creative, grounded in inclusion, integrity, and accountability, and highlights professional growth, high-impact delivery work, and a lasting community legacy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in sport management or a complementary field.
• At least 8 years of experience leading venue, event, or operations delivery for major, complex, live sporting or entertainment events at scale.
• Strong track record of building and leading senior, cross-functional operational teams to fixed event deadlines while maintaining a high delivery standard.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills, including coordinating multiple partners and functional areas across multiple venues simultaneously.
• Experience directing budgets, master schedules, and comprehensive risk registers across multiple concurrent operational programs.
• Decisive, calm leadership and sound judgment when information is incomplete and delivery timelines are fixed.
• Ability to work onsite in the Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• Ability to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment and use computers, phones, and other office equipment for extended periods.
• Availability for varying hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.
• Ability to travel across multiple venue sites and to the Los Angeles-based office as required.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience delivering venues at an Olympic, Paralympic, or other major international Games.
• Familiarity with temporary overlay, infrastructure, and field-of-play operations at competition venues.
• Background coordinating sport, broadcast, security, accreditation, and commercial venue partners.
• Collaborative, co-creative approach to solving complex operational problems under demanding timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, optimization, and delivery of venue-based Event Operations plans in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Lead the venue team in achieving objectives, venue readiness, and deliverables for stakeholders and venue owners or operators.
• Build productive, respectful relationships with venue partners and related stakeholders, and serve as the day-to-day venue leadership contact.
• Coordinate engagement with venue partners, including meeting cadence, stakeholder site visits, venue planning, and operational readiness.
• Work with venue infrastructure, technology, and other technical teams to track deliverables.
• Manage venue service levels, identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and pursue efficiencies and savings.
• Hire, train, motivate, and lead a diverse, high-performing venue team.
• Coordinate with venue owners and local authorities to manage the Venue Use Agreement and ensure compliance with contractual terms and operational requirements.
• Prepare and deliver written and oral venue-status reports to senior leaders and stakeholders; track, report, and resolve issues through planning, readiness, and operations.
• Manage venue operations for athletes, workforce, spectators, marketing partners, and media, with a focus on inclusive and fully accessible venues.
• Establish working relationships and coordinate activities with local authorities and security representatives for each venue and its approach.
• Lead Functional Areas in creating the Event Operations Plan and other planning and delivery tools.
• Champion and embed LA28 values and behaviors in engagement, planning, and delivery.
• Perform other duties as required, including potential operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Benefits

• Opportunity to build and operate a competition venue for a once-in-a-generation Games.
• Collaborative, co-creative culture grounded in inclusion, integrity, and accountability.
• High-impact, highly visible delivery work with a lasting community legacy.
• Professional growth alongside a diverse, world-class Games-delivery team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director