Event General Manager, Road Sports

LA28 (Web) • Los Angeles, CA

3h • $126,000 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

You will lead how LA28 plans and delivers the road-based endurance events at the heart of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games: the Marathon, Road Cycling, and Triathlon. As Director, Road Sports, you own end-to-end planning, operational readiness, and delivery across complex courses that run through the streets of Los Angeles. In the years leading up to the Games, you will establish the plans, agreements, and agency relationships that make these events possible, shaping how road sport is delivered while keeping athletes, spectators, and communities at the center.

Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience leading large-scale, complex event operations, with proven delivery across the planning, readiness, and operational phases.
• Proven track record of leading the planning and delivery of large-scale, complex road event operations across multiple project phases.
• Multi-jurisdictional permitting experience and road event planning operations across complex public-road and community environments in a major metropolitan region.
• Significant stakeholder management experience across major, large-scale venue planning and operational delivery programs.
• Direct road-course experience and proven collaboration with city, county, and state partners on comparable large-scale events.

Nice To Haves

• Past Games or large international competitions involving road-events planning.
• Experience delivering endurance events such as marathons, road cycling, or triathlon.
• Familiarity with Los Angeles or California permitting and road-closure coordination.
• Track record building relationships across public agencies and community stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning, operational readiness, and delivery of road-based endurance events, including the Marathon, Road Cycling, and Triathlon.
• Build and manage multi-agency and road-city relationships across the Los Angeles region to enable event delivery.
• Negotiate permitting, jurisdictional agreements, and use agreements that secure road courses and event footprints.
• Coordinate public safety and traffic planning with partner agencies to protect athletes, spectators, and communities.
• Align priorities across city, county, and state partners, resolving scope and delivery challenges through collaboration.

Benefits

• Real ownership of the road-events program that helps deliver the Games.
• Career-defining leadership across public agencies, venues, and citywide delivery partners.
• Visible impact on events watched by millions across Los Angeles and the world.
• A high-trust team that values judgment, pragmatism, and enabling others.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed