Program Manager, Sports & Entertainment (Onsite)
About The Position
Program Manager, Sports & Entertainment (Onsite 5 days per week) Overview: The Program Manager, Sports & Entertainment will lead the end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives across the Sports & Entertainment vertical, reporting to the Sr. Director of Sports & Entertainment. This role is responsible for driving cross-functional (XFN) alignment, building scalable workflows, and ensuring seamless execution of strategic programs across Marketing, Partnerships, Legal, Finance, Product, and Creative teams. The Program Manager serves as the operational backbone of the vertical, translating strategy into structured execution plans, maintaining visibility across stakeholders, and ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and with measurable impact. The ideal candidate is highly organized, process-driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in fast-paced environments, particularly within sports, entertainment, or live-event driven ecosystems. The impact you'll make: Lead end-to-end program management for Sports & Entertainment initiatives, from planning through execution and post-launch analysis. Build and maintain clear project roadmaps, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across cross-functional teams. Establish and optimize scalable workflows that ensure operational efficiency and repeatable execution across campaigns and activations. Drive cross-functional (XFN) alignment across Marketing, Social, Partnerships, Legal, Finance, Creative, and Product teams. Identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies early, and proactively implement mitigation strategies. Maintain clear stakeholder communication, including status updates, executive reporting, and program documentation. Develop standardized processes for talent activations, sponsorship campaigns, live events, and partnership launches. Track budgets, resource allocation, and financial approvals in partnership with Finance and leadership. Measure program performance and develop post-mortem analyses with actionable insights and optimization recommendations. Support long-term strategic planning by translating business objectives into structured execution frameworks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sports Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 3-5+ years of experience in program management, project management, or operations within sports, entertainment, media, or marketing environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong proficiency with project management tools (Asana, Monday.com, Jira, Smartsheet, etc.).
- Experience building workflows and process documentation from the ground up.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting live events, sponsorship activations, or talent-driven campaigns.
- PMP, Agile, or similar project management certification.
- Experience working within a technology, digital media, or high-growth startup environment.
- Familiarity with sports marketing, entertainment partnerships, and digital campaign execution.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience in performance reporting and ROI analysis.
- Comfort presenting to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end program management for Sports & Entertainment initiatives, from planning through execution and post-launch analysis.
- Build and maintain clear project roadmaps, timelines, milestones, and deliverables across cross-functional teams.
- Establish and optimize scalable workflows that ensure operational efficiency and repeatable execution across campaigns and activations.
- Drive cross-functional (XFN) alignment across Marketing, Social, Partnerships, Legal, Finance, Creative, and Product teams.
- Identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies early, and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
- Maintain clear stakeholder communication, including status updates, executive reporting, and program documentation.
- Develop standardized processes for talent activations, sponsorship campaigns, live events, and partnership launches.
- Track budgets, resource allocation, and financial approvals in partnership with Finance and leadership.
- Measure program performance and develop post-mortem analyses with actionable insights and optimization recommendations.
- Support long-term strategic planning by translating business objectives into structured execution frameworks.
Benefits
- Physical Health (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- 100% employer-paid premium for employees
- Up to 80% coverage for dependents
- Company HSA contribution with the High Deductible Health Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan (employer will match contribution up to 3.5% of employee contribution)
- Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance options
- Supplemental, voluntary benefits
- Student Loan Repayment/529 Education Savings with a monthly company contribution
- FSA (Medical, Dependent, Transit and Parking)
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Legal access to a network of attorneys
- PTO, paid sick leave, and company holidays (including a 2026 holiday shutdown)
- Paid parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
