Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations will partner with the General Manager of Emerging Sports to help build and operationalize GameChanger's Emerging Sports business. You will focus on translating strategy into execution, driving cross-functional coordination, project management, and operational rigor across Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market, Brand, BD, and Finance. You will be an extension of the GM in the near term, ensuring the right inputs, processes, and communication are in place to support decision-making and business growth. Over time, the Emerging Sports business will scale and you will evolve into an independent operator managing workstreams and daily execution. You will report directly to our General Manager of Emerging Sports.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in business operations, chief of staff, program management, or cross-functional roles within a fast-growing or highly dynamic organization.
- Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
- Experience building structure from ambiguity, including setting up workstreams, processes, and execution plans in new environments.
- Comfortable operating as an individual contributor initially, with the interest and capability to take on people leadership as the business grows.
- Experience using Notion or similar knowledge-management tools to document processes, manage workflows, and enable cross-functional collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in or exposure to corporate or enterprise environments is a plus, particularly in navigating structured stakeholder expectations.
Responsibilities
- Operationalize the Emerging Sports business, building structure, processes, and operating rhythms that support GM-led strategy and P&L ownership.
- Manage cross-functional coordination, ensuring alignment and momentum across Product, Engineering, GTM, Brand, BD, and Finance.
- Lead project planning and program management for key initiatives (e.g., basketball growth, new sport exploration), including timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder accountability.
- Support GM decision-making by gathering inputs, synthesizing information, preparing materials, and ensuring clear follow-through on decisions.
- Drive communication and alignment by cascading context, decisions, and updates across teams to reduce silos and increase velocity.
Benefits
- Work remotely throughout the US or from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.
- Unlimited vacation policy.
- Paid volunteer opportunities.
- Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology
- WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.
- Learning stipend - $500 annually towards continued development
- Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly
- Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe
- Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.
- Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.
- Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.
- Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.
- Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
- Family building benefits offered through Progyny.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
