Sport Manager - Flag Football

LA28 • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our community. The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles’ third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles. Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place–a team full of diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors–optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness–and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them. Sport Manager, Flag Football Role Purpose You will lead the operational planning that delivers the Olympic Flag Football Tournament at the 2028 Games. Reporting to the Head of Exposition Park Venues & Sport, you serve as LA28's subject-matter expert for Flag Football and the primary liaison with the International Federation of American Football (IFAF). With the sport making its Olympic debut, you help create its tournament structure, venues, schedules, and workforce, coordinating across LA28's functional areas to deliver a competition worthy of the moment.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years' experience delivering national- and international-level sporting events in a leadership role, with extensive knowledge of Flag Football across multiple levels.
• A clear understanding of IF rules and regulations for Flag Football, with coordination experience with international and US sport governing bodies, including IFAF.
• Extensive experience recruiting, training, and leading a large, diverse workforce for sporting events; fluent with Office suite products, including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Extremely detail-oriented and highly organized, with well-developed problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Direct Olympic and Paralympic sport experience at a previous OCOG or multi-sport Games, or delivering international-federation events.
• Experience planning and delivering sport for diverse groups of athletes, attentive to how ability, gender, and other identities shape their experiences.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with IFAF and coordinate with Venues and Infrastructure, Event Management, and other functional areas on competition and training venue design.
• Act as LA28's subject-matter expert for Flag Football, refining Event Operating Plans and validating equipment requirements with IFAF.
• Collaborate with IFAF on competition and training schedules, and coordinate with Timing, Scoring and Results to integrate their requirements into systems and infrastructure.
• Design the Olympic Flag Football Tournament structure — headcount, roles, and hiring — and lead recruitment, onboarding, and day-to-day leadership of the Competition Management workforce.
• Serve as the point of entry and stakeholder manager for IFAF, managing pre-Games site visits, Sport Delivery Plan inputs, and senior-leadership briefings.

Benefits

• A once-in-a-generation chance to help introduce Flag Football to the Olympic stage in 2028.
• Real ownership of the sport operation, from tournament structure to competition delivery, with cross-functional exposure across LA28.
• A collaborative Sport team building something genuinely new for the Games.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree