THE ROLE:
FloSports is looking for a highly collaborative and execution-oriented Program Manager to lead complex, cross-functional programs that support the company's growth and operational evolution. Based in Austin, Texas, this role reports to the Director of Business Operations.
A few characteristics which will make you successful in this role:
- You're entrepreneurial, aren't afraid of failure, and have demonstrated success while overcoming roadblocks
- You're collaborative and a quick study to understand what is important to many different stakeholders across the organization
- You're humble, receptive to feedback, and willing to roll up your sleeves and do the work yourself when needed
- You can synthesize ambiguous problems and break them down into structured, manageable steps to solve
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manage New Sport Vertical Launches
- Lead the end-to-end program for launching new sports verticals, from pre-launch program design and planning through launch and post-launch growth.
- Coordinate the commercial, operational, technical, production, partner, content, marketing, and customer-experience components of each launch.
- Build and maintain an integrated roadmap for planned and potential vertical launches.
- Lead post-launch reviews and incorporate lessons learned into FloSports' vertical-launch framework.
Lead Technology and Operational Transformation Programs
- Lead cross-functional programs that introduce new technology, workflows, or operating models into FloSports' business.
- Support initiatives centered around new content-capture models, partner production technology, remote production capabilities, workflow automation, and operational tooling.
- Develop phased implementation plans that may include product development, pilots, field testing, partner onboarding, training, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Ensure new capabilities are operationally supportable, scalable, and aligned with the customer and partner experience.
- Coordinate change-management activities to drive adoption, clarify new responsibilities, and transition programs into sustainable business operations.
Coordinate Merger and Acquisition programs
- Lead cross-functional due diligence across internal business units and senior external stakeholders (e.g., advisors, legal counsel, target leadership) to audit risk profiles, uncover operational dependencies, and evaluate target synergies.
- Establish and implement scalable integration frameworks, governance structures, and playbooks that standardize post-merger execution and executive reporting.
- Own Day 1 readiness plans including orchestrating workstream execution and communications to guarantee seamless business continuity upon deal close.
- Drive post-merger synergy realization, tracking critical-path dependencies, operational efficiencies, and integration KPIs to ensure full capture of deal value.
Apply Data and Financial Rigor
- Build and maintain program budgets, forecasts, business cases, and financial models in partnership with Finance and functional leaders.
- Evaluate potential initiatives using cost-benefit, ROI, scenario, sensitivity, and capacity analyses.
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into financial performance, operational readiness, delivery progress, and business results.
- Ensure decisions and executive recommendations are supported by reliable data, explicit assumptions, and a clear understanding of financial tradeoffs.
Drive Accountability, Decisions, and Communication
- Align cross-functional teams around priorities, responsibilities, deliverables, and decision ownership.
- Facilitate difficult decisions when teams face competing priorities, timelines, or resource constraints.
- Identify risks and dependencies early, drive mitigation plans, and escalate unresolved issues with clear options and recommendations.
- Provide concise, decision-oriented updates to executives and stakeholders on program health, milestones, budgets, risks, and required actions.
- Maintain clear documentation of key decisions, commitments, and assumptions
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- 5+ years of experience in program management, business operations, strategy and operations, consulting, media operations, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional programs from planning through implementation across commercial, technical, creative, financial, and operational teams.
- Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive accountability without direct authority.
- Experience managing roadmaps, budgets, dependencies, risks, and executive communications.
- Strong analytical skills and experience using KPIs to guide decisions. Ability to translate data into clear business insights, decisions, and recommendations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A hands-on approach and willingness to move between strategic planning and detailed execution.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including financial modeling, data manipulation, and executive-ready reporting.
- Experience working with business-intelligence platforms (Domo, Looker Studio, Tableau, PowerBI, etc)
BONUS
- Experience in streaming media, live sports, digital media, entertainment, or subscription businesses.
- Familiarity with sports-rights partnerships, live production, video technology, or direct-to-consumer platforms.
- Experience designing pilots and scaling successful technology or operational programs.
- Experience working with external technology vendors or production partners.
- Experience within Growth-stage companies
OUR BENEFITS:
- Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman
- Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule
- All-hands events hosted in beautiful Austin, Texas
- Annual equity awards for all top performers
- Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
- Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
- Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately
- Progressive parental leave policies
- Flexible paid time off
- Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events
- Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach
- Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week
