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Sport Manager, Rowing and Para-Rowing
Role Purpose
Help shape the sport planning that will bring Rowing and Para-Rowing to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Working with World Rowing, US Rowing and LA28 teammates, you will connect sport requirements with workforce, competition and training venue preparations. Your contribution will turn researched information and planning assumptions into coordinated decisions across disciplines and functions. This role combines detailed preparation with practical problem-solving as plans develop, creating a clear foundation for testing and Games-time delivery while supporting the people and partnerships behind the competition.
Key Responsibilities
• Collaborate on Rowing and Para-Rowing workforce strategy with US Rowing and local sport communities, identifying paid staff, National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers.
• Liaise with World Rowing and LA28 Sport and Event teammates to communicate across disciplines.
• Provide sport-specific feedback through Sport Planning on pre-Games, testing and Games-time preparations, Sport Delivery Plans and venue planning with other functions.
• Coordinate sport and discipline input with Venues and Infrastructure and Event Management to inform competition and training venue design.
• Support budgets and project plans with researched, validated sport-specific information and planning assumptions for Rowing and Para-Rowing.
Required Competencies
• Minimum 5+ years' experience delivering national and international level Rowing & Para-Rowing events in a leadership role.
• Extremely detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills, strong communication, team building, and interpersonal skills that support coordinated sport planning.
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and ability to work independently to resolve issues, using practical judgment as sport plans evolve.
• Fluent working with Office suite products including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint to organize information and communicate planning decisions.
• Proven ability to build good interpersonal relationships across the organization and with external stakeholders, balancing assertiveness with diplomacy.
Valued Experience
• Experience defining tasks independently and taking initiative as a self-starter.
• Experience seeking feedback to improve the quality of work.
• Experience evolving work as feedback and planning needs develop.
• A collaborative mindset that prioritizes team needs and shared outcomes.
• Experience fostering high performance without ego within a team.
What We Offer
• Help prepare Rowing and Para-Rowing for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Collaborate with sport specialists and LA28 teammates across interdependent planning functions.
• Develop transferable experience connecting workforce, venue design, budgets and sport delivery.
• Contribute visible work to a shared mission grounded in excellence and co-creation.
What This Role Means for the Games
Your work helps translate the requirements of Rowing and Para-Rowing into coordinated preparations for athletes and competition delivery. By connecting sport partners with venue and workforce planning, you will support shared decisions that put Olympic and Paralympic excellence into practice.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
• Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• The majority of work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The LA28 office is an open floorplan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open cubicle environment.
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.
• Perform other duties as required; the role will evolve over time and may include operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Travel internationally, domestically and locally for International Federation and National Governing Body events and congresses, and Los Angeles venue tours during official International Federation site visits.
• Travel within the United States to observe global sporting events, anticipated 0-3 times per year.
• Visit prospective competition and training venues locally and competition and training venues in Co-host Cities, attend meetings with local sport clubs, colleges and related organizations, and observe local sport events. Anticipated local travel is 0-2 times per month and can increase as 2028 approaches.
Compensation
The annual base salary range for this position is $88,000 - $108,000. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28's operational business needs and applicable law.
