Sports events

Event and Venue General Manager, Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City, United StatesOnsiteHead/directorPosted 4 days ago

Overview

This director-level role leads operational planning and delivery for the Olympic competition venues in Oklahoma City, including the OKC Softball Park and the OKC Whitewater Center. The post is based in Oklahoma City and covers venue readiness through to Games-time delivery.

What you'll do

Lead venue-level event operations planning and readiness with the wider Team OKC group.
Act as the day-to-day venue leadership contact for the venue partner and related stakeholders.
Own venue budgets, financial reporting and fiscal governance, reporting to Team OKC leadership.
Coordinate the Venue Use Agreement with venue owners and local authorities.
Manage service levels, identify delivery risks and develop mitigation plans.
Build, develop and direct a large venue team to deliver operations plans on fixed deadlines.

What you need

Eight or more years leading venue, event or operations delivery for major live sport or entertainment events.
Experience building and leading large cross-functional teams to immovable event deadlines.
Hands-on ownership of budgets, master schedules and risk registers across multi-party programs.
Strong stakeholder and vendor management across a live venue environment.
Comfortable with extended computer-based office work in an open-plan setting.

Schedule

Hours vary and can include evenings, weekends and holidays, particularly during peak event periods.

Key facts

Hours: Hours vary and can include evenings, weekends and holidays, especially during peak event periods.
Office days: Majority of work is office-based in an open-plan environment.
Travel: Travel to Los Angeles and other venue sites as required.
Contract: Fixed-term