Vice President, UFC Performance Institute Operations

Who We Are

UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and approximately 300 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 950 million households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; and PBR, the world’s premier bull riding organization. Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. TKO also services and partners with major sports rights holders through IMG, an industry-leading global sports marketing agency; and On Location, a global leader in premium experiential hospitality.

The Role And What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership, oversight, and direction to the UFCPI’s global operations (including facilities in Las Vegas, Shanghai, Mexico City, and future growth markets.)
• Serve as the principal operational partner to the Senior Vice President, coordinating execution across UFCPI’s business, facility, and support functions and ensuring alignment of the Institute’s global operating priorities.
• Advance the global operations strategy for UFCPI, aligning business operations with organizational priorities, athlete service expectations, and long-term expansion plans.
• Ensure consistent standards and efficient execution of day-to-day business operations across all UFCPI locations.
• Establish and optimize scalable operating models on both global and local levels through impactful governance frameworks, policies, and standard operating procedures that support global consistency while allowing for local market execution.
• Partner with performance, medical, science, commercial, finance, legal, facilities, and other internal stakeholders to ensure operational alignment across all UFCPI activities.
• Direct global operations staff, maintenance planning, space utilization, and infrastructure readiness in collaboration with internal facilities and external service providers.
• Oversee third-party consultants, vendors, and strategic partners, including selection, negotiation support, performance management, and ongoing relationship development.
• Lead operational planning and execution, facility flow, service access, and related support systems that facilitate high-quality program delivery.
• Build, lead, and develop an operations team that includes front-of-house, facility, logistics, administrative, and site operations personnel.
• In alignment with the SVP, UFC Performance Institute, establish and monitor operational KPIs, utilization targets, service metrics, and reporting mechanisms that drive performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and implement opportunities that improve operational efficiency, service quality, risk management, and cost effectiveness across the global UFCPI network.
• Serve as a senior representative of UFCPI with athletes, coaches, gyms, vendors, partners, and other external stakeholders to strengthen engagement, trust, and service utilization.
• Support business planning for new initiatives, geographic expansion, and evolving service offerings, including readiness planning, process design, and operational integration.
• Partner with UFCPI leadership to manage budgets, forecasting inputs, inventory controls, and resource planning associated with UFCPI operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable health, safety, conduct, and operational standards across all UFCPI environments.
• Champion a culture of operational excellence, innovation, collaboration, accountability, and service that reflects the standards of a world-class global performance organization.
• Perform other duties, projects,