Vice President, Venue Operations - Flag Football

About the role

TMRW Sports is seeking a Vice President, Venue Operations – Flag Football to lead the strategic and operational management of the league’s primary competition venue and surrounding campus.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership for all venue operations, ensuring readiness for Flag Football games, league events, and third-party programming
• Develop and execute operational strategies that deliver exceptional experiences for players, fans, sponsors, partners, media, and VIP guests
• Partner closely with internal Event Operations, Broadcast, Technology, Competition, Partnerships, and Guest Experience teams to deliver seamless event execution
• Oversee venue technology infrastructure and operational systems that support game presentation, guest experience, and event operations
• Lead and develop venue operations personnel, including full-time staff, event staff, and vendor partners
• Oversee all building systems, facility engineering functions, and preventative maintenance programs to ensure world-class venue performance
• Maintain responsibility for facility reliability, infrastructure performance, asset management, and operational sustainability
• Partner with engineering, facility management, operations, guest services, security, and housekeeping leadership teams to ensure optimal venue operations
• Ensure the venue and campus consistently meet the highest standards of appearance, cleanliness, functionality, and safety
• Establish and manage relationships with key operational service providers, including: Operations teams, Engineering teams, Facility management partners, Event operations vendors, Guest services providers, Security leadership, Housekeeping leadership
• Manage procurement processes, service contracts, vendor performance metrics, and contract compliance
• Negotiate and oversee major operating agreements that support venue operations and long-term business objectives
• Lead all capital improvement projects, facility upgrades, and long-term maintenance planning for the venue and surrounding campus
• Develop and oversee: Capital planning initiatives, Building systems improvements, Preventative maintenance programs, Deferred maintenance strategies, Renovation projects, Infrastructure enhancements
• Manage long-term asset replacement planning to protect and maximize facility investments
• Partner with commercial and internal stakeholders to maximize venue utilization and drive revenue growth through year-round programming and ancillary revenue opportunities
• Build and maintain a robust event pipeline that expands the venue's business beyond league competition
• Evaluate new business opportunities and venue programming concepts
• Collaborate with Partnerships, Premium Hospitality, Merchandising, and Commercial teams to create incremental revenue streams
• Develop and implement safety, security, and crisis management plans
• Maintain compliance with all OSHA, ADA, fire code, health, life safety, and regulatory requirements
• Develop and maintain Emergency Action Plans (EAPs)
• Coordinate closely with local police, fire, EMS, and emergency management agencies
• Coordinate tabletop exercises and emergency response drills
• Lead emergency preparedness planning, incident management protocols, and business continuity initiatives
• Create, maintain, and enforce venue policies, procedures, operational standards, and crisis management plans

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Sports Management, Engineering, Facility Management, Hospitality, or a related field
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in venue operations, stadiums, arenas, convention centers, sports facilities, or large public assembly venues
• Significant experience leading multi-functional venue operations teams and third-party service providers
• Proven success managing operating budgets, capital budgets, and large-scale capital improvement projects
• Strong knowledge of facility engineering, building systems, preventative maintenance, and asset management planning
• Experience negotiating and managing complex vendor, service, and operating agreements
• Experience developing emergency preparedness, life safety, and business continuity programs
• Ability to lead large cross-functional teams and influence executive stakeholders
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required to support league and venue operations

Preferred

• Master's degree (MBA) or related advanced degree
• Experience opening, renovating, or expanding a sports or entertainment venue
• Experience driving venue utilization, non-game event programming, and ancillary revenue growth
• Knowledge of venue technology systems and facility development best practices
• Experience building and scaling operations within a high-growth, startup, or emerging sports property environment

Benefits

• Equity ownership opportunities to allow employees to share in the company’s growth
• Unlimited discretionary time off along with 15 paid holidays per year
• Comprehensive health insurance options, including a 100% contribution
• Employee coverage option
• Additional employee and family insurance coverage options with company contribution, including dental and vision
• FSA, HSA and DCHSA opportunities including contribution matches
• Roth IRA plans

About TMRW Sports

TMRW Sports is focused on building modern approaches in sports, media, and entertainment. By creating new leagues for a new age, TMRW Sports, in partnership with established leagues like the NFL, PGA TOUR and LPGA, is forging pathways and experiences for new generations of fans. TMRW Sports' first project, TGL presented by SoFi, is a primetime team golf league in partnership with the PGA TOUR reaching 152 territories worldwide and described as a “high-energy arena spectacle” by Vanity Fair, “pure entertainment” by GQ, and “golf’s boldest new venture” by Fast Company. Launching this fall, WTGL will feature teams of the world’s best women golfers in partnership with the LPGA. TMRW Sports is also developing men’s and women’s professional flag football leagues in partnership with the National Football League and 32 Equity, the NFL’s collective investment vehicle. Founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and sports executive Mike McCarley, TMRW Sports is supported by an influential and diverse investor group of athletes, celebrities and business leaders from the worlds of sports, media, technology and finance. For more, visit TMRWSportsGroup.com.