Sport Manager, Rowing and Para-Rowing

This role helps 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, it connects sport requirements with workforce, competition and training venue preparations. The position turns researched information and planning assumptions into coordinated decisions across disciplines and functions.

• 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.
• Perform other duties as required, with the role evolving over time and potentially including operational responsibilities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

• Minimum 5+ years' experience delivering national and international level Rowing & Para-Rowing events in a leadership role.
• Extremely detail-oriented with excellent organisational 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 organise information and communicate planning decisions.
• Proven ability to build good interpersonal relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders, balancing assertiveness with diplomacy.

• 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 prioritises team needs and shared outcomes.
• Experience fostering high performance without ego within a team.

• No relocation assistance is provided; candidates based outside the Los Angeles area are welcome to apply if able to work on-site in LA.
• Availability to work onsite in the Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• The majority of work is conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods 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.
• 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 organisations, and observe local sport events; anticipated local travel is 0–2 times per month and can increase as 2028 approaches.

• 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.

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organising committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is on a mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that Los Angeles and the United States have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and the community. The 2028 Games mark the return of the Summer Games to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years and Los Angeles' third time hosting an Olympic Games and first time welcoming the Paralympic Games.