Event & Venue General Manager

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; in-person attendance is required. The role includes occasional travel to venues across the Los Angeles region and potentially outside the Greater Los Angeles region. hirify.global does not provide relocation assistance.

Annual base salary: $126,000–$160,000.

Company

hirify.global is an independent, nonprofit, privately funded organizing committee delivering the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

What you will do

• Lead operational planning and delivery for an Olympic and Paralympic Games venue across planning, readiness, and Games-time operations.
• Develop, optimize, and deliver venue-based Event Operations Plans and related planning tools.
• Lead a diverse venue team, including hiring, training, motivation, and performance management.
• Build and manage relationships with venue partners, owners, local authorities, security representatives, and other stakeholders.
• Track venue infrastructure, technical deliverables, service levels, risks, mitigation strategies, agreements, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate venue operations for athletes, workforce, spectators, partners, and media while supporting inclusive and fully accessible venues.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in sports, event management, major Games delivery, major event properties, or event production companies.
• Proven experience planning and delivering large-scale, complex event operations across multiple project phases.
• Experience leading diverse, high-performing teams and building cross-functional partnerships.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, diplomacy, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Fluent use of Microsoft Office products, including Excel and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

• Previous Olympic, Paralympic, or other major Games experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative, inclusive environment guided by optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation, and boldness.
• Work hours may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays during peak event periods.
• The majority of work takes place in an office setting with extended computer, phone, and office-equipment use.
• The workplace uses an open-floorplan environment.