Sport Manager, Lacrosse

LA28 is the independent, non-profit, privately funded organizing committee for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are on a singular mission to create an Olympic and Paralympic Games that celebrate all that this city and country have to offer, delivering an unparalleled experience for athletes, fans, partners and our 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. This presents the unique and exciting opportunity to celebrate our legacy with the Games and push the Olympic and Paralympic Movements forward, writing a new chapter of Games history in Los Angeles.      Putting on an Olympic and Paralympic Games is a team sport. To build a Games unlike any the world has seen before, we need the best team in place–a team full of perspectives, experiences and expertise. We are guided by the following set of values and behaviors–optimism, integrity, excellence, inclusion, co-creation and boldness–and look forward to hearing about how your past experiences align with them.   Sport Manager, Lacrosse Position  Summary   LA28 is looking to identify a Lacrosse Sport Manager for the Olympic Lacrosse Tournament 2028.  In coordination with World Lacrosse, LA28 will identify and onboard a Lacrosse Sport Manager in 2026. Please make sure to highlight your Lacrosse-specific experience, including the level of events you have managed and delivered (e.g., club, collegiate, national, international), in your resume. Please note that due to the expected high volume of applicants the hiring of this position may take longer than others within LA28.    The Sport Manager,Lacrosse will play a critical role within the LA28 Sport team, reporting to the Head of Exposition Park Venues & Sport while leading all aspects of operational planning for the Olympic Lacrosse tournament. This role will liaise directly with the World Lacrosse.  The position will also be expected to collaborate with the centralized Sport Planning team as well as other LA28 functions (i.e. Venues and Infrastructure, Venue Management, Ticketing and Hospitality, Games services, Transport, Accommodations, Food and Beverage, Accreditation, etc), as well as across the organization (including but not limited to Athlete Relations, Strategy, Marketing, Commercial, Technology, HR, and Finance).    Key Responsibilities     Competition and Training Venue(s) Design      Liaise with World Lacrosse for the development and design of competition and training venues.  Coordinate with LA28 Venues and Infrastructure and Event Management and other FAs internal to LA28 to provide Lacrosse specific input into the development and design of competition and training venues.   Competition Management & Planning      Act as the subject matter expert for the sport of Lacrosse within the organization and especially in the development and refinement of Event Operating Plans (EOPs)   Collaborate with World Lacrosse on the development of the competition schedule and training schedules for Lacrosse.   Validate sport equipment requirements for Lacrosse ensuring that all IF requirements have been scoped    Provide sport specific feedback as required for all pre-Games, testing and Games-time planning across the organization via centralized planning activities lead by Sport Planning including relevant Sport Delivery Plans as well as venue specific planning activities with other functions    Provide input to Sport Planning on the development of the test event calendar    Coordinate with Timing, Scoring & Results to ensure all World Lacrosse requirements are integrated into planning for both systems and infrastructure related to managing the competition    Competition Management Workforce      Assist in the development of an Olympic Lacrosse Tournament structure including headcount, job description development, management structure and hiring.   Collaborate on the Sport Workforce strategy and planning for Lacrosse, liaising with the recognized NGB and local sport community where relevant to identify paid staff, National Technical Officials and Sport Skilled Volunteers currently engaged in local and regional events    Lead the recruitment process for roles within Competition Management for Lacrosse   On-boarding and day-to-day leadership of all Competition Management workforce within Lacrosse   Support the development of Lacrosse specific testing and Games-time training workforce.    IF, NGB & Sport Community Relations      Act as the point of entry to LA28 and the stakeholder manager for the World Lacrosse   Manage and track all World Lacrosse communication and brief Head of Competition and Head of Exposition Park Venues & Sport on the status of relations and Games-time planning    Manage Pre-Games IF Site visits for Lacrosse, developing an effective agenda, liaising with FAs and Stakeholders on their participation and producing site visit reports and presentations    Manage the completion and tracking of all inputs to each Sport Delivery Plan (SDP) for assigned sports/disciplines     Administration & Program Management      Provide reports and updates on the status of deliverables and tasks to communicate overall progress in the planning for Lacrosse   Support the development of budgets and projects plans with well researched and validated sport and discipline specific information and planning assumptions    Competition Management – Testing & Games-Time      Lead all competition management workforce for Lacrosse to ensure a seamless and world class delivery of operations to support the competition, athlete and IF spaces within the competition and training venues    Act as the integration point within the organization for all World Lacrosse related requirements for delivery of the competition and training for Lacrosse   Background and Requireme