Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations

About GameChanger:

We believe in the life changing impact youth sports have on and off the field. Sports encourage leadership, teamwork, responsibility, and confidence – important life lessons that have the power to propel our youth toward meaningful futures. We recognize that without coaches, parents, and volunteers, organized youth sports could not exist. By building the first and best place to experience the youth sports moments important to our community, we are helping families elevate the next generation through youth sports.

So if you love sports and their community building potential, or building cool products is your sport, GameChanger is the team for you. We are a remote first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, and we are solving some of the biggest challenges in youth sports today.

The Position:

The Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations will partner with the General Manager of Emerging Sports to help build and operationalize GameChanger's Emerging Sports business. You will focus on translating strategy into execution, driving cross-functional coordination, project management, and operational rigor across Product, Engineering, Go-To-Market, Brand, BD, and Finance. You will be an extension of the GM in the near term, ensuring the right inputs, processes, and communication are in place to support decision-making and business growth. Over time, the Emerging Sports business will scale and you will evolve into an independent operator managing workstreams and daily execution. You will report directly to our General Manager of Emerging Sports.

What You'll Do:

• Operationalize the Emerging Sports business, building structure, processes, and operating rhythms that support GM-led strategy and P&L ownership.

• Manage cross-functional coordination, ensuring alignment and momentum across Product, Engineering, GTM, Brand, BD, and Finance.

• Lead project planning and program management for key initiatives (e.g., basketball growth, new sport exploration), including timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder accountability.

• Support GM decision-making by gathering inputs, synthesizing information, preparing materials, and ensuring clear follow-through on decisions.

• Drive communication and alignment by cascading context, decisions, and updates across teams to reduce silos and increase velocity.

Who You Are:

• 7+ years of experience in business operations, chief of staff, program management, or cross-functional roles within a fast-growing or highly dynamic organization.

• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Go-To-Market teams, with the ability to influence without direct authority.

• Experience building structure from ambiguity, including setting up workstreams, processes, and execution plans in new environments.

• Comfortable operating as an individual contributor initially, with the interest and capability to take on people leadership as the business grows.

• Experience in or exposure to corporate or enterprise environments is a plus, particularly in navigating structured stakeholder expectations.

• Experience using Notion or similar knowledge-management tools to document processes, manage workflows, and enable cross-functional collaboration.

Perks:

• Work from our well-furnished, modern office in Manhattan, NY.

• Unlimited vacation policy.

• Paid volunteer opportunities.

• Technology stipend - $4,000 every 2 years after your start to make sure you have the latest and greatest technology

• WFH stipend - $500 annually to make your WFH situation comfortable.

• Learning stipend - $500 annually towards continued development

• Monthly physical, mental, wellness & learning stipend offered through Holisticly

• Monthly lifestyle stipend offered through Fringe

• Full health benefits - medical, dental, vision, prescription, FSA, HRA, HSA, and coverage for family/dependents.

• Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401K plans are offered through Vanguard, with an immediate company match.

• Life insurance - basic life, supplemental life, and dependent life.

• Disability leave - short-term disability and long-term disability.

• Company paid parental leave - up to 20 weeks for birthing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.

• Family building benefits offered through Progyny.

• DICK'S Sporting Goods and their family of brands teammate discount.

The target salary range for this position is between $140,000 and $160,000. This is part of a total compensation package that includes incentive, equity, and benefits for eligible roles. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by several factors including experience, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We constantly review all teammate pay to ensure a great compensation package that is fair and equal across the board.

* DICK'S Sporting Goods has company-wide practices to monitor and protect the company from significant compliance and monetary implications as it pertains to employer state tax liabilities. Due to said guidelines put in place, we are unable to hire in AK, DE, HI, IA, LA, MS, MT, OK, and SC.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Our Interview Process & AI

We recognize that AI has become a common part of everyday life and professional work, and its use continues to evolve rapidly. Our perspective on AI in the hiring process will evolve as well. At this time, we ask that candidates please refrain from using AI tools during interviews and assessments, as we want to see your authentic self. We will clearly indicate if and when AI use is acceptable in the process. If you have any questions or need accommodations, we're here to help. Thanks for helping us keep the process fair and secure for everyone!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All official recruitment communications from GameChanger will come from an email address ending in @gc.com or [email protected]. If you receive communication from any other domain, please be cautious, as it is likely fraudulent.