GameChanger · 21 hours ago
Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$140K/yr - $160K/yr
7+ years expGameChanger is a remote-first tech company focused on enhancing youth sports experiences. The Senior Manager, Emerging Sports Operations will operationalize the Emerging Sports business, ensuring effective cross-functional collaboration and project management to support business growth.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Benefits
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.
Company
GameChanger
GameChanger is a technology company that builds simple and powerful products for youth sports teams and their communities.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
GameChanger has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (3)
2024 (8)
2022 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$10.63MKey Investors
Trilogy Equity Partners
2016-11-29Acquired
2014-03-20Series B· $6.8M
2011-11-29Series A· $1.04M
Leadership Team
Andrew Sarazen
Partnerships Coordinator
Anna Nickel
Sr. Partnerships Manager
Recent News
2025-12-05
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