As the Project Manager, act as the engine behind everything we do—from planning jaw-dropping venues to shaping unforgettable athlete experiences, crafting compelling marketing, and building a winning team.   This is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in every aspect of growing a start-up—learn at lightning speed, see immediate impact, and expand your global sports expertise.

What You’ll Do

• Own daily operations and coordinate event logistics (venue planning, asset tracking, budget tracking)
• Drive project plans across marketing, athlete experience, and stakeholder engagement
• Support in crafting campaign strategies, copywriting, and social media activations
• Help manage recruitment, onboarding, and training of key team members
• Anticipate roadblocks and proactively solve problems for lean, nimble execution
• Serve as the point-of-contact for partners, sponsors, and other stakeholders

Ideal Candidate

• Background: Sports/event operations, global tournament management, sponsorship, athlete services, sports tech, major league front-office, or adjacent fields.
• Pickleball knowledge is a plus but passion and broader sports industry experience are key
• Previous experience juggling multiple projects, wearing many hats, and thriving in ambiguity
• Excellent communication, organization, and creative problem-solving skills
• Team-first mentality, comfort with autonomy, and professional resilience

Relevant Experience & Skills

• Project or operations management in sports, entertainment, live events, brands, or agencies
• Knowledge of venue logistics, event planning, or marketing activations
• Stakeholder management with athletes, partners, vendors, and sponsors
• Experience with digital marketing, PR, or community growth campaigns
• Talent recruitment, onboarding, or people operations
• Strong budgeting, task-tracking, and tech-savviness (spreadsheets, collaboration tools)

30-Day Expectations & Deliverables

• Build foundational understanding of the business mission, goals, and operating processes
• Shadow and assist with daily operations, marketing, venue planning, and stakeholder meetings
• Initiate relationship-building with founders, partners, and key stakeholders
• Create baseline documents such as a stakeholder map and onboarding checklist
• Prepare weekly status updates and begin documenting key observations

60-Day Expectations & Deliverables

• Take ownership of select sub-projects in operations, marketing, or athlete experiences
• Drive the execution of at least one campaign, event, or process improvement initiative
• Develop and maintain detailed project timelines, trackers, and asset inventories
• Launch or support delivery of a marketing/athlete engagement initiative
• Provide performance updates and propose optimizations based on initial results

90-Day Expectations & Deliverables

• Fully own multiple work streams (e.g., operations, hiring, stakeholder engagement)
• Lead the planning and delivery of a successful pilot event or major milestone
• Produce post-event/initiative debriefs and present key learnings
• Recommend and implement new processes for improved efficiency or experience
• Contribute to strategic planning, quarterly hiring, and continuous business growth