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Global talent management, brand strategy, marketing

Operations Manager - Sport Signage

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant operational experience within motorsport, live events, signage, temporary infrastructure, production, or a similar project-based environment.
  • Experience managing complex event delivery on site and coordinating multiple operational workstreams.
  • Experience managing teams and specialist functional leads.
  • Strong understanding of installation and event build environments and immovable delivery deadlines.
  • Experience managing labour, equipment, and logistical requirements.
  • Experience working with clients in high-pressure environments.
  • Commercial awareness and understanding of operational cost drivers.
  • Experience working internationally.
  • Event operations and project/programme planning.
  • Resource planning, installation coordination, and logistics.
  • People and client management.
  • Problem solving and decision making under pressure.
  • Risk management and health and safety awareness.
  • Commercial and cost awareness.
  • Cross-functional coordination, reporting, and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

  • Take overall operational responsibility for each assigned DTM event.
  • Develop a clear understanding of the agreed event scope, client requirements, programme, site conditions, operational constraints, and delivery priorities.
  • Ensure the required Sport Signage functions understand what is expected of them and when their contribution is required.
  • Maintain an integrated view of the entire event rather than managing individual workstreams in isolation.
  • Act as the primary operational escalation point for the assigned event and make timely decisions to protect safety, programme, quality, and successful delivery.
  • Escalate significant matters to the Director of Operations where necessary.
  • Lead operational preparation for assigned events and ensure a complete delivery plan is developed before mobilisation.
  • Confirm requirements for installation, off-track builds, compound, labour, equipment, vehicles, plant and machinery, logistics, inventory and assets, technical support, suppliers, access/accreditation, schedules, venue restrictions, and health and safety.
  • Coordinate functional leads so their plans support the overall event programme and identify interdependencies between workstreams.
  • Confirm event readiness before equipment and teams mobilise.
  • Raise concerns early where the event cannot reasonably be delivered with the allocated resources, equipment, or programme.
  • Own the overall operational event programme and ensure activities are sequenced logically against client and venue requirements.
  • Coordinate mobilisation, venue access, deliveries, compound setup, installation, off-track builds, snagging, live dates, dismantling, asset return, and demobilisation.
  • Monitor progress against plan during delivery and coordinate recovery actions where delays occur.
  • Ensure changes to one workstream are communicated promptly to all other affected teams.
  • Act as the senior Sport Signage operational lead for the assigned event.
  • Provide direction to the event team, maintain a clear view of delivery status, and run appropriate operational briefings.
  • Resolve conflicts between workstreams and ensure decisions are made at the appropriate level without unnecessary escalation.
  • Maintain communication with the Director of Operations during significant phases of delivery.
  • Create an environment in which functional leads own their specialist responsibilities while operating as one event team.
  • Work closely with the Installation Manager to ensure installation activity supports the overall event programme.
  • Confirm installation priorities, access requirements, handover points, and dependencies.
  • Review installation progress and identify any impact on the broader event schedule.
  • Support the Installation Manager with significant operational issues requiring cross-functional coordination.
  • Do not directly manage individual installers as part of normal event operations; define event priorities and programme within which the Installation Manager manages the installation team.
  • Integrate off-track builds into the overall event programme.
  • Ensure off-track teams have the required access, equipment, materials, personnel, and logistics support.
  • Understand dependencies between off-track activity and other event workstreams.
  • Monitor progress and intervene where off-track delivery may affect overall event completion; the Off-Track Build Lead retains ownership of the off-track build scope.
  • Ensure compound requirements are incorporated into the event plan.
  • Work with the Compound Manager on location, access, setup, equipment, welfare, storage, operational layout, vehicles, services, security, and dismantling requirements.
  • Ensure the compound is ready to support the wider event team when required; the Compound Manager retains responsibility for compound setup, operation, standards, and associated resources.
  • Use the Event & Project Assistant as the event's central coordination and information-support resource.
  • Ensure the assistant has access to the information required to maintain accurate schedules, contacts, resource records, change logs, data capture, progress records, issue tracking, and closeout documentation.
  • Use reliable event data and reporting to support decisions and post-event learning; the Event & Project Assistant supports the Operations Manager but does not hold ultimate accountability for the event.
  • Identify the labour and specialist resources required to deliver the assigned event.
  • Provide the Director of Operations with an accurate event-specific resource requirement and operational justification.
  • Identify requirements for installation crews, off-track and compound resources, technicians, plant operators, drivers, logistics support, local labour, freelance labour, and wider THE-TEAM support.
  • Raise shortages early and use resources responsibly, avoiding unnecessary freelance deployment or labour increases.
  • Contribute the event requirement to the installation workforce planning process jointly owned by Jurgen Quaedvlieg and Michaela Neidl.
  • Provide Logistics with clear and timely event requirements and ensure logistics planning reflects the event programme.
  • Confirm delivery timing, transport priorities, loading/unloading, venue and compound access, plant/lifting needs, returns, dismantling, and onward race movements.
  • Communicate changes early and work with Logistics to minimise avoidable transport movements and last-minute freight.
  • Provide clear event equipment and asset requirements to Inventory & Asset Management.
  • Ensure the event team receives the correct equipment when required and support the move toward central asset control rather than event teams managing the complete Amberg process themselves.
  • Ensure assets are controlled while assigned to the event and support accurate return, reconciliation, and reporting.
  • Report shortages, loss, and damage promptly.
  • Identify event vehicle requirements and communicate vehicle type, quantity, dates, locations, purpose, and specialist needs.
  • Work with the Fleet Manager and Logistics function to ensure suitable vehicles are available when required.
  • Raise vehicle availability risks early; the Fleet Manager retains day-to-day fleet ownership within Central Operations/Logistics.
  • Engage Design and Technical/CAD where operational input is required before or during delivery.
  • Review relevant technical information to understand build methodology, installation sequence, access, equipment, fixings, logistics, dismantling, and operational risks.
  • Raise buildability concerns before mobilisation wherever possible and use Technical/CAD support where site conditions require clarification or revised methodology.
  • Understand the agreed client scope for the event and ensure the operational team works to it.
  • Identify and record potential changes, additions, or deviations from scope and communicate them through the appropriate commercial/project process.
  • Provide operational information to support evaluation of additional work.
  • Avoid making commercial commitments outside agreed authority levels.
  • Deliver the event in a commercially responsible manner and maintain awareness of labour, overtime, freight, plant, vehicles, rentals, freelance resources, local purchases, and last-minute change costs.
  • Challenge unnecessary operational expenditure and identify where poor planning is likely to generate additional cost.
  • Record reasons for significant unplanned expenditure and provide feedback so future estimating and planning can improve.
  • Manage operational cost within the event without assuming overall commercial or contractual ownership of the client account.
  • Act as a senior operational contact for relevant client representatives at the event.
  • Develop effective working relationships with DTM stakeholders, venue teams, and other delivery partners.
  • Provide clear information on progress and issues, manage expectations realistically, and avoid commitments that have not been operationally or commercially assessed.
  • Escalate significant client concerns appropriately and represent Sport Signage professionally at all times.
  • Ensure event delivery complies with agreed Sport Signage and client health and safety requirements and work closely with the dedicated Risk/Compliance/Health & Safety function.
  • Ensure applicable controls are understood and built into operational planning, including RAMS/methodologies where applicable, safe working procedures, venue rules, personal protective equipment, plant controls, access controls, and incident reporting.
  • Escalate significant safety concerns immediately and support incident/near-miss investigation and corrective action; the specialist Risk/Compliance/Health & Safety function owns the health and safety framework, and the Operations Manager ensures it is applied operationally at the event.
  • Respond effectively to delayed freight, missing assets, equipment failure, access changes, late client requests, labour shortages, weather, venue restrictions, technical issues, and programme disruption.
  • Assess impacts on the event as a whole, coordinate the appropriate functional leads, and communicate revised priorities.
  • Escalate only where required by risk, cost, client impact, or authority level.
  • Work collaboratively with Operations Managers from the other event teams and share information and resources where appropriate.
  • Support larger events where multiple Operations Managers or event teams are required.
  • Where two Operations Managers are deployed, ensure responsibilities are explicitly allocated before delivery so accountability remains clear.
  • The Director of Operations determines the leadership structure when multiple Operations Managers are assigned.
  • Ensure dismantling, asset returns, damage reporting, outstanding works, documentation, expenditure information, operational reporting, client actions, and lessons learned are closed out.
  • Work with the Event & Project Assistant and functional leads to capture accurate information.
  • Identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities and provide meaningful feedback to the Director of Operations and relevant functions.

Desired Qualifications

  • DTM or major motorsport experience is highly advantageous.

About the Company

The.Team

Global talent management, brand strategy, marketing

The.Team is a global talent and brand partner that works where sports, music, entertainment, and culture meet. It provides talent management, brand strategy, and property marketing to a diverse client base including athletes, musicians, entertainers, and corporate brands. Its services are delivered through tailored, multi-faceted campaigns and partnerships that connect talent with brands, properties, and audiences. Revenue comes from service fees, commissions, and consulting engagements, reflecting its work across representation, strategic planning, and project execution. The Team differentiates itself with deep industry expertise and a broad global network that enables coordinated campaigns across multiple sectors, plus a commitment to diversity and inclusion that guides mentorship and belonging for stakeholders. Its goal is to help clients achieve their objectives through strategic collaborations and powerful storytelling that engage fans and drive meaningful impact worldwide.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Founded
1992

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