Description

Learfield is the leading media and technology company powering college athletics. Through its digital and physical platforms, Learfield owns and leverages a deep data set and relationships in the industry to drive revenue, growth, brand awareness, and fan engagement for brands, sports, and entertainment properties. With ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and over 12,000 local and national brand partners, Learfield's presence in college sports and live events delivers influence and maximizes reach to target audiences. With data-based solutions for a 365-day, 24/7 fan experience, Learfield enables schools and brands to connect with fans through licensed merchandise, game ticketing, donor identification for athletic programs, exclusive custom content, innovative marketing initiatives, NIL solutions, and advanced digital platforms. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed Learfield Directors' Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.

Our people-first culture is the foundation of our business and is reflective of our approach to building meaningful relationships with our employees, partners, and fans. The company strives each day to deliver the mission statement and embody the core values that make Learfield an exciting place to work.

Our Mission

Powering the connection of fans to the brands and experiences they love.

Our Core Values

Build Trust | Be Fans of One Another | Power Tomorrow | Create & Connect Communities | Have Fun

The Vice President, Strategic Initiatives serves as a strategic right-hand to the President of Learfield Sports Properties. This role drives high-priority strategic initiatives across the division, bringing structure to ambiguity, accelerating decision-making, and ensuring follow-through across leaders and teams. The ideal candidate blends corporate strategy rigor with operational discipline and is someone who can synthesize complex inputs into clear recommendations, create executive-ready narratives, and lead cross-functional workstreams that move the business forward.

This is a high-visibility role that partners closely with senior leaders across Finance, Sales, Strategy & Operations, Corporate Strategy, Legal, HR, and more to drive performance, strengthen operating cadence, and deliver outcomes on the President's top priorities. Success requires excellent judgment, exceptional communication, and the ability to influence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Initiatives Leadership

• Serve as Chief of Staff for Sports Properties, owning a portfolio of division-wide priorities from definition through execution.
• Translate the President's priorities into clear workplans, decision points, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives such as growth strategy, operating model refinement, organizational effectiveness, performance improvement plans, and strategic planning cycles.

Executive Operating Cadence & Business Performance

• Drive the rhythm of the business: leadership meetings, operating reviews, QBRs, KPI dashboards, and executive communications.
• Build and maintain performance reporting that surfaces insights, risks, and opportunities; ensure leaders have the information needed to make timely decisions.
• Track commitments and follow-through across leaders; remove blockers and escalate issues appropriately.

Executive Communication & Stakeholder Alignment

• Develop executive-level materials (slides, briefs, recommendations, meeting notes, narratives) that are concise, data-driven, and decision-oriented.
• Coordinate stakeholder alignment across senior leaders; ensure messaging is consistent and decisions are clearly communicated.
• Represent the President in working sessions as appropriate to advance initiatives and keep teams aligned.

Special Projects & Problem Solving

• Lead sensitive or high-impact special projects on behalf of the President (e.g., partner escalations, strategic accounts, complex transitions, new business opportunities).
• Conduct structured analysis—market, financial, operational, or organizational—to inform recommendations and tradeoffs.

Qualifications

• Progressive experience in corporate strategy, management consulting (e.g., McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or equivalent), strategic operations, business operations, or a related field.
• Strong track record leading cross-functional initiatives with measurable outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional executive communication skills—able to synthesize quickly and create clear, compelling narratives.
• Highly analytical with comfort using data to inform strategy and decisions; advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority; strong stakeholder management and judgment.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity with a bias toward action, ownership, and follow-through.

Preferred

• Management consulting experience (MBB or similar) or corporate strategy background supporting executives.
• Experience in sports, media, sponsorship, partnerships, or rights-based businesses.
• Experience supporting an executive leadership team and running business operating cadence.

Learfield offers a full spectrum of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance and Other Insurance Plans, Flexible Paid Time Off (minimum 10+ days annually), including Parental Leave, 20 Paid Holidays, 401(k) + Match, and Short/Long Term Disability. Leave benefits are consistent with state and local laws, including the Colorado Health Families and Workplaces Act.

Learfield is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

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