Executive Director-Operations & Player Management (Onsite)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the well-being of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The Georgia Tech Athletic Associate (GTAA) sponsors varsity intercollegiate athletics competition in 17 NCAA Division I sports for the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a proud member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Steeped in history and success while embracing strategic innovation, our programs compete at the highest level and strive for national championships. Tech fans are passionate about their support of their beloved Yellow Jackets and cherish the many traditions involved with the program.

Provide strategic leadership and direction of the men's basketball program, with particular oversight of operations and staff and player management as assigned by the Executive Deputy AD/Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Associate AD/Player Management. Provide guidance and support related to strategic planning, scheduling, operations and administration of the program.
This position will interact on a regular basis with: athletics executives, basketball coaches, external partners, player agents, and student-athletes. This position typically will advise: Executive Associate AD/Player Management, Men's Basketball Head Coach, assistant coaches, and other sport program personnel. This position will supervise: Assigned staff

Job Duty 1 -
Actively participate as a strategic partner to the Men's Basketball Head Coach in conjunction with the sport administrator and the Executive Associate AD/Player Management.

Job Duty 2 -
Provide operational support and strategic guidance to the Men's Basketball Head Coach as it relates to the operational management of the men's basketball program and ensure that program operations are structured efficiently and effectively.

Job Duty 3 -
Plan and organize activities of assigned staff. Responsible for onboarding and offboarding of staff and student-athletes.

Job Duty 4 -
Develop budget and monitor expenses associated with assigned sport operations.

Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate the day-to-day operations of Georgia Tech Athletics' player management process for men's basketball by working closely with coaches and administrators to recruit, negotiate with, sign and retain prospective and current Georgia Tech men's basketball student-athletes. Coordinate with the administration on third-party sponsorship and partnership activations with Georgia Tech Athletics.

Job Duty 6 -
Maintain knowledge of conference and national best practices, strategies, and standards related to men's basketball player management and program administration, ensuring that Georgia Tech Athletics is favorably positioned to recruit competitively and operate efficiently and effectively.

Job Duty 7 -
Coordinate the evaluation process with the Men's Basketball Head Coach, assistant coaches, and other sport program personnel relating to the strategic assessment of student-athlete talent and providing recommendations and reports for contract review and decision-making.

Job Duty 8 -
Audit and evaluate the annual basketball player management investment and provide reports to the Executive Associate AD/Player Management on the return on investment.

Job Duty 9 -
Provide oversight and direct support with assigned strategic projects for GT Athletics.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience
Eight or more years of job-related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree.

KNOWLEDGE
This job requires advanced knowledge of college athletics administration, college basketball program operations, and/or player personnel management.

SKILLS
This job requires excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills; exceptional skills in communication, strategic planning, organization, decision-making, facilitating change, guiding and developing staff, and conflict management.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Location: Onsite (Atlanta, GA)

Job grade: 000

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening