Executive Associate Athletics Director - 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 across Georgia Tech (GT) Athletics, with particular oversight of player management within the areas of responsibility/sport programs as assigned by the Director of Athletics. Responsible for making hiring recommendations to the Director of Athletics, setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations.This position will interact on a regular basis with: Athletics executives, coaches, campus partners, external partners, player agents, and student-athletes. This position typically will advise: Athletics executives, head coaches, assistant coaches, and other sport program personnel. This position will supervise: Assigned Staff

Job Duty 1 -
Provide oversight, leadership, and direct support for assigned areas of responsibility and with assigned strategic projects for GT Athletics.

Job Duty 2 -
Actively participate as a strategic leader and member of the GT Athletics senior leadership team.

Job Duty 3 -
Represent Georgia Tech athletics with efforts and initiatives involving player management and key business partners, and with intercollegiate athletics organizations such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and all other organizations involved in the governance of intercollegiate athletics and player management.

Job Duty 4 -
Direct and oversee the day-to-day operations of Georgia Tech athletics' player management process by working closely with coaches and administrators to recruit, negotiate with, and retain prospective and current Georgia Tech student-athletes that fall within the areas of responsibility/sport programs.

Job Duty 5 -
Coordinate the evaluation process with head coaches, 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 6 -
Maintain knowledge of conference, national best practices, strategies, and standards related to all units and sport programs as it relates to player management, ensuring that Georgia Tech athletics is favorably positioned to recruit competitively, including with support and partnership activations as it relates to third party sponsorships.

Job Duty 7 -
Provide advice and leadership in the development and formulation of Athletics policies and procedures as it relates to player management and ensure that player management decisions are aligned with the athletic department's overall strategy.

Job Duty 8 -
Audit and evaluate the annual player management investment and provide reports to the Georgia Tech athletics administration on the return on investment.

Job Duty 9 -
Carry out all responsibilities involved in the management of direct reports and their teams.

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

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Sports Administration or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Six to eight years of job-related experience.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Master's Degree

KNOWLEDGE
This job requires advanced knowledge of college athletics administration, professional sports administration, 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 financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Cd).
This position will not travel
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