Chief Operating Officer

Reporting to the President and collaborating closely with the executive leadership team, the Chief Operating Officer will play an essential role in the growth and scale of Angel City. This leader will build the infrastructure and processes to enable the successful scale of the organization’s business units while promoting the company's culture and vision. 

The COO will build infrastructure and processes to enable scale within various functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Operations, and Real Estate). The COO will create a strategic operating plan, establish and track key performance metrics for their teams, and devise a system of improving upon these as the company expands. 

This executive must be a proven operational leader who possesses stamina, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a quantitative approach to business operations and must be an exceptional manager of talent and developer of leadership. This leader also plays an important role in promoting a positive culture throughout the organization.

A love of sports (soccer) is a must. This role is for a financially oriented operator with a strategic appreciation and a growth mindset. 

Functional Leadership

• Provide overall leadership for the organization’s operations.
• Build operational infrastructure to support the company’s initiatives that further revenue generation opportunities.
• Function as the operational counterpart to the President; provide leadership, guidance, direction, and consistency to the organization at large.
• Identify areas for improvement with regard to organizational efficiency; drive transformational initiatives to prepare our organization for the next level of maturation without sacrificing performance or employee satisfaction.
• Manage your senior leaders and own day-to-day operations of the four key functions: Finance, HR, Operations, and Real Estate.
• Play a leading role in new projects such as the building and financing of a new training facility.
• Ensure cohesive and effective cross-functional collaboration amongst your teams as well as other teams that do not report directly to you
• Create a culture of high performance by creating systems of accountability to ensure ACFC executes against the financial model and other determined KPIs.
• Leverage data and analytics to inform strategic planning to define operational success, and define and articulate the ACFC’s value proposition as the company continues to expand.
• Recruit, retain and develop high performing A-player talent
• Collaborate with Board members and external stakeholders; effectively communicate clear company vision, mission, and business objectives.
• Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate partnerships, etc.)
• Work with our culture and people organization to develop and maintain appropriate policies, systems, processes, and practices to ensure sustainable and world-class business practices.

Requirements & Qualifications

• A passion for ACFC’s mission and values
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of work experience managing companies; previous work scaling organizations from Series A through Series C a plus
• A background in sports or tech industry experience is required
• Experience working with marketplaces that have scaled successfully through rapid growth
• Must be a confident and analytical leader with a high level of emotional intelligence
• Possess effective problem-solving skills with proven experience managing change initiatives from inception to completion
• Must take a positive and proactive approach to management with the demonstrated ability to build teams of top talent and foster a culture of high performance and accountability
• Exercise an executive-level presence with the ability to establish relationships with stakeholders and decision-makers at various levels within the organization
• Exemplifies a track record of success operating a highly profitable and highly complex business through a period of rapid scale
• Experience creating and leading in a metrics-driven environment to hold your team accountable to established metrics (e.g. OKRs, KPIs)
• Possesses exceptional communication skills that are transparent, appropriately challenging, and conducive to an environment where issues are identified and resolved thoughtfully
• Must be an individual with integrity and high ethical standards that is comfortable with creating systems of accountability
• Sports/entertainment experience is a strong preference.

Perks & Benefits

• Fully funded comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401K plan
• Flexible PTO policy  
• Paid Parental Leave
• Cell Phone reimbursement
• Snacks and beverages
• Dog-Friendly HQ in Santa Monica
• Complimentary tickets to home games
• Bi-annual performance reviews

Compensation

In addition to the benefits above, this role has a pay range between $200k-$300k.

This pay range represents what we believe, in good faith, this role will pay. The final pay will depend on many factors, including years and depth of experience, level, and location of the employee. We only expect to pay the top of the range in rare and exceptional circumstances for candidates that far exceed the requirements and expectations of the position.