Senior Project Manager - Olympics; LTD

this ltd position will run through july 31, 2027.

• shape and influence the global olympics strategy, driving the planning and execution of the olympic project & operations strategy for both la28 at global and local levels.
• lead the operational management and execution of key initiatives within the adidas brand organization, ensuring strategic alignment and seamless delivery across cross-functional projects and respective stakeholders.
• manage la’28 projects across the brand portfolio, focusing on milestone achievement, effective deployment, and tangible business impact.
• drive and implement complex, cross-functional initiatives with broad organizational reach, ensuring successful execution and realization of intended benefits.
• continuously identify opportunities to create synergies, embed best practices, and introduce innovative approaches to optimize existing processes and strengthen project outcomes.

• support global project lead to manage, track & report on key strategic deliverables - including budget. Support global & nam core team to deliver on expectations. Scope includes activation, logistics, hospitality, transportation, catering, security and venue operations etc.
• drive the development of gtm plans for key internal milestones readiness and related activations (pre-, during and post games), across nam bus & functions.
• ensure strong nam slt stakeholder management, and support alignment with respective global stakeholders while adhering to the global/local project plan .
• identify project risks and opportunities and proactively implement mitigation and optimization plans to ensure successful delivery against project objectives.
• drive nam core team and cross-functional alignment across all olympic-related initiatives and foster an "all-for-one" operating mindset among key stakeholders.
• own and drive olympic topics at nam slt meetings (supported by nam la28 project lead)
• contribute to marketplace insights, news and knowledge of olympic official stakeholders, governance structures and event operations to strengthen project planning and execution.
• up to date information tracking and sharing regarding city of los angeles news, planning, insights, etc.
• manage, track and report key olympic operational deliverables, ensuring milestones, timelines, dependencies and accountabilities are managed effectively across functions and external partners
• partner with brand marketing, sports marketing and other key functional teams to translate olympic strategies into actionable project plans and execution roadmaps.
• support the definition and implementation of tactics to optimize project performance and ensure delivery of agreed project kpis

project charter/ objectives: manage project charter and objectives based on framework, within given budget in collaboration with director projects and/or sr. Director projects

resources/ budget: effectively manage, track and report on project resources, including budget management (if applicable).

communication: support project communication with stakeholders. Prepare communication, presentations to steering board, sponsors and stakeholders.

process: manage, govern and implement business process within project framework. Support integration into inline process.

systems: define system needs within project framework. Manage implementation into inline systems.

• primarily nam focus, with key global stakeholders (as per la28 project)

depending on scope/type of project but in general:

• gm, md
• olympics project team
• brand marketing
• global ticketing
• sports marketing
• cultural marketing
• business units
• marketing operations & business development
• operations
• finance
• it
• human resources
• external agencies, event suppliers and operational partners
• olympic-related stakeholders, hospitality partners and venue operators, where applicable

• communication skills that are clear, concise, logical
• digital savvy
• specialist in business or technical skills with expert knowledge in some areas of work or systems (business champ).
• broad & deep knowledge in own functional area, combining theoretical and practical knowledge.
• another european language advantageous
• outlook: advanced
• word: basic
• excel: advanced
• power point: advanced
• smartsheet: basic
• onenote: basic

• university degree or equivalent education required.
• minimum 5 years of experience in job or job function.
• cross-functional experience, ideally within…