Manager, Olympic Games Event Management

Job Description

Responsibilities
Role Purpose

The Manager, Games Event Management, is responsible for the overall management of accommodations for short and long-term housing related to the Olympic Games in addition to managing ticketing distribution process and inventory.

Responsibilities
• Support the overall management of NBC Olympic accommodation plans by sourcing long-term housing, organizing system data, and working with business units to fulfill requests
• Serve as a liaison to local and host-city hotels by communicating reservation lists and business needs
• Become an expert with internal NBC Sports Group database/CRM software (SCORE) including building out properties and pulling financials and auditing details within the tool
• Manage required detail within Olympic Committee provided accommodations CRM & maintain direct communications with host-city hotels
• Build expertise in TicketManager and Olympic Committee Ticketing CRM. Communicate with internal stakeholders to maintain event ticket inventory and finalize company-wide requests for the Organizing Committee to manage inventory related to ticket sales
• Responsible for completing regular financial reporting of Olympic Event Management data to determine cost projections and financial risk
• Assist with the recruitment, training, and management of Games-time staff at the host-city Logistics Office

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience, preferably in the area of travel and sports, and/or special events.
• Willingness to work weekends and long hours; extensive time and travel to Olympic cities.

Desired Characteristics

Eligibility Requirements:
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule. Including overnights, weekends and holidays and must be able to adapt with little notice.
• Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal' s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g39999-3-144-116-159-42 in your application.