Do you strive to lead, follow, and act with integrity?

Are you the one who honors your commitments?

Is building trusting relationships an integral part of why you do what you do?

Do you push limits and challenge the status quo?

If you answered YES, keep reading to find out how you can contribute to the success of Team USA!

Here's a summary of responsibilities:

As a member of the Olympic Sport department, be part of a team created to help drive Team USA athletes' high performance and, in so doing, provide outstanding customer service to National Governing Bodies (NGBs). This position offers performance expertise to support the implementation of long-range, quadrennial, and annual high-performance and athlete development program plans for US Olympic Winter Sport NGBs.

Work with each assigned NGB's staff to understand their challenges and opportunities in the performance space and develop and implement plans that optimize each NGB's performance potential and impact. In conjunction with the High-Performance Director, serve as a resource to the NGBs to ensure awareness and understanding of, negotiate, and manage the programs, resources, and services available to NGB staff, coaches, and athletes from the USOPC. This position will work with other USOPC divisions to ensure collaboration and optimal performance-based services for all NGBs, including games planning, OPTCs, athlete services, and leadership capability.

Here's how you'll have an impact:

Performance Consultation

• In conjunction with the High Performance Director, collaborate with assigned NGBs to develop and implement long-range, four-year rolling, and annual sport performance plans.
• Partner across the Sport & Athlete Services division to integrate athlete support programs critical to NGB's success in performance plans, including Direct Athlete Support and Elite Athlete Health Insurance, to ensure optimal performance and administrative services are provided.
• Facilitate the allocation of USOPC resources, both financial and service provision, to aid NGBs in maximizing opportunities for medal-winning success while balancing the mission of the USOPC. Use international results and analysis to help make strategic data-informed decisions regarding allocating USOPC resources to NGBs.
• Partner with the High-Performance Director to allocate sports science provision (strength & conditioning, nutrition, physiology, psychology, etc.) to NGBs, teams, and athletes as needed, ensuring an integrated and consistent world-class service delivery model across the Sport Performance team.
• Collaborating with the other Sport Performance teams, contributing to the USOPC's athlete identification and development strategy, and providing expertise on assigned NGBs' needs and pipeline characteristics, including pipeline maturity.
• Keep an accurate pulse on the Sport Performance efforts of the National Olympic and Paralympic Committees of the top five nations in the medal count in both the Olympic and Paralympic Summer and Winter Games, as well as with any other NOCs/NPCs that have programs worthy of study.
• Oversee the overall strategic performance planning for Games and/or Games support for assigned NGBs. Ensure high-performance needs are integrated into the overall USOPC Games strategy. Collaborate between assigned sports, the USOPC Events & Logistics team, and the Games Operations team to share information and create performance action plans for Games success.
• Manage the operational and fiscal activities for assigned business units, including the Winter Sport Fund. Develop annual budgets, monthly review and reconciliation of financial transactions, prepare forecasts, adhere to economic goals, and provide monthly reporting regarding the status of fiscal activities to the High-Performance Director.
• Contribute to the overall planning for the Olympic Sport department. Assist in developing and delivering on department goals, metrics, accountabilities, and milestones as assigned by the High-Performance Director. Participate in and contribute to particular groups and project assignments within Sport Performance and cross-divisionally.
• Perform key games role assignments, assist with site visits, and organize committee meetings as necessary.

Performance Project Management

• In support of the winter sport plan targeted at enhancing winter sport over the next 6 years, perform all phases of the project management cycle (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor & Control, Close) for assigned or identified projects within the Winter Sport Team. Utilize data in the project management cycle.
• Track progress against the Winter Sport Plan, maintaining an ongoing understanding of USOPC and NGB activities against the plan and the ongoing project's current or future impact. Provide quarterly updates to the Winter Sport Team and Olympic Sport Performance Leadership.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project life cycle. Ensure projects remain on budget and schedule and deliver desired outcomes.
• Monitor, track, and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables. Proactively manage changes in project scope and formulate contingency plans to overcome project obstacles and risks as necessary.
• Identify, structure, and solve problems from beginning to end. Identify obstacles to success and develop strategies to overcome obstacles.
• Assist with sport performance-enhancing special projects identified by the USOPC. Perform other duties as assigned.

Here are the skills and experience you'll need to be effective:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid passport
• Must possess a valid ddriver'slicense
• 7+ years' experience with Olympic or Paralympic sport programs, preferentially including work in performance leadership, coaching, and team management
• Commitment to the mission and philosophy of the USOPC
• Excellent teamwork with the ability to work collaboratively across teams to achieve mission and goals
• Cultural sensitivity
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Ability to serve as an authentic, reliable, trusted source
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of staff
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong customer service skills

Here are some things that will make you super competitive for this role:

• Preference is given to an individual with NGB sport experience

Here are the tools, equipment, & conditions:

• Standard office equipment
• Office environment in a multi-story building on a multi-building site
• Some domestic and international travel is required; extensive travel is possible based on specific assignments
• Non-traditional and extensive hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Ability to successfully work in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural office environment
• Ability to successfully work/live in non-traditional environments at Games or meeting sites (including shared rooms)
• Physically demanding and strenuous environment during travel and Games (lifting to 40 pounds, walking up to 15 miles/day, minimal sleep, etc.)
• Relevant sport equipment

Here's where you'll work:

• This home-based role may work from Colorado Springs, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; or Lake Placid, NY.

Here's some more information you need to know:

• Hiring Pay Range:
  • Colorado Springs, CO: $76,178 to $96,746 per year.
    Salt Lake City, UT: $76,178 to $96,746 per year.
    Lake Placid, NY: $83,986 to $106,663 per year.
• This full-time, exempt position is intended to work 40 hours per week.
• Bonus: This position will be eligible for the Annual Incentive Award Program at a 15% target. This program is subject to change or elimination by the USOPC at any time at its sole discretion.
• Benefits: The full-time position will be eligible for USOPC benefits. You can view a summary here .