Field Operations Manager

About BreakAway Data:

BreakAway Data is revolutionizing sports performance by connecting athletes with their own data story. We aggregate, visualize, and analyze fitness, performance, and health data to help both professional and aspiring athletes make smarter decisions and reach their full potential. Our platform is already being used by the NBA, ATP, NWSLPA and we're just getting started.

The Opportunity

BreakAway Data is at an inflection point. We've built a proven model for delivering live sports analytics at tournaments and now we're scaling it fast. Over the next two years, we're committed to staffing hundreds of games, expanding into new markets, and evolving our data collection capabilities with cutting-edge technology.

We're looking for a Field Operations Manager who can do two things simultaneously: run a tight ship today, and architect the engine that gets us to 10x tomorrow.

This is not a pure logistics role. We need a builder — someone who sees operational excellence as a foundation for business growth, not an end in itself. You'll own the full delivery of our live tournament programs, lead our talent pipeline, and play an active role in shaping how we sell and scale this business into a broader market.

You'll work directly with BreakAway Data's leadership team with significant autonomy and real ownership of how this part of the business evolves.

What You'll Own

Tournament & Field Operations

• Plan and execute all operational requirements for BreakAway Data's live tournament activations, across a rapidly growing national and international calendar

• Serve as the on-site lead at events, ensuring all statistical and support workflows run smoothly and on schedule

• Build and maintain tournament runbooks, staffing rosters, and contingency plans that can scale to hundreds of games over the next two years

• Coordinate with venue, league, and client contacts ahead of and during each event

• Troubleshoot in real time, holding quality high under pressure, at volume

Scaling, Product & Technology

• Identify and drive operational efficiencies that allow us to deliver more games with greater consistency and lower friction

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including product UI/UX, AI, and computer vision solutions to improve data collection accuracy, reduce manual overhead, and elevate our product

• Build scalable systems for scheduling, communications, quality control, and post-event reporting

• Partner with the product and analytics teams to close the loop between what happens on the field and how it improves our offerings

Talent Development & Training

• Own the end-to-end intern and staff recruitment process: sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding

• Design, iterate on, and maintain training programs and quality benchmarks that can support a growing, distributed team operating across dozens of simultaneous events

• Assign and brief staff ahead of each activation; manage performance in the field and provide structured post-event feedback

• Build a culture of high performance within the field team, developing people who grow into repeat contributors and future leaders

Business Growth & Client Success

• Serve as a credible, senior voice in client success conversations related to staffing, on-ground delivery, and operational capability

• Contribute directly to sales and business development conversations, helping articulate BreakAway Data's operational model as a competitive differentiator

• Identify opportunities to expand our field operations offering into new sports, leagues, markets, and use cases

• Provide regular operational reporting to leadership, with a strategic lens on what the data is telling us about where to invest next

Who You Are

• Based in Los Angeles, with the ability and willingness to travel regionally and nationally for events

• An experienced operator who has managed logistics, people, or events at scale

• A strategic thinker who doesn't just fix what's broken but designs systems that don't break in the first place

• A strong communicator who can hold a room with clients, lead a team of interns in the field, and influence internal decision-making with data and clear thinking

• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with a track record of keeping complex, high-volume programs on track

• Self-directed and proactive; you identify what needs building before anyone has to ask

• Energised by ambiguity and the challenge of creating structure where none yet exists

• Curious about technology and how it can make field operations smarter, faster, and more scalable

Helpful But Not Essential

• Experience in sports operations, event management, or a similar field-heavy, high-volume role

• Background in building and managing teams, with a track record of developing talent over time

• Exposure to computer vision, data collection technology, or sports analytics products

• Familiarity with flag football, American football, or data-driven sports environments

• Experience supporting or contributing to sales, partnerships, or business development

How to Apply

If you're excited about building the operational backbone of a company shaping the future of sports analytics, we'd love to hear from you.

Please include:

1. Your resume

2. A brief note about a company whose operations you admire and why. All applications will be reviewed by Jess (Recruiting Coordinator) and Kevin Hisey (COO).

BreakAway Data, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.