Senior Deputy .D COO

Position: Senior Deputy A.D. – COO
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** Department:
** UCF Athletics - Management
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* Summary:

** The Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Athletics serves as the administrative operational leader for the department with day-to-day business and administrative functions in alignment with the Director of Athletics’ vision. This position plays a central role in driving organizational effectiveness, resource optimization, and execution of initiatives that advance the department’s competitive success, academic mission, and financial sustainability and growth.
** Responsibilities:
*** Provides departmental leadership that adheres to the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance in all athletics, academic, and business matters, and in the development and enforcement of all existing policies and procedures. Ensures an environment that is committed to the best interest of student-athletes consistent with their educational, ethical, social, and physical development.
* Promotes and protects the department’s operational self-sufficiency in a manner consistent with the university’s mission, vision, and operating policies and procedures. Involves engagement with management team members ensuring sound decisions with regard to departmental matters and long-term planning / operations.
* Provides strategic direction on behalf of the Vice President / Athletics Director for philanthropic and revenue-generating outcomes and initiatives, aligning efforts with UCFAA strategic priorities and the facilities master plan. Actively engages in fundraising and revenue-generating opportunities in the enhancement of organizational goals / objectives.
* Provides executive oversight of Business & Finance, Human Resources & Risk Management, and Information Technology, ensuring all operations comply with federal, state, and University policies/regulations.
* Provides executive oversight of facilities, events, and operational functions, ensuring all facilities and activities comply with University policies, Conference requirements and NCAA regulations / standards.
* Oversees the Competitive Success Unit, actively participating in the governance, oversight and advisory responsibility for Revenue Share for UCFAA.
* Assists the Athletics Director, General Managers (Football, other sport specific) and head coaches on CAP strategies for recruiting and roster management.
* Participates in the development of UCF Athletics’ budget and its components; has budget oversight responsibilities (to be assigned), including contract administration, and serves as an authorized signatory for areas of assignment.
* Provides oversight and evaluation in alignment with the department’s strategic plan and direction of nationally competitive sports programs, with emphasis on staffing (coaches / administrators), budget development / management, scheduling, and roster management, requiring attendance at home events, travel to selected away events, and attendance at Conference and NCAA tournament competitions. Includes participation in the development, management, and service as an authorized signatory on program expenses, as well as management of issues relative to student-athletes.
* Partners with the Athletics Director and executive team to implement the department’s strategic plan, ensuring alignment with university priorities and conference mandates.
* Directs long-range financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal management of a multimillion-dollar Power 4 athletics budget.
* Collaborates with Deputy AD/CFO on revenue-share distributions, NIL compliance, donor/capital funding, and auxiliary revenue initiatives.
* Evaluates and optimizes business processes to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maximize ROI.
* Ensures operational policies adhere to NCAA, conference, federal/state regulations, and institutional guidelines.
* Supports risk management, internal audit reviews, and legal/compliance initiatives.
* Serves as a key partner to external units (development, corporate sponsor ships, marketing, communications) to align operations with revenue generation and…