Director of Business Operations, Sports

Manages a team responsible for running the business side of sports.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$182k

Mean

$189k

10th–90th pct

$138k–$251k

Observations

263

Confidence: 33% · based on 263 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Budgeting & Forecasting

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 24% prefer

Master's Degree

14% require · 28% prefer

No College

17% require · 7% prefer

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Common next roles

Sports Business Operations Manager-49.6%Director of Audience, Sports-1.1%Sports Business Operations Analyst-48.6%Sports Community Coordinator-51.8%Sports Audience Growth Manager-55.0%

Common previous roles

Sports Business Operations Analyst-94.6%Sports Business Operations Manager-98.5%Sports Community Coordinator-107.6%Sports Audience Growth Manager-122.2%Director of Audience, Sports-1.1%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)7,563

Posting growth-19.9%

Median days to fill72 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)30,736

Projected growth0.1%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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