Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Location: Remote (U.S.-based preferred)

Compensation: Equity + Executive Compensation Package (Post-Funding)

Industry: Sports, Live Events, Entertainment, League Operations

About Us

Critical Sports and Entertainment (CSE) is building a national sports platform that integrates live events, athlete representation, media production, and league infrastructure. The company operates a growing portfolio of sports properties including Critical Combat, a national touring fight night platform; the United Combat League (UCL), a franchise-based professional MMA league; and Unity Combat Series, a national youth and amateur combat sports ecosystem.

Together these ventures form an integrated platform spanning live event promotion, athlete development pipelines, brand partnerships, and broadcast-ready sports content. CSE is currently entering a national expansion phase, with arena-scale events, new league infrastructure, and multi-city event touring planned across the next several years. As the organization scales, we are building the operational leadership necessary to support multi-property growth and long-term platform development.

The Role

We are seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead operational strategy and execution across the company’s sports properties. Working directly with the Founder & CEO, the COO will oversee company operations, live event infrastructure, and internal systems as CSE expands nationally. This role is designed for a leader who can build scalable systems and translate ambitious sports properties into operationally disciplined platforms.

What You’ll Do

Operational Strategy

Design operational frameworks that support multi-property sports ventures
Build scalable systems for live event touring and national expansion

Event Operations

Oversee operational execution for national fight nights, tournaments, and championships
Manage venue coordination, production timelines, and event logistics

League Infrastructure

Support operational development of the United Combat League franchise system
Build systems that support multi-team league operations and event schedules

Systems & Process Development

Implement workflows, reporting systems, and operational standards
Build infrastructure that enables multi-market event execution

Team Development

Build and manage teams across operations, event production, and administration
Develop leadership structures as the company expands nationally

Strategic Planning

Assist leadership in planning national event expansion and league growth
Support long-term operational planning across company ventures

Performance Management

Establish operational KPIs and reporting frameworks
Ensure accountability and execution across departments

Ideal Background

Growth-Stage Operators

Experience in live event production, sports operations, or touring event logistics
Strong organizational leadership and operational discipline
Comfortable building processes within fast-moving startup environments

Experienced Sports Executives

Senior leadership experience in sports leagues, event promotion, or entertainment operations •
Proven ability to scale operational infrastructure across multi-location platforms
Experience managing complex sports or live-event ecosystems

Compensation

This role includes equity participation in Critical Sports and Entertainment, aligning executive leadership with long-term platform growth. Compensation includes: (a) equity ownership in the company; (b) base salary following completion of the company’s current capital raise; and (c) participation in event and property-level revenue streams

Expected initial total compensation range: $125,000 – $160,000

With growth potential to: $250,000+ total compensation as the platform scales nationally

Why Join CSE

CSE is building a vertically integrated sports platform designed to scale across events, leagues, and athlete ecosystems.

Key growth drivers include:

Expansion of Critical Combat arena events
Launch and growth of the United Combat League franchise model
Development of national youth and amateur combat sports championships
Growth of athlete representation and NIL partnerships
Media and broadcast-driven sports content

This role offers the opportunity to help build the operational backbone behind a national sports platform during its most important growth phase.

Critical Sports and Entertainment

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