Black Pearl has been given an exclusive mandate to help
recruit for a
Chief Sports Complex Officer
for a landmark sports and
leisure destination in the GCC region.

This is a senior executive appointment responsible for
providing the strategic, operational, and commercial leadership of a
large-scale, multi-venue complex. The destination accommodates diverse sporting
activities, hospitality services, academies, community programmes, and major
events.

The successful candidate will lead the complex’s long-term
development, strengthen its commercial performance, maintain world-class
operational standards, and deliver exceptional experiences for athletes,
members, guests, partners, and the wider community..

Responsibilities:-

Strategic
Leadership

• 
  Develop and execute a
  multi-year strategy positioning the complex as a leading regional sports,
  leisure, and events destination.
• 
  Identify new
  opportunities to expand memberships, programmes, events, partnerships,
  sponsorships, and hospitality offerings.
• 
  Lead transformation
  initiatives that strengthen the destination’s brand, market position, and
  long-term sustainability.
• 
  Translate strategic
  priorities into measurable operational and financial plans.

Operational Excellence

• 
  Provide executive
  oversight across all venues, sports facilities, academies, hospitality
  operations, guest services, and event functions.
• 
  Ensure effective
  coordination between specialised sporting activities and supporting
  commercial and operational teams.
• 
  Maximise the use,
  performance, and availability of facilities and assets.
• 
  Maintain the highest
  standards of safety, security, compliance, service quality, and
  operational readiness.
• 
  Ensure major events and daily
  operations are delivered safely, efficiently, and consistently.

Commercial and Financial Performance

·
Take ownership of the complex’s overall financial and
commercial performance.

·
Deliver agreed revenue, profitability, utilisation, and
customer-experience targets.

·
Review pricing, membership structures, programme
performance, and commercial partnerships.

·
Identify opportunities to improve revenue generation,
operational efficiency, and return on assets.

·
Establish strong performance controls and reporting
mechanisms across the organisation.

Stakeholder and Partnership Management

·
Build trusted relationships with government authorities,
sports federations, strategic partners, sponsors, event organisers, and
community stakeholders.

·
Represent the complex in high-level meetings, major events,
industry forums, and partnership discussions.

·
Strengthen the destination’s contribution to regional
sporting, tourism, leisure, and community-development objectives.

·
Negotiate and manage commercially valuable partnerships and
long-term agreements.

People Leadership and Organisational Development

·
Lead and inspire a large, multidisciplinary workforce across
sporting, operational, hospitality, commercial, and corporate functions.

·
Build a high-performance culture centred on accountability,
safety, collaboration, service excellence, and continuous improvement.

·
Develop senior leaders and establish effective succession
and talent-development plans.

·
Ensure the organisational structure and capabilities support
the complex’s future growth.

Requirements

• 
  At least 15 years of progressive leadership experience,
  including substantial experience in a senior executive or C-suite
  position.
• 
  Proven leadership of a large sports resort, multi-sport
  complex, leisure destination, major venue group, or similarly complex
  operation.
• 
  Demonstrated responsibility for multiple venues, significant
  annual revenue, large teams, and diverse operational functions.
• 
  Strong exposure to specialised sporting operations such as
  equestrian sports, motorsport, shooting, water sports, sports academies,
  or comparable disciplines.
• 
  Proven success in developing strategy, improving operational
  performance, growing revenue, and leading organisational transformation.
• 
  Strong commercial and financial acumen, including budgeting,
  revenue optimisation, pricing, partnerships, and asset utilisation.
• 
  Experience managing high-profile sporting, corporate,
  community, or entertainment events.
• 
  Established credibility in managing senior government,
  federation, sponsor, partner, and board-level stakeholders.
• 
  Experience in the Middle East or another culturally diverse
  and relationship-driven market is highly desirable.
• 
  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, sports
  management, hospitality, leisure management, or a relevant discipline; a
  master’s degree or executive qualification would be advantageous.
• 
  Excellent English communication skills. Additional regional or
  international language capability would be an advantage.

Leadership
Attributes

The
ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• 
  Strategic
  vision combined with strong operational discipline.
• 
  A
  commercially driven and results-oriented approach.
• 
  High
  emotional intelligence and cultural awareness.
• 
  Confidence
  in leading large and diverse teams.
• 
  Strong
  decision-making and crisis-management capability.
• 
  A
  visible, pragmatic, and guest-focused leadership style.
• 
  The
  ability to engage credibly with boards, government entities, federations,
  sponsors, and international partners.

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