Deputy Athletics Director – Chief Operating Officer

The Deputy Athletics Director – Chief Operating Officer (COO) will serveas a key member of Purdue Athletics' executive leadership team, providingstrategic direction and oversight of the department's financial management,business operations, human resources, facilities, and event operations.Reporting to the Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, theCOO will play a central role in advancing the department's financialsustainability, operational effectiveness, and long-term strategic priorities.

As a trusted advisor to the Director of Athletics, the COO will provideexecutive leadership in financial planning, resource allocation, businessstrategy, and organizational management, ensuring the department is positionedto navigate the evolving economic landscape of intercollegiate athletics. Thisindividual will work collaboratively across the department and University toevaluate business opportunities, strengthen operational efficiencies, and alignfinancial and operational decisions with institutional and competitivepriorities.

The COO will also provide leadership and oversight of major departmentalinitiatives, including capital planning, facility development, and strategicinvestments, while serving as a sport administrator for assigned programs andproviding support to the department's other sport administrators. In theabsence of the Director of Athletics, the COO will serve as one of thedepartment's designated decision-making authorities.