Assistant General Manager | Full-Time | Miami Beach Convention Center

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management hospitality and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015 the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas stadiums convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions spanning four continents.

Utilizing initiative innovation and independent judgment the Assistant General Manager serves as a strategic partner to the General Manager in planning directing and managing the day-to-day operations of the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) and other areas of the City Center Campus via Collins Canal Park Rum Room and Venu. This role provides leadership and oversight across Sales Marketing Finance Event Services Venue Operations People & Culture Information Technology (IT) Public Safety & Transportation Audio Visual Rigging Production union-related matters venue maintenance and venue & contract partners.

The Assistant General Manager is responsible for driving cross-functional alignment execution of strategic priorities and continuous improvement across the venue and campus while evaluating organizational performance and implementing strategies that enhance operations policies and overall effectiveness.

Strategic Impact:

The Assistant General Manager serves as a critical strategic partner to the General Manager driving alignment between vision and execution across the Miami Beach Convention Center and City Center Campus. This role integrates operations across departments ensuring consistent standards scalable systems and seamless execution of venue-wide initiatives.

Through strong leadership disciplined prioritization and data-informed decision-making the AGM enhances operational performance strengthens stakeholder relationships and supports revenue growth while maintaining compliance with contractual obligations. The position plays a key role in developing leadership talent reinforcing a culture of accountability and excellence and ensuring the long-term operational readiness and success of the venue and campus.

This role pays an annual salary of $178000-$188000 and is bonus eligible.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health Dental and Vision Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) matching and Paid Time Off (vacation days sick days and 11 holidays).

This position will remain open until July 10th 2026.

The award-winning Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) welcomes meeting and event planners exhibitors and attendees to Miami Beach and Miami. Reimagined following a $640-million-dollar renovation the MBCC provides a world-class state-of-the-art event venue for exceptional conferences conventions tradeshows and meetings. The new 800-room connected Grand Hyatt Miami Beach is under development and slated to open in late 2027.

A LEED Silver certified green building the venue includes a magnificent Grand Ballroom 500000 square feet of flexible exhibition halls 4 junior ballrooms outdoor terraces & parks 84 breakout rooms and onsite parking garage with 800 parking spots including disabled accessible and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging spaces as well as bike racks. The MBCCs immediate proximity to lively South Beach Lincoln Road Ocean Drive and many other Miami Beach cultural arts attractions make it an ideal venue for your next event.

Executive Leadership & Strategic Oversight

• Develops and implements venue goals and objectives in accordance with the management contract corporate policy and good business practices
• Plans organizes coordinates and directs all activities and personnel engaged in operating the venue and City Center Campus
• Acts as a strategic partner to the General Manager and senior leadership team to drive alignment execution and operational success

Operations Management & Continuous Improvement

• Works with departmental directors in the day-to-day management of their disciplines; reviews and evaluates processes and results; identifies and resolves deficiencies and challenges
• Drives continuous improvement in operational efficiency effectiveness and service delivery through streamlined processes and cross-functional collaboration
• Develops and implements programs policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to support operational excellence

Financial Management & Business Performance

• Oversees financial performance including budgeting forecasting cost control and revenue alignment across venue and campus operations
• Partners closely with Finance and Project leadership to ensure disciplined execution and alignment with financial goals

City of Miami Beach Contract & External Relations

• Maintains active relationships with the City of Miami Beach and ensures compliance with all provisions of the management contract
• Negotiates and manages contracts agreements and partnerships in the best interest of the venue and campus
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including contract partners clients and community organization

Vendor & Contract Partner Oversight

• Oversees and manages performance of venue service providers and contract partners ensuring alignment with contractual obligations operational standards and event execution needs

Leadership Talent & Culture

• Leads leadership development succession planning and cross-training initiatives to ensure operational continuity and bench strength
• Models and reinforces organizational values leadership standards and professional expectations
• Drives a culture of accountability recognition and operational excellence in venue management

Cross-Functional Integration & Execution

Strategy Innovation & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Leads data-driven decision-making to improve operational performance and guest experience
• Drives innovation initiatives that enhance efficiency scalability and overall venue performance

Communication & Stakeholder Alignment

• Leads structured communication across internal and external stakeholders
• Fosters a culture of collaborative communication across OVG teams venue departments and contract partners to ensure alignment transparency and seamless coordination

Guest Experience & Service Excellence

• Ensures a consistent high-quality guest attendee and customer experience across the venue through standardized practices and cross-functional alignment while driving excellence in venue management and aligning service delivery with hospitality standards reflective of the HQ Hotel experience

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with OVG policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing hiring and training employees; planning assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding; disciplining employees in conjunction with People & Culture addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• This position provides direct leadership and oversight of the venues operational departments including but not limited to Event Services Venue Operations Public Safety & Transportation and Project Manager role. The Assistant General Manager may also provide leadership support direction and oversight to other departments within the venue under OVGs scope of responsibility as business needs require.

Education and Experience:

• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in professional convention center management with at least three (3) years of direct supervisory experience at the department director level
• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university in public assembly facility management hospitality management business administration or a related field
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet these requirements may be substituted
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred

Certifications (Preferred):

• Certified Venue Executive (CVE) or Certified Venue Professional (CVP) from the International Association of Venue Managers strongly preferred
• Certified in Exhibition Management (CEM) from the International Association of Exhibitions and Events preferred
• OSHA 30 Certification or equivalent safety certification preferred
• FEMA Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) certifications preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute preferred

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of public assembly venue operations and open space management
• Knowledge across multiple operational disciplines including event services operations finance guest services safety production and contract partners
• Experience with budgeting revenue forecasting and expense control
• Strong strategic thinking prioritization and execution skills with the ability to drive initiatives from concept through completion
• Demonstrated leadership presence emotional intelligence and ability to influence and hold senior leaders accountable in a complex environment

Technology Skills:

• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint and MS SharePoint and MS Outlook)
• Preferred knowledge of Event/ Venue Management Software programs Adobe Acrobat CAD
• Proficiency in using collaboration and workflow tools (e.g. Microsoft Teams SharePoint and similar platforms) to drive communication alignment and accountability across departments
• Ability to leverage emerging technologies including artificial intelligence to enhance venue operations improve efficiency support data-driven decision-making and elevate the overall guest and team member experience

Work Environment & Schedule:

This position operates in a professional office and venue environment with varying levels of activity depending on event schedules. The role requires the ability to remain flexible and responsive in a fast-paced event-driven setting.

The schedule typically consists of a 5-day work week; however hours will fluctuate based on business needs events and operational demands. This role requires availability to work evenings weekends and holidays as well as the ability to remain accessible as needed to support venue operations.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.