Vice President, UTA Advisory Business Operations

The role

This executive will build and lead the operating capability that connects commercial demand to workforce capacity and profitability. The role establishes processes and systems to integrate business operations and manage resource deployment.

What you will do

• Build and improve the engagement lifecycle from opportunity to closeout
• Connect Advisory capabilities and agency resources to client demand
• Lead weekly pipeline, resource, delivery, and capacity reviews
• Maintain a rolling 90–180-day view of demand, headcount, and utilization
• Translate qualified opportunities into resource requirements
• Coordinate enterprise staffing and resolve resource conflicts
• Lead operational evidence review for workforce investment requests
• Partner with leaders to validate delivery feasibility and staffing assumptions
• Monitor engagement margin, revenue, and staffing mix with Finance
• Maintain a consolidated portfolio view of active and upcoming engagements

Required qualifications

• Substantial progressive experience in business operations, resource management or professional services delivery
• Senior leadership responsibility in an agency, consultancy or comparable client-service business
• Proven ability to build an integrated operating model across teams or business units
• Strong command of capacity forecasting, utilization, staffing models, engagement economics and contractor-versus-permanent workforce tradeoffs
• Experience connecting CRM, resource or project management systems and financial reporting
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with business leadership, Sales, Finance, People, Legal, Creative and technology teams
• Excellent analytical, communication, executive presentation and people-development skills
• Comfort operating through ambiguity and managing sensitive business information

Nice to have

• Salesforce and Hive experience
• Experience in marketing, media, entertainment, sports, creators or culture-driven advisory businesses

Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a leading global entertainment company
• Access to tools, leadership, and resources to create a center of excellence
• Inclusive and diverse company culture
• Competitive programs to support well-being
• Collaborative environment with room to grow

About the company

UTA Advisory drives growth by turning culture, entertainment, sports and marketing into business advantage. UTA is a premier global talent agency representing artists, creatives, and brands.