Chief Operating Officer New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team and strategic partner to the Chief Executive Officer. The COO is responsible for leading the organization’s operational portfolio and ensuring the effective execution of strategic and business priorities across campus readiness, event delivery, and facility readiness functions. Through strong operational leadership, organizational alignment, and performance management, the COO ensures the organization delivers safe, efficient, and exceptional experiences while advancing long-term organizational goals.

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES

Executive Leadership

• Lead the execution of organizational strategy through the effective alignment of operational resources, infrastructure, systems, and services.
• Establish operational priorities, performance expectations, and service standards that support organizational objectives and customer commitments.
• Direct the performance of the organization’s operational portfolio and ensure operational capabilities support current and future business requirements.
• Evaluate operational performance and implement strategies that improve organizational effectiveness, service delivery, customer satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
• Advise the Chief Executive Officer and executive leadership team on operational risks, opportunities, investments, and organizational capabilities.
• Ensure operational disciplines function as an integrated enterprise that supports business continuity, organizational readiness, and long-term organizational success.

Event Delivery andGuestExperience

• Provide executive leadership for event delivery and guest experience functions and ensures the successful execution of conventions, meetings, exhibitions, entertainment events, and other organizational activities.
• Establish operational strategies and service standards that support exceptional customer experiences and organizational performance.
• Ensure operational resources, technologies, personnel, and support services are aligned to meet customer expectations and contractual obligations.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration and operational integration throughout the event lifecycle.
• Support organizational growth through operational excellence, customer retention, and service innovation.

Campus Readiness and Public Safety

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for organizational readiness functions, including public safety, emergency management, and campus logistics.
• Ensure the organization maintains the operational capability necessary to support a safe, secure, and resilient environment for employees, guests, exhibitors, clients, and visitors.
• Direct enterprise preparedness, emergency response, business continuity, and incident management strategies.
• Maintain strategic relationships with public safety agencies, emergency response organizations, and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, security, emergency management, and regulatory requirements.

FacilityOperations andInfrastructure

• Provide executive leadership for facility operations, facilities services, sustainability initiatives, infrastructure management, maintenance operations, and asset stewardship functions.
• Ensure facilities, infrastructure, and operational assets support organizational objectives, customer commitments, and business continuity requirements.
• Direct organizational efforts to maintain safe, functional, efficient, and guest-ready facilities.
• Supports capital planning and infrastructure investment initiatives that enhance organizational performance and long-term operational capability.

Financial Stewardship andOrganizationalEffectiveness

• Oversee the financial performance of assigned operational functions and ensures responsible stewardship of organizational resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational value, efficiency, and return on investment.
• Ensure operational decisions support both short-term performance and long-term organizational sustainability.
• Develop organizational capacity through succession planning, leadership development, workforce planning, and talent management strategies.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and service excellence.
• Serve as a champion for organizational change and operational transformation initiatives.