Who We Are
COPA STC exists to set a new standard for objective player assessment and development. We combine advanced sports science, technology, and clear, athlete-friendly communication to help youth players understand their game and chart the next step in their growth. Our goal is a consistent, professional assessment and follow up experience—every time, for every athlete.
About The Position
The Director of Assessments is the operational lead for COPA’s assessment ecosystem. You’ll run the day-to-day of our objective testing experiences (including the COPA Score), co-lead Talent ID events, uphold gold-standard data practices, and ensure athletes and families receive timely, clear feedback tied to development goals. You will lead a team of assessment coordinators, refine SOPs, and make the experience consistent, welcoming, and world-class. Your efforts will directly support the development and opportunity creation for all athletes!
Team: Talent ID & Science
Reports to: Senior Director, Talent ID, Science & Partnerships
Location: Walnut Creek, CA (on site)
Team: Talent ID & Science
Reports to: Senior Director, Talent ID, Science & Partnerships
Location: Walnut Creek, CA (on site)
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What You’ll Do
- Own assessment operations end-to-end: scheduling, staffing, station readiness/calibration, athlete flow, safety.
- Uphold data quality: accurate collection, validation, documentation, and on-time delivery of results/feedback.
- Co-lead Talent ID events: plan logistics, coordinate staff, and ensure protocols are followed at scale.
- Coach and develop the team: training, shadowing, standards, and continuous improvement.
- Standardize processes: maintain SOPs, checklists, and training materials across assessment types.
- Collaborate across teams: work with coaching, operations, membership, and marketing to align timelines and communication.
- Support in-house research & innovation pilots by operationalizing protocols and documenting learnings (as needed).
- Model clear athlete/family communication: manage and execute athlete follow up processes to promote development (retention) and engagement (conversion)
- Achieve revenue targets: by supporting the development (retention) and engagement (conversion) of all COPA Score participants
Sample Schedule:
- Sunday: 8am – 4:30pm
- Monday – Thursday: 11am-8pm / 9am-5pm
What You’ll Bring
- Strong command of objective testing; passion for talent identification and youth development.
- Proven ability to manage people and processes in a live, fast-paced environment.
- Detail orientation around data accuracy, equipment readiness, and safety protocols.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to translate technical results into clear, athlete-friendly insights.
- Working weekday evenings and weekends
Nice To Haves:
- Degree in kinesiology, sports science, or coaching preferred. Advanced education preferred.
- 5+ years experience leading operations in sport performance, sports science, coaching, or comparable athlete-facing settings. Testing technology experience preferred. Data management preferred.
- 3+ Years experience with Talent Identification in the sport of soccer. Certificates preferred.
- Experience running large events or multi-station testing environments.
- Familiarity with data tools and CRM’s. HubSpot experience preferred.
- Experience in customer service or sales roles preferred, but not required.
Why This Role Matters
This is the team that turns objective data into meaningful development for youth athletes. Your leadership ensures every assessment is consistent, accurate, and useful—strengthening trust with players, families and clubs, and advancing COPA’s mission to set the global standard in Talent ID. Your role and impact will be measured based on assessment participation, number of success stories, quality of actionable feedback and direct contribution to revenue (retention and conversion)
What We Offer
- Competitive base salary plus a performance-based incentive bonus allowing for substantial expansion of total earnings for the high-performance individual.
- We offer competitive benefits package that includes, medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid time off and more.
- In addition, employees at COPA STC have access to our state-of-the-art gym and soccer training spaces
This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position; and will be reviewed by Management periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Management reserves the right to modify duties as deemed necessary.
It is the policy of COPA Innovation Laboratories to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status about public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
COPA STC is a Division of COPA Innovation Laboratories, which is an affiliate of several other businesses owned or controlled by Northern California entrepreneur, Mark Hall. These businesses include a medium sized commercial real estate and development company, with interests in apartments, office, industrial, sports, life science, self-storage, and retail properties; a nationwide hotel company; a modular design, engineering, and construction business; and other lesser businesses. COPA STC is the ground floor initial prototype for a multi-unit sports and soccer-oriented business planned for expansion across multiple states. High performing individuals can grow their career with the company, and potentially earn unit level profit participation, and even shareholder ownership for those outstanding individuals who contribute in a material way to the growth of the enterprise. Come show your stuff and grow with COPA!
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
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