Director, Global Events & Forums

RLC Global Forum; Dubai; Remote; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join RLC Global Forum as the Director, Global Events & Forums, overseeing the production of impactful global events. Responsible for leading partnerships and stakeholder engagement, this role offers an opportunity to shape high-profile convenings while connecting with top leaders across various sectors. The position provides a competitive salary and performance-based bonuses in a flexible, remote-first work environment.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Employee referral program

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of experience leading high-profile international events and partnerships.
• Experience in managing global stakeholder engagement platforms or a portfolio of 3–4 global events.
• Fluent in English; additional languages like Arabic, French, or Italian are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute multi-scale events and executive roundtables across global hubs.
• Oversee venue sourcing, production partners, program design, and logistics.
• Craft and manage onboarding journeys for partners, ensuring alignment with our values and vision.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Vision

Operational Excellence

Networking

C-Level Engagement

Job description

This role is ideal for a global events and stakeholder engagement leader who has produced and managed high-impact convenings across business, policy, and innovation.

About RLC Global Forum

At RLC Global Forum, we convene the world’s foremost leaders across business, luxury, fashion, retail, technology, public policy and innovation to shape the agenda of the global consumer economy. Through high-level convenings and strategic partnerships, we drive forward-looking discourse, cross-sector collaboration, and market-shaping outcomes at the highest levels of influence.

Our gatherings—including the flagship Annual Meeting in Riyadh, the CEO Summit in New York, and our specialized forums in Paris and Milan—are more than events : they are platforms for influence, connection, and collective leadership.

We believe in the power of convening people who shape the future—and we’re seeking a leader who shares that vision.

The Opportunity

As our Director, Global Events & Forums, you will take full ownership of high-level convenings across continents. This is a mission-driven, execution-focused, and stakeholder-rich role—ideal for a senior professional who thrives at the intersection of strategic vision, global dialogue, and operational excellence.

You will not only lead the production of world-class events but also be the driving force behind the partnerships that make them meaningful, relevant, and impactful.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute multi-scale events and executive roundtables across global hubs
• Translate our mission into immersive, high-value experiences for leaders and partners
• Oversee venue sourcing, production partners, program design, and logistics
• Set and track KPIs, managing internal and external resources to meet performance targets

Stakeholder Engagement & Operational Excellence

• Work closely with internal teams—marketing, communications, finance—to deliver world-class events
• Lead project timelines, budgets, and risk management across multiple concurrent programs
• Report directly to the Managing Director, aligning execution with our growth and reputation goals
• Act as a strategic connector and advocate for our mission in all live events

Partnership Development & Impact Delivery

• Craft and manage onboarding journeys for partners, ensuring alignment with our values and vision
• Ensure partner success by managing deliverables, visibility, and engagement before, during, and after events
• Serve as a trusted relationship manager for C-level executives, stakeholders, and partners

What We’re Looking For

• 7–10+ years of experience leading high-profile international events and partnerships
• An incredibly organized team player with experience managing projects and monetizing each program
• Experience in managing global stakeholder engagement platforms or a portfolio of 3–4 global events
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders across sectors and geographies, ideally luxury and fashion brands, tech innovators, and policymakers
• Enjoy interacting with C-Level industry leaders; comfortable and confident in cold-calling, generating leads, and developing business relationships
• Fluent in English (additional languages like Arabic, French, or Italian are a plus)
• Executive presence, entrepreneurial mindset, and cultural fluency

Why Join Us

Purpose with Influence : Lead events that matter—shaping global agendas and connecting change-makers

Global Mandate : Work with top leaders from across industries and continents

Flexibility with Impact : Operate remotely from a European hub, while leading events on the world stage

A Platform for Growth : Shape not just programs, but the future direction of a growing global forum

About RLC Global Forum

RLC Global Forum is a leading platform that brings together the world’s most influential global retail leaders, innovators, and policymakers to drive positive industry change. We operate with the agility of an entrepreneurial organization and the ambition of a global platform. Our culture values strategic thinking, cross-sector collaboration, and trusted relationships across regions and industries.

This is a key leadership role at the heart of our global strategy—offering a competitive base salary complemented by an attractive performance-based bonus structure. The position comes with direct visibility to global stakeholders and plays a central role in shaping our most influential convenings.

We offer a flexible, remote-first work environment anchored in trust, accountability, and global engagement. Team members benefit from a thoughtfully designed benefits package, including :

• Private medical insurance
• Employee referral program

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable law.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

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