Dubai Expo Event Operations Lead

TALENTMATE

Dubai

On-site

AED 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Private health insurance

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Job summary

Xsolla in Dubai is seeking an Event Operations Manager, MENA to own the regional event roadmap, budgets and relationships with global conference brands, delivering flawless on-site experiences at the Dubai Expo venue.

You will lead negotiations, manage multiple organizer accounts, build a team, coordinate production and logistics, and travel up to 25–30% while collaborating with Marketing, BD and Product to ensure successful events.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional experience in event marketing or event operations.
Validated experience in the video games, tech or software industry, ideally in a B2B event or partnerships capacity.
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder events from concept through on-site delivery.
Proficiency in project management tools such as Atlassian Suite, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, and the Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

Own the MENA event roadmap and budget, reporting progress to the VP of Global Experiential Marketing.
Work closely with the Director of Marketing EMEA and the Global Head of Event Sales to identify and secure global conference and event brands to host at the Xsolla Dubai Expo venue.
Lead the deal process for incoming event organizers, from initial relationship-building through contract negotiation and account management.
Manage sales logistics for organizer accounts, including venue availability, pricing, contracts and onboarding into the Xsolla Expo venue.
Serve as the primary account manager for event organizers hosted in Dubai, ensuring a smooth relationship from signing through event delivery.
Manage and develop the Event Operations Coordinator, Dubai Events Coordinator and Dubai Events Community Manager.
Own delivery of sponsorship packages and deliverables for the DFGC/Xsolla events expo and other organizer-hosted events at the Dubai hub.
Coordinate with organizers on space planning, production and event set-up requirements within the Xsolla Expo venue.
Set and manage event budgets, tracking spend by currency and by event.
Oversee hotel and travel logistics for staff attending events, working with the venue and hotel sourcing agency.
Maintain the event roadmap tracker and ensure the wider team has visibility of organizer and sponsor information, dates and links.
Oversee creative briefs (Jira) for the in-house creative team and ensure timely turnaround of event assets.
Lead post-event reporting, including organizer feedback, budget reconciliation and lessons learned.
Represent the Dubai hub in cross-functional planning with BD, Product and Marketing teams.