Dubai Expo Events Operations Lead

Game Companies; Dubai; Presencial; AED 350.000 - 550.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Private health insurance

Career development plan

Descripción de la vacante

Xsolla is seeking an Event Operations Manager, MENA to join our Global Experiential Marketing team in Dubai. You will own the deal process, manage relationships with event organizers, and coordinate sales logistics to deliver world-class events at the Dubai Expo venue.

This role requires strong relationship management, negotiation and project ownership; you will lead multiple accounts, build a team, and oversee on-site delivery with up to 25-30% travel, all in-office at our Dubai hub.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in event marketing or event operations (agency, brand, technology, or related background).
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Atlassian Suite, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, and the Google Workspace.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Event operations

Account management

Relationship management

Project management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Google Workspace

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Business Administration/Communications

Herramientas

Atlassian Jira

Asana

Monday.com

Google Workspace

Descripción del empleo

Xsolla is seeking an Event Operations Manager, MENA to join our Global Experiential Marketing team in Dubai. You will own the deal process, manage relationships with event organizers, and coordinate sales logistics to deliver world-class events at the Dubai Expo venue.

This role requires strong relationship management, negotiation and project ownership; you will lead multiple accounts, build a team, and oversee on-site delivery with up to 25-30% travel, all in-office at our Dubai hub.