Senior Event Manager

DIRECTIONS Conference & Incentive Management; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DIRECTIONS Conference & Incentive Management in Sydney is seeking a Senior Event Manager to lead complex programs from planning through delivery, including conferences, incentives, study tours and corporate events across Australia and beyond.

You’ll own budgets, timelines and logistics, manage client and supplier relationships, and ensure standout experiences with calm, solution‑focused leadership. The hybrid role is three days in Marrickville office and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Experience managing corporate conferences or incentive programs.
• Strong client and supplier relationship skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and negotiations.
• Attention to detail and calm under pressure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Interest in new destinations, venues and industry trends.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of conferences, incentives, study tours and corporate events.
• Client relationships and day-to-day communication.
• Budgets, supplier negotiations and financial management.
• Venues, hotels, DMCs, production partners, speakers and entertainment.
• Registration, delegate communications and event logistics.
• Critical paths, run sheets and onsite operations.
• Creative production, AV, styling and event details.
• Destination, venue and experience research.
• Domestic and international site inspections and program travel.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Client relationships

Vendor negotiations

Communication

Tools

EventsAir

Job description

Sydney | Full Time | Hybrid: 3 days office, 2 days home

If you’re an experienced event manager who loves creating standout experiences, thrives on variety and knows how to keep a complex program moving, we’d love to hear from you.

DIRECTIONS Conference & Incentive Management is looking for a Senior Event Manager to join our Sydney team.

We create conferences, incentive travel programs, study tours and corporate events across Australia and around the world. No two programs are quite the same, and that’s exactly what makes the role interesting.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll manage programs from planning through to delivery, including:

• End-to-end management of conferences, incentives, study tours and corporate events
• Client relationships and day-to-day communication
• Budgets, supplier negotiations and financial management
• Venues, hotels, DMCs, production partners, speakers and entertainment
• Registration, delegate communications and event logistics
• Critical paths, run sheets and onsite operations
• Creative production, AV, styling and event details
• Destination, venue and experience research
• Domestic and international site inspections and program travel
  

Who we’re looking for

You’re an experienced event professional who is comfortable taking ownership of complex programs and juggling multiple priorities.

You’ll bring:

• Strong corporate event, conference or incentive experience
• Excellent client and supplier relationship skills
• Confidence managing budgets and negotiations
• Great attention to detail
• A calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• A genuine interest in new destinations, venues and industry trends
• EventsAir experience is highly regarded
• Australian resident with full working rights
  

Why DIRECTIONS?

We’ve been creating business events and incentive experiences for more than 25 years, with programs that take us across Australia and around the world.

We’re also proud to have been recognised as one of The Australian Best Places to Work for two years in a row.

We’re a close team where ideas are encouraged, people have real ownership of their programs and you won’t get lost in a huge agency structure.

Our hybrid working model is three days in our Marrickville office and two days working from home, with opportunities to travel domestically and internationally as part of the role.

If you’re ready for a senior event role with variety, responsibility, travel and the opportunity to create genuinely memorable experiences, we’d love to hear from you.