Senior Event Manager

Olympic Capital; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Olympic Capital in Vaud, Switzerland seeks an experienced leader to drive end-to-end ISU event delivery. You will serve as the senior operational liaison to Local Organising Committees, ensuring delivery adheres to ISU standards and timelines.

You will coordinate cross-functional execution across competition operations, sport presentation, and broadcasting, while managing stakeholder relations. With 10+ years in international event management, you will translate strategic direction into

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years in international event management.
• Experience leading large multi-stakeholder sporting competitions.
• Strong governance, strategic planning, and financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end operational delivery of pinnacle ISU events.
• Serve as primary operational counterpart to LOCs; ensure alignment with ISU standards.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across competition ops, sport presentation, and broadcast.
• Translate strategic direction into actionable delivery plans.
• Oversee venue readiness, logistics, workforce planning, and technical delivery.
• Partner with Senior Manager to ensure accommodation, transport, accreditation, safety, and guest services.
• Identify operational risks and escalate to Chief of Events with solutions.
• Ensure consistency of planning tools, templates, and delivery standards.
• Maintain relationships with LOC leadership, suppliers, and partners.
• Lead post-event evaluations and provide recommendations for service evolution.

Skills

International event management

Budget oversight

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Fluent English

Job description

• Lead the end-to-end operational delivery of assigned pinnacle ISU events within ISU’s standardized event framework.
• Serve as the primary ISU operational counterpart to Local Organizing Committees, ensuring delivery aligns with ISU standards, timelines, and governance structures.
• Coordinate integrated execution across competition operations, sport presentation/show elements, broadcast integration, and stakeholder services.
• Translate strategic direction from the Chief of Events into actionable delivery plans.

Operational Management

• Oversee detailed planning milestones including venue readiness, overlay, logistics coordination, workforce planning, and technical delivery.
• Partner closely with the Senior Manager, Event Services to ensure seamless integration of accommodation, transport, accreditation, safety, and guest services.
• Proactively identify operational risks and elevate strategic decisions to the Chief of Events with recommended solutions.
• Support consistent implementation of ISU planning tools, templates, and delivery standards.

LOC & Stakeholder Partnership

• Maintain strong working relationships with LOC leadership, suppliers, and delivery partners.
• Act as ISU’s senior operational representative in planning meetings, site visits, and delivery milestones.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal ISU teams and local stakeholders to ensure aligned execution.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Ensure alignment across Sport, Commercial, Marketing, Broadcasting, and ISU Business operations throughout the event lifecycle.
• Chair operational planning meetings and milestone reviews to maintain delivery momentum.
• Support implementation of broadcast and event presentation requirements in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Manage operational event budgets in coordination with ISU leadership and finance teams.
• Monitor delivery against financial plans, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Identify opportunities for cost efficiency and operational effectiveness while supporting ISU’s broader commercial and brand objectives.
• Act as ISU’s senior on-site operational authority during assigned events.
• Oversee operational readiness, issue resolution, and delivery escalation processes.
• Ensure high-quality execution across competition operations, sport presentation, stakeholder services, and fan experience.
• Lead structured post-event evaluations, identifying operational insights and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide recommendations to the Chief of Events to support evolution of ISU’s event model and delivery practices.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in international event management.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-stakeholder sporting competitions.
• Strong end to end event delivery along with strategic planning and governance expertise.
• Advanced financial management and budget oversight capability.
• Excellent executive-level stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Proven team leadership and mentoring experience.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.