COO, Experiential Events — Scale Creative Operations

Live Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme in development

Manchester office-based environment

Job summary

Live Recruitment is working with a Manchester-based experiential events business to appoint an Experiential Events - Chief Operating Officer. You will take ownership of day-to-day performance, embed processes, and build the platform for the next growth phase.

Key duties include managing all department heads across sales, design, fabrication and finance; implementing the EOS integrator framework; overseeing capacity planning and resource allocation; driving speed and predictability in a

Qualifications

• Proven operational or strategic leadership in fast-paced events production.
• Experience managing multiple department heads across sales, design, fabrication and finance.
• Background in experiential events is essential; adjacent production welcome.

Responsibilities

• Manage all department heads across sales, design, fabrication and finance
• Implement operational systems and the EOS integrator framework
• Oversee capacity planning and resource allocation across divisions
• Drive predictability in a fast-moving environment
• Lead recruitment planning as headcount grows
• Report directly to the CEO, bridging leadership and delivery

Skills

Strategic leadership

Operational leadership

People management

Change management

Tools

EOS framework

Job description

Live Recruitment is working with a Manchester-based experiential events business to appoint an Experiential Events - Chief Operating Officer. You will take ownership of day-to-day performance, embed processes, and build the platform for the next growth phase.

Key duties include managing all department heads across sales, design, fabrication and finance; implementing the EOS integrator framework; overseeing capacity planning and resource allocation; driving speed and predictability in a