Senior Banquets & Events Leader – Luxury Hospitality

RAFFLES; Doha; On-site; QAR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Raffles & Fairmont Doha invites a seasoned Assistant Director of Banquets to lead luxury events across conferences, weddings, and corporate functions. Working with the Director of Food & Beverage, you will drive revenue, guest satisfaction, and operational excellence, ensuring seamless delivery of memorable experiences in line with the brands' standards.

You will oversee dining experiences, manage high-volume events, and mentor the Banquets teams while collaborating with Sales, Culinary, Finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 6–8 years of F&B experience in luxury or five-star hospitality, including senior Banquets leadership.
• Proven experience managing large-scale banquets, weddings, conferences, and corporate events.
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to drive revenue, profitability, and cost efficiency.
• Excellent leadership and team-development skills with multicultural teams.
• Experience budgeting, forecasting and financial performance management.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• Experience with international luxury hotel brands is an advantage.
• Embrace the Raffles & Fairmont brand promise and foster an inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Food & Beverage in leading the Banquets & Events operation across Raffles & Fairmont Doha.
• Drive banquet revenue, profitability and cost efficiency in line with business objectives.
• Partner with Sales & Events to maximize business opportunities and event revenue.
• Oversee planning and delivery of luxury weddings, conferences, and corporate events.
• Champion exceptional service standards and guest experience across all events.
• Lead and develop the Banquets leadership and operational teams; foster talent engagement.
• Collaborate with Culinary, Sales, Finance, Rooms and Events teams for seamless planning.
• Optimize resources, staffing, equipment and processes to enhance efficiency and profitability.
• Drive innovation in event experiences, menus, service concepts and offerings.
• Monitor market trends and feedback to identify opportunities for growth.
• Ensure compliance with brand standards, food safety regulations and procedures.
• Act as a key operational leader within the F&B division and contribute to strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Guest experience

Operations management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management or related field

Job description

Raffles & Fairmont Doha invites a seasoned Assistant Director of Banquets to lead luxury events across conferences, weddings, and corporate functions. Working with the Director of Food & Beverage, you will drive revenue, guest satisfaction, and operational excellence, ensuring seamless delivery of memorable experiences in line with the brands' standards.

You will oversee dining experiences, manage high-volume events, and mentor the Banquets teams while collaborating with Sales, Culinary, Finance