Director of Event Management

حصيف لتنظيم المعارض والمؤتمرات; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

حصيف لتنظيم المعارض والمؤتمرات in Riyadh seeks an accomplished Event Director to lead end-to-end planning and delivery of major events, ensuring client satisfaction and financial success. You will oversee teams, suppliers, and operations to achieve strategic goals.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in a related field, PMP, and 8+ years of leadership experience in events, with fluency in English and French; Arabic preferred. Travel and flexible hours required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in event-related field.
• PMP certification is required.
• Fluent in English and French; Arabic preferred.
• 8+ years of events experience, including large-scale projects.
• Proven senior event management or leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of production, operations, logistics, budgeting, suppliers.
• Willing to travel and flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale events.
• Develop event strategies, project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Oversee multiple events and projects within scope, timeline, budget, and quality.
• Act as senior client and stakeholder contact, maintaining strong relationships.
• Lead and coordinate internal teams (event management, production, logistics, etc.).
• Manage external suppliers, venues, and production partners for timely delivery.
• Review and approve event concepts, production and execution plans.
• Maintain accountability for event budgets, cost control, and profitability.
• Identify risks and develop contingency and mitigation plans.
• Ensure events comply with regulations, permits, safety, and standards.
• Lead on-site operations, readiness, rehearsals, and execution.
• Drive continuous improvement via post-event evaluations.
• Support business development with proposals and client pitches.

Skills

8+ years experience in events

English and French fluency

PMP certification

Arabic language knowledge (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Hospitality, or related field

Job description

The Event Director is responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, development, and delivery of major events and projects, ensuring successful execution, client satisfaction, operational excellence, and achievement of commercial objectives. The role provides overall leadership across project teams, suppliers, stakeholders, and event operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale events, from concept development through delivery and post-event evaluation.
• Develop comprehensive event strategies, project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements.
• Oversee multiple events and projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients and key stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships and managing expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead and coordinate internal teams, including event management, production, creative, logistics, operations, and supporting functions.
• Manage external suppliers, contractors, venues, production partners, and other third parties to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Review and approve event concepts, production plans, operational requirements, and execution plans.
• Maintain overall accountability for event budgets, cost control, profitability, and financial performance.
• Identify potential project risks and develop contingency and mitigation plans to ensure business continuity and successful delivery.
• Ensure all events comply with relevant regulations, permits, safety requirements, and company standards.
• Lead on-site event operations and oversee readiness, rehearsals, execution, and issue resolution.
• Drive continuous improvement by conducting post-event evaluations and implementing lessons learned.
• Support business development activities by contributing to proposals, pitches, event concepts, and client presentations when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Marketing, Hospitality, or a related field.
• PMP is required.
• Fluency in English and French is required; Arabic is highly preferred
• 8+ years of relevant experience in events, including significant experience managing large-scale or complex projects.
• Proven experience in a senior event management or leadership position.
• Strong knowledge of event production, operations, logistics, budgeting, and supplier management.
• Strong commercial awareness and experience managing significant event budgets.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours based on event requirements.