Senior Director, Citywide Event Planning & Readiness

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh seeks a Senior Director to establish the planning architecture for hosting major events, ensuring city operations, asset performance, safety, and guest experience remain uninterrupted.

You will lead integrated event planning end-to-end across mobility, security, crowd management, logistics, communications, and O&M, coordinating with event owners, venues, and districts to deliver a cohesive operating model and readiness triggers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field required or equivalent.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in major-event planning.
• Experience integrating City Operations and O&M functions.

Responsibilities

• Establish the strategic framework for planning major events.
• Translate the strategic event calendar into an integrated multi-year portfolio plan.
• Coordinate mobility, security, crowd management, and public realm dependencies.
• Lead readiness and post-event review processes.
• Provide executive-level options and recommendations for complex decisions.
• Maintain an integrated master schedule and risk management practices.

Skills

Major event planning

Event portfolio management

Integrated event planning

Event operations

City Operations

O&M integration

Strategic leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Operations Management

Bachelor's degree in Project Management

Tools

Planning tools

Collaboration platforms

Document management

Knowledge management

Job description

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh seeks a Senior Director to establish the planning architecture for hosting major events, ensuring city operations, asset performance, safety, and guest experience remain uninterrupted.

You will lead integrated event planning end-to-end across mobility, security, crowd management, logistics, communications, and O&M, coordinating with event owners, venues, and districts to deliver a cohesive operating model and readiness triggers.