Senior Event Operations Lead — Remote & Travel

Opus Agency; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Insurance

Employer-paid short-term disability &

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with employer match

Flexible work schedules

Generous time off

Job summary

Opus Agency seeks a Senior Event Manager to lead complex workstreams and manage operational execution for large-scale events, including budgets and timelines. You will partner with project leads to align with client goals and ensure flawless on-site delivery.

The role requires travel domestically and internationally, with a strong focus on vendor coordination, process improvement, and team guidance to ensure excellence across events.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience within the event industry.
• 2-3 years team management experience.
• Experience leading programs or managing complex workstreams at a large scale (e.g., 5,000-15,000+ attendees in person) *Please specify events worked on and role in resume.
• Bachelor's Degree (B.A.) from four-year institution preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of complex workstreams and event logistics for large-scale events (5,000–15,000+ attendees).
• Own detailed operational planning, including but not limited to timelines, production schedules, run-of-show, and vendor coordination.
• Partner closely with the Project Lead to ensure operational execution aligns with overall program strategy, client goals, and budget parameters.
• Manage vendor relationships within assigned workstreams, including sourcing, communication, and ensuring delivery meets scope, timeline, and quality expectations.
• Track and manage workstream-level budgets, ensuring expenses are controlled, accurately documented, and aligned with overall program financials.
• Support cost efficiency by identifying savings opportunities and assisting in vendor negotiations to meet budget goals.
• Maintain strong attention to detail across all deliverables, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, and execution.
• Proactively identify and resolve logistical challenges, adapting quickly in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Drive effective communication within assigned workstreams, ensuring all stakeholders understand timelines, responsibilities, and deliverables.
• Build and manage operational tools and systems to support efficient execution and reporting, this could include learning Opus proprietary operational tools.
• Support and guide junior team members within workstreams, sharing knowledge and reinforcing best practices.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase operational efficiency and execution consistency.
• Travel domestically and internationally to lead event execution including overseeing assigned programs on-site and providing leadership support and/or on-site only support for additional events as needed

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Vendor coordination

Budgeting

Large-scale events

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Opus Agency seeks a Senior Event Manager to lead complex workstreams and manage operational execution for large-scale events, including budgets and timelines. You will partner with project leads to align with client goals and ensure flawless on-site delivery.

The role requires travel domestically and internationally, with a strong focus on vendor coordination, process improvement, and team guidance to ensure excellence across events.