Crew Manager (m/f/d)
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About the Role
BeWunder seeks a Crew Manager to manage the full lifecycle of crew personnel for live events, including sourcing, contracting, onboarding, deployment, and offboarding. The role requires proven experience in workforce planning within the live event industry and knowledge of Middle East and Germany markets.
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Responsibilities
- Manage the full lifecycle of crew personnel from sourcing and vetting through contracting, onboarding, deployment, and structured offboarding
- Ensure smooth, compliant, and scalable crew operations by maintaining standardized processes, accurate documentation, and clear communication
- Collaborate with Project Talent Specialist to align workforce planning, availability, and deployment strategies
- Oversee coordination of travel and accommodation logistics for timely and cost effective crew mobilisation
- Act as internal consultant to support business units in defining requirements, planning crew structures, and optimizing resource allocation
- Contribute to high personnel standards and continuous process improvement
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Crew Manager, Workforce Manager, Resource Manager or similar role within the live event industry
- Extensive experience in the event industry with strong understanding of live events, exhibitions, experiential projects and large scale project delivery
- Proven workforce management experience including project freelance talent planning, resource allocation, mobilisation, scheduling, and deployment across multiple concurrent projects
- Hands on experience working within both the Middle East (UAE and KSA primarily) or Germany markets
- Demonstrated experience managing the full project freelance talent lifecycle
- Strong knowledge of crew logistics including travel, accommodation, visa coordination, and project mobilisation
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Strong strategic planning and workforce forecasting capabilities
- Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail
- Flexible and adaptable, willing to travel when required
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Your mission
- The Crew Manager is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of crew personnel, from sourcing and vetting through contracting, onboarding, deployment, and structured offboarding.
- The role ensures smooth, compliant, and scalable crew operations by maintaining standardized processes, accurate documentation, and clear communication across all stakeholders.
- Works in close partnership with the Project Talent Specialist, both reporting into the Head of Project Talent Unit.
- Also oversees coordination of travel and accommodation logistics, ensuring timely and cost effective crew mobilisation.
- Acts as an internal consultant, supporting business units and project teams in defining requirements, planning crew structures, and optimizing resource allocation.
Your profile
- Proven experience as a Crew Manager, Workforce Manager, Resource Manager or in a similar workforce planning role within the live event industry.
- Extensive experience in the event industry is a must, with a strong understanding of live events, exhibitions, experiential projects and large scale project delivery.
- Proven workforce management experience is essential, including project freelance talent planning, resource allocation, mobilisation, scheduling, and deployment across multiple concurrent projects.
- Hands on experience working within both the Middle East (UAE and KSA primarily) or Germany markets is essential.
- Demonstrated experience managing the full project freelance talent lifecycle.
- Strong knowledge of crew logistics, including travel, accommodation, visa coordination, and project mobilisation.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong strategic planning and workforce forecasting capabilities.
- Exceptional organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Flexible and adaptable, willing to work according to changing demands and travel when required.
Why us?
- Unified CAT A Silver Premium Medical Insurance provided as standard to all team members.
- Complimentary lunches provided daily in our Dubai office canteen.
- Team Engagement Initiatives – team building activities, health and wellness drives, etc.
- Team Socials – team BBQs, season opening and closing parties.
- Worker’s Compensation and Accident Insurance.
- Annual Flight Allowance.
- Recruitment Referral Bonus Scheme.
- Project Referral Bonus Scheme.
- Opportunity to work in an international and multi cultural team.
- Collaborative and motivated working environment.
- Trusting and partnership based cooperation across all units.
- Innovative and growth oriented company with matrix organizational structure.
About us
- BeWunder is a turnkey partner specializing in Event Production and Spatial Experiences.
- Creates inspiring and unforgettable experiences for clients and their guests.
- Team of industry experts in live events and permanent construction.
- Designs, delivers and services complex, challenging, and large scale projects in museums, exhibitions, EXPO, brand pavilions, visitor centers, digital art spaces, live events, conferences, and multimedia shows.
- International track record in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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