Lead Events
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About the Role
Riyadh Air seeks a Lead Events to manage global events portfolio, developing and delivering impactful event strategies. You will plan large-scale international events, manage budgets, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
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Responsibilities
- Lead Riyadh Air’s global events portfolio, developing and delivering impactful event strategies
- Plan and deliver large scale international events, exhibitions, executive engagements, route launches, sponsorship activations, and corporate experiences
- Develop event concepts, manage end to end delivery, oversee agency and supplier relationships
- Coordinate cross functional teams and ensure projects are executed on time, within budget, and to highest quality standards
- Leverage market insights, audience trends, and performance data to enhance event effectiveness and measure ROI
- Manage event budgets, establish governance and delivery standards, introduce innovative tools and best practices
Requirements
- Degree qualified
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in event management, brand activations, experiential marketing, corporate events, or related disciplines
- Proven success delivering large scale international events and managing complex stakeholder environments
- Strong expertise in agency and supplier management, budget ownership, and end to end event delivery
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About the Company
- Riyadh Air (RX), headquartered in the Saudi Capital, is the new national airline that’s shaping the future of flying.
- It seeks to lead the aviation industry by transforming Saudi Arabia into a global aviation and trade hub a digitally native airline that will connect the kingdom to more than 100 destinations.
About the Role
- In this role, you will lead Riyadh Air’s global events portfolio, developing and delivering impactful event strategies that strengthen our premium brand positioning while supporting corporate, commercial, and marketing objectives.
- You will play a key role in planning and delivering large scale international events, exhibitions, executive engagements, route launches, sponsorship activations, and corporate experiences that showcase Riyadh Air on the global stage.
- Working closely with Commercial, Marketing, Brand, Corporate Affairs, airport partners, agencies, and external stakeholders, you will ensure every event delivers a consistent, premium brand experience while supporting business growth and customer engagement.
Responsibilities
- Develop event concepts, manage end to end delivery, oversee agency and supplier relationships, coordinate cross functional teams, and ensure projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
- Leverage market insights, audience trends, and performance data to continuously enhance event effectiveness, measure return on investment, and identify new opportunities to strengthen Riyadh Air’s global presence.
- Manage event budgets, establish governance and delivery standards, and introduce innovative tools and best practices that improve operational efficiency and support scalable event execution.
About You
- Degree qualified, you will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in event management, brand activations, experiential marketing, corporate events, or related disciplines, with proven success delivering large scale international events and managing complex stakeholder environments.
- You will have strong expertise in agency and supplier management, budget ownership, and end to end event delivery, ensuring exceptional execution while maintaining Riyadh Air’s premium brand standards.
- We'd love to hear from you even more if you have experience within aviation, tourism, hospitality, luxury brands, government, or other internationally recognized organizations.
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