Project Director Event Production (m/f/d)
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About the Role
BeWunder is looking for a Project Director to lead event production projects in the Middle East, focusing on strategic delivery, client relationships, and operational excellence.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and profitability.
- Serve as the senior client facing representative, ensuring trust and satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
- Define and oversee project structures, including scheduling, budgeting, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
- Ensure disciplined financial and operational management across projects.
- Guarantee compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in close collaboration with QHSE.
- Implement and refine standardized workflows for projects while aligning with global unit standards.
- Build, maintain, and grow strong relationships with existing clients.
- Work closely with Business Development to identify, approach, and secure new client relationships.
- Manage budgets, forecasts, and margin protection across projects.
- Stay ahead of regional market trends, event production innovations, and project management best practices.
Requirements
- Demonstrated extensive project management experience in turnkey project delivery, including hands on experience with AVL and fit out installations in the field of events.
- Good understanding of technical, business and contractual correlations in all complexity.
- Proven ability to manage large budgets.
- Strong industry network in the UAE and KSA is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- English language proficiency is a must.
- Flexible to work based on the requirements of the live event industry.
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Your mission
- The Project Director is responsible for driving the successful delivery of projects while actively contributing to the creation and execution of the business plan for future projects.
- This role goes beyond project leadership – it’s about strategically shaping our global presence with a primary focus on the Middle East.
- Working closely with the Director of Event Production BU and the wider leadership team, the Project Director will translate business plans into actionable initiatives.
Leadership & Strategic Oversight
- Provide vision, direction, and leadership for project management team.
- Align with the Director of Event Production to deliver on the agreed business plan, targets, and growth strategy.
- Establish clear objectives, OKRs, and performance standards for the Event Production project portfolio.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other Project Directors to ensure alignment of strategies, processes, and delivery standards.
- Drive efficiency, best practices, and continuous improvement in project delivery.
- Mentor, motivate, and support project managers, building a scalable structure that fosters accountability and innovation.
Project Execution & Delivery
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of projects, ensuring quality, timeliness, and profitability.
- Serve as the senior client facing representative, ensuring trust and satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.
- Define and oversee project structures, including scheduling, budgeting, risk assessment, and resource allocation.
- Ensure disciplined financial and operational management across projects.
- Guarantee compliance with health, safety, and quality standards in close collaboration with QHSE.
Standardisation & Best Practices
- Implement and refine standardized workflows for projects while aligning with global unit standards.
- Apply project management methodologies, documentation, and approval processes that reduce risk and increase efficiency.
- Contribute to structured knowledge sharing between all focus areas (KSA, UAE, Special Projects, etc.)
Client Liaison & Stakeholder Management
- Build, maintain, and grow strong relationships with existing clients.
- Work closely with Business Development to identify, approach, and secure new client relationships.
- Act as a senior representative to clients, ensuring clarity of scope, expectations, and outcomes.
- Capture client feedback and integrate it into project delivery and future business planning.
- Nurture partnerships with subcontractors, suppliers, and freelancers to ensure reliable and high quality delivery.
Financial & Commercial Oversight
- Manage budgets, forecasts, and margin protection across projects.
- Support the Director of Event Production in financial disciplines, risk management, and profitability strategies.
- Drive commercial success by balancing operational efficiency with exceptional client delivery.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Stay ahead of regional market trends, event production innovations, and project management best practices.
- Translate lessons learned into better processes and future planning for upcoming projects.
- Collaborate across units, regions, and with other Project Directors to ensure creative, technical, and operational excellence.
Your profile
- Demonstrated extensive project management experience in turnkey project delivery, including hands on experience with AVL and fit out installations in the field of events of various complexity and scales.
- Good understanding of technical, business and contractual correlations in all complexity.
- Proven ability to manage large budgets.
- Strong industry network in the UAE and KSA is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- English language proficiency is a must.
- Flexible to work based on the requirements of the live event industry.
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 for team members who refer successful applicants.
- Project Referral Bonus Scheme for team members who refer successful project leads.
- 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 and open corporate culture.
About us
- BeWunder is your turnkey partner specializing in Event Production and Spatial Experiences.
- We create inspiring and unforgettable experiences for our clients and their guests.
- Our team 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.
- With international track record in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
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