Senior Manager Operational Readiness
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About the Role
Talent Blueprint FZ LLC seeks a Senior Manager of Operational Readiness to lead planning, integration, testing, and validation for tournament venues. You will ensure all functional areas, stakeholders, and service providers are prepared for successful tournament delivery.
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Responsibilities
- Implement the Operational Readiness Framework for the tournament
- Execute readiness methodologies, governance structures, milestones, and reporting mechanisms
- Maintain the Operational Readiness Master Plan aligned with tournament milestones
- Oversee readiness activities across 2 competition cities and associated non competition sites
- Ensure consistent readiness standards are applied across Jeddah and Khobar
- Coordinate venue operational integration and transition activities
- Monitor venue specific readiness plans and ensure timely closure of actions and risks
- Lead cross functional operational integration
- Facilitate readiness training programme and operational planning sessions including tabletop exercises, functional exercises, venue operational tests, simulation exercises, and test events
- Identify interdependencies and operational risks between functions
- Ensure lessons learned are documented and corrective actions implemented
- Conduct readiness reviews and audits across venues and functions
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Event Management, Operations Management, Project Management, or related discipline
- Minimum 8 10 years of experience in major events, sports events, venue operations, operational readiness, Governance and programme management, or large scale infrastructure projects
- Experience delivering operational readiness programmes for major international sporting events (e.g. FIFA World Cup, AFC tournaments, Olympic Games, Expo, Formula 1, or comparable mega events) airports, transportation hubs, or large public venues
- Demonstrated experience managing multi stakeholder environments
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and complex projects
- Knowledge of venue operations and tournament delivery models
- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent)
- Experience working in the Middle East region
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- High attention to detail
- Ability to operate in a fast paced, complex environment
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Role Overview
- The Senior Manager Operational Readiness is responsible for leading the planning, integration, testing, validation, and operational readiness program for all tournament venues and associated operations for the company.
- The role ensures that all functional areas, venues, stakeholders, systems, workforce, and service providers are prepared to successfully deliver tournament operations from the pre event phase through tournament time.
- The role serves as the central integration point between tournament functional areas, venue operations, government entities, stadium operators, and external partners to ensure a seamless transition from planning to delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement the Operational Readiness Framework for the tournament.
- Execute readiness methodologies, governance structures, milestones, and reporting mechanisms.
- Maintain the Operational Readiness Master Plan aligned with tournament milestones.
- Oversee readiness activities across 2 competition cities and associated non competition sites.
- Ensure consistent readiness standards are applied across Jeddah and Khobar.
- Coordinate venue operational integration and transition activities.
- Monitor venue specific readiness plans and ensure timely closure of actions and risks.
- Lead cross functional operational integration.
- Facilitate readiness training programme and operational planning sessions: Tabletop exercises, Functional exercises, Venue operational tests, Simulation exercises, Test events.
- Identify interdependencies and operational risks between functions.
- Ensure lessons learned are documented and corrective actions implemented.
- Conduct readiness reviews and audits across venues and functions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Event Management, Operations Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
- Minimum 8 10 years of experience in major events, sports events, venue operations, operational readiness, Governance and programme management, or large scale infrastructure projects.
- Experience delivering operational readiness programmes for major international sporting events (e.g. FIFA World Cup, AFC tournaments, Olympic Games, Expo, Formula 1, or comparable mega events) airports, transportation hubs, or large public venues.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi stakeholder environments.
- Proven leadership experience managing teams and complex projects.
- Knowledge of venue operations and tournament delivery models.
- Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent).
- Experience working in the Middle East region.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- High attention to detail.
- Ability to operate in a fast paced, complex environment.
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