Qiddiya is Hiring: Director – Operations & Event Delivery in Riyadh

Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia’s future capital of entertainment, sports, and culture, is hiring a Director – Operations & Event Delivery to lead event operations and site-wide delivery across its Cultural and Heritage program, including the Festival and year-round programming.

Position Overview

This senior role is responsible for planning and executing all event operations and delivery — from logistics and site readiness to health, safety, and guest experience — ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery in line with asset objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of event operations across the Cultural and Heritage program
• Lead logistics, site readiness, and event overlay, including temporary infrastructure, structures, utilities, and services
• Establish and enforce health, safety, and security frameworks, including crowd management and emergency response protocols
• Ensure delivery of a high-quality, safe, and seamless visitor experience across all touchpoints
• Oversee operational vendors, contractors, and service providers
• Lead operational feasibility assessment of programming, commercial, and marketing initiatives
• Coordinate with Asset & Site Management on facilities, maintenance, and infrastructure readiness
• Define and track operational KPIs, including service levels, efficiency, and safety

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of experience, with significant leadership overseeing large-scale operations and event delivery
• Proven experience planning and delivering large-scale events, festivals, or destination operations with high visitor volumes
• Strong background in crowd management, HSE, and security operations within large public events
• Experience managing complex, multi-site or multi-zone environments and vendor/contractor networks
• Ability to operate in high-pressure, real-time environments and coordinate with government and regulatory authorities
• Pre-opening and activation experience preferred

Job Details

Full-time · On-site · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4414700061/