Mega Events Delivery Lead Director

Description

• Oversee program management, milestone tracking, budget allocation, and resource management to ensure all objectives are met on time and within budget.
• Direct the integration of intelligent transportation systems, wayfinding, and real-time information solutions.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion across all event operations.
• Drive integration of all event functions (transport, security, technology, logistics, etc.) across organizing committees and host city teams.
• Foster a positive and motivating culture, ensuring staff are empowered to deliver creative solutions and adapt to evolving requirements.
• Act as a principal liaison for external agencies, ensuring alignment of goals and effective escalation/resolution of issues.
• Drive organizational and cultural change initiatives required for event delivery and transition phases.
• Serve as a senior spokesperson and negotiator with public, private, and media stakeholders.
• Oversee the creation of clear, actionable communications for internal teams and external partners.
• Continuously assess and improve business processes, embedding best practices for event and legacy operations.
• Oversee the planning and execution of complex, multi-venue transport and mobility strategies, ensuring safe, efficient, and accessible movement for all client groups.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders: municipal, provincial, and national governments; venue owners; host organisers; senior management; and delivery partners.
• Ensure transparent, timely, and effective communication across all levels of the organisation.
• Lead operational readiness and test event programs, ensuring teams and systems are prepared for live operations.
• Develop and communicate the strategic vision for event delivery, translating it into actionable business and operational plans.
• Champion operational readiness exercises, risk analysis, and mitigation planning, including the operation of transport control centres and incident management.
• Lead the overall planning and integrated delivery of all operational elements for major international events (e.g. Olympic/Paralympic Games, etc.).
• Recruit, inspire, and develop high-performing teams in high-pressure, deadline-driven environments.

Requirements

• Experience with legacy planning and post-event transition.
• International work experience, ideally across North America and Europe.
• Extensive experience integrating and collaborating with senior stakeholders across government, venue owners, and delivery partners.
• Professional memberships (e.g., International Live Events Association, Project Management Institute).
• Proven track record of executive-level programme and project management in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing large budgets and complex resource allocations.
• Familiarity with public sector procurement, contract management, and policy development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Operations Management, or related field desirable.
• Minimum 20 years’ progressive experience in global event management, including multiple Olympic, World Cup, or equivalent mega events.
• Deep operational readiness, business process management, and change management expertise in event and organizational transition settings.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance