Sr. Director of Corporate Event Management

Legends • Las Vegas, NV

65d

About The Position

The Senior Director of Corporate Event Management will serve as a strategic leader responsible for overseeing all aspects of non-ticketed event operations at Allegiant Stadium. This role requires a polished, solutions-oriented professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, builds trust across departments, and inspires a culture of "yes" that drives excellence and innovation. The Senior Director will lead the event management team with a focus on mentorship and professional growth-developing skills, elevating performance, and fostering a mindset of accountability and continuous improvement. This leader will take ownership of key initiatives and ensure the flawless execution of every event while identifying and implementing new opportunities that contribute to the organization's bottom line.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience managing complex event operations within a large-scale venue, stadium, convention center, or hospitality environment.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategic goals into operational results.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• A passion for mentorship, team development, and delivering excellence under pressure.
• A minimum education level of: BA/BS Degree (4-year) in Business, Hospitality, Event Planning or related field.
• A minimum of 7 - 10 years of related work experience.
• Experience managing, leading, coaching or mentoring teams.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and ability to learn other required business systems.
• Knowledge of and experience applying basic accounting principles.
• Previous experience at a high-profile sports arena or convention center setting.
• Previous experience with budget development, tracking and management.
• Previous experience with revenue management.
• Must be able to operate under extreme deadlines and within budget.
• Project management experience with detail-oriented and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary resource between the client and stadium internal departments/cross functioning teams as it pertains to schedules, staffing, front of house, events, rules and regulations, standard operating procedures and any other communications that occur to ensure a successful operation.
• Hire, train, provide performance reviews, coach, and manage direct reports.
• Develop and manage budgets for events. Consistently review expenses and revenues from events and find strategic avenues to cut costs and/or increase revenues. Provide regular communication with leadership teams on costs and potential cost control mechanisms that can be introduced. Work with the Finance Department to collect, track, and analyze event data for P&L statements.
• Partner with internal department heads and external vendors such as Food & Beverage and Security to ensure requirements of events are met.
• Evaluate event staffing levels for events and work closely with department heads to ensure that all needs are being met within the approved budget.
• Manage and oversee the day of logistics for events, ensuring that all areas of facility management (security, guest services, parking, operations) are executing in a manner that will help deliver an outstanding experience.
• Facilitate meetings with department heads to better understand and communicate schedules, projects, tours and any other initiatives that may impact the facility's overall operation.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Food Services and Drinking Places
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees