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Manager, Event Operations Australia

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead the Australia Event Operations function, overseeing event travel, planning, venue sourcing, supplier contracting, registration, attendee management, event production, and onsite delivery.

Role type

Manager, Event Operations

Builds

Scalable managed-services organisation combining technology with event expertise for corporate clients

Domain

Meetings and Events / Corporate Travel

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Event operations leadership, venue sourcing, supplier contracting, budget control, risk management, business continuity planning, GDS systems expertise, NDC and group contracting knowledge, large-scale event portfolio management, team building, commercial acumen

Preferred skills

Sabre experience, organizational integration experience

Technologies

GDS systems, event registration platforms, attendee-management platforms

Responsibilities

Lead operational risk management, compliance, duty of care, and business continuity planning; Establish scalable service and delivery models to improve profitability; Partner with Product and Engineering to automate workflows; Lead an organisation comprising travel and event professionals; Drive M&E business growth and ensure new business is operationally ready

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC with team leadership

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