Project Manager LIONS

About the Role

Tahaluf is seeking a Project Manager to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role is central to the delivery of events, particularly supporting the LIONS Riyadh Festival. The Project Manager will be responsible for coordinating various project management systems and processes to ensure efficient event execution and stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate project management systems, procedures, and processes to ensure smooth inter-departmental timelines and deadlines.
• Evaluate and align processes to improve overall delivery and approval workflows.
• Conduct continuous risk assessments, including milestone alignment, resourcing, and contingency planning.
• Maintain the integrated LIONS Riyadh master project plan across all functional workstreams.
• Track key dependencies between Content, Marketing, Commercial, Partnerships, Creative, and Operations to prevent delays.
• Manage stakeholder interactions across internal teams and external partners, ensuring clear communication and reporting.
• Prepare clear project-status reporting for the Event Leadership Group and senior stakeholders.
• Manage custom event delivery with the Special Projects team, Marketing Manager, and Event Manager.
• Direct onsite staff and team members to ensure successful event delivery.
• Oversee non-department-tied deliverables such as badging and merchandise rollout.
• Manage the collation of speaker assets from confirmation through to final presentation delivery.
• Coordinate closely with Content and Production teams to reflect speaker, stage, and program dependencies in the project plan.
• Manage minutes and tasks reporting, tracking, and monitoring for project and governance meetings.
• Track post-event milestones, conduct evaluations, and prepare final reports summarizing achievements and lessons learned.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in project management, preferably within the events industry.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex projects with multiple inter-departmental timelines.
• Experience in risk assessment, contingency planning, and maintaining project documentation.
• Proficiency in managing internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

About Tahaluf and LIONS Riyadh

Tahaluf is launching LIONS Riyadh in partnership with LIONS and Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media. LIONS Riyadh is a distinct festival within the global LIONS community, designed to amplify Middle Eastern creativity on the global stage. The inaugural three-day festival will take place at KAFD, Riyadh, from December 6–8, 2027, bringing together regional and global CMOs, creative leaders, agencies, brands, and emerging talent.