Sr. Director of Corporate Event Management

Senior Director Of Corporate Event Management

Legends Global is the world's leading venue management, sales and partnership, and event hospitality company. The company's elite venue network spans five continents, with a portfolio of more than 300 of the world's most prestigious arenas, stadiums, convention, and exhibition centers, and performing arts venues. From Aberdeen to Anchorage, and Sydney to Stockholm, its venues connect people through the unique power of live experiences.

Allegiant Stadium is an award-winning global events destination. A state-of-the-art, multipurpose venue with a capacity of 65,000, Allegiant Stadium has hosted world-class music artists such as Garth Brooks, The Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, Illenium and BTS with more legendary concerts to come. The fully enclosed stadium is also home to the UNLV Rebels football team and has hosted premier sporting events such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Pac-12 Championship Game, Las Vegas Bowl, and WWE SummerSlam. The venue also hosted the NFL Pro Bowl in 2022 and the Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. Allegiant Stadium is committed to giving back to the community through numerous diversity, inclusion, and community outreach initiatives.

Job Summary

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 growthdeveloping 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.

Essential Functions

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.

Required Qualifications

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.

Legends Global reserves the right to change or modify the employee's job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. Legends Global may require an employee to perform duties outside his / her normal description. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.