HUMAIN is committed to redefining human-centered innovation through products, experiences, and technology that elevate how people live and connect. The company believes in creating meaningful experiences and activations that bring its mission to life and deepen engagement with partners, customers, and communities around the world.
Position Overview
The Manager, Events is a strategic leader responsible for planning and executing HUMAIN’s global and local event programs that strengthen brand awareness, create meaningful customer experiences, and support commercial objectives. This role partners closely with Business Units (BUs), Sales, Marketing, and Communications to deliver world-class events aligned with organizational priorities and revenue goals.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional planner, cross-functional collaborator, commercial thinker, and brand ambassador who thrives in fast-paced environments and can scale world-class experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:
- Develop HUMAIN’s global and local events strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and BU priorities
- Develop and enhance executive presence at events, ensuring HUMAIN’s leaders represent the company consistently and effectively at high-profile engagements
- Identify strategic opportunities for events to support sales objectives, lead generation, product adoption, and customer engagement
- Define KPIs for events and continuously optimize based on performance insights
Event Planning & Execution:
- Lead the full lifecycle of event management, including concept development, program design, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show, and on-site leadership
- Manage signature corporate events, product launches, conferences, experiential activations, executive roundtables, and partner engagements
- Design experiences that highlight HUMAIN’s products and solutions while supporting sales conversations and commercial outcomes
- Ensure HUMAIN’s brand identity and values are consistently represented across every event touchpoint
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Communications, Product Marketing, Corporate Marketing, Sales, and BU teams to align event strategy with revenue goals.
Budget & Vendor Management: Own the global events budget, including forecasting, allocation, and tracking; negotiate vendor contracts and evaluate proposals to ensure cost-effective event execution without compromising quality.
Team Leadership: Manage and mentor the events team (internal staff and/or external vendors when required), establishing scalable systems, processes, and best practices for event production.
Measurement & Reporting: Conduct post-event analysis, track event performance metrics such as attendance, engagement, and lead generation, and present results and strategic recommendations to leadership.
Qualifications
- 7-8 years of experience in event strategy and management within global organizations or fast-paced companies
- Proven success delivering large-scale global and local events with measurable business impact
- Demonstrated experience using events to support sales, demand generation, or customer engagement initiatives
- Strong ability to translate business objectives into impactful event experiences
- Exceptional project management, stakeholder management, and organizational skills
- Experience partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional teams
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
- Creativity, adaptability, and passion for delivering memorable experiences
Job Details: Full-time · On-site · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
