Exhibition Director - Arabic speaker

Informa
Riyadh
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Strategic planning","Commercial leadership","Team leadership"]

Drive the long-term growth and commercial success of a B2B event, setting strategic direction and ensuring highest standards of delivery. Own full accountability for exhibition sales, sponsorship, visitor marketing, conference/content development, budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and P&L targets. Partner with Government stakeholders and internal Informa Markets teams, lead the leadership partnership across portfolio strategy and financial planning, and build a high-performing, engaged team through coaching and mentoring.

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Exhibition Director - Arabic speaker

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Job Summary

Drive the long-term growth and commercial success of a B2B event, setting strategic direction and ensuring highest standards of delivery. Own full accountability for exhibition sales, sponsorship, visitor marketing, conference/content development, budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and P&L targets. Partner with Government stakeholders and internal Informa Markets teams, lead the leadership partnership across portfolio strategy and financial planning, and build a high-performing, engaged team through coaching and mentoring.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, lead, and execute the event’s long-term strategy aligned with the Tahaluf business plan and portfolio objectives.
  • •Ensure full accountability for commercial and operational performance, including revenue, expenditure, and operating profit targets.
  • •Prepare, manage, and deliver the annual budget and quarterly forecasts to achieve financial goals.
  • •Build and maintain relationships with clients, government stakeholders, partners, and suppliers; act as an ambassador for the event.
  • •Lead and develop the team through performance reviews, coaching, mentoring, and career development.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceAnnual LeaveWellness StipendSchool FeesFlight AllowanceFamily VisaRemote WorkRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years’ experience leading large-scale B2B exhibitions with a proven track record of commercially successful events.
  • •Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • •Proven experience as an Exhibition Director (or comparable leadership role) with full commercial and operational responsibility.
  • •Strong commercial acumen including financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and P&L management.
  • •Arabic language proficiency (spoken and written) is highly desirable for engaging government stakeholders and regional customers.
Experience:5+ yearsB2B exhibitionsEventsMiddle East
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementStrategic planningCommercial leadershipTeam leadership
Languages:EnglishArabic

Company Brief

Informa
Global business-to-business information services group operating events, academic and professional publishing, and data & analytics businesses serving specialist markets worldwide.
Industry: Publishing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1998
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