Job Opening: Team Lead Event Operations
We are looking for a: Team Lead Event Operations
Are you the experienced leader who elevates a team of professionals to the next level? Do you have what it takes to operate both strategically and hands-on, ensuring that every event is executed flawlessly? Then you might be our new Teamlead Event Operations.
Do you see yourself as coaching, hands-on, hospitable, and results-oriented? If so, keep reading...
As Team Lead Event Operations at InnStyle, you are the operational leader of our event team. You manage a team of 4-6 Event Directors (ranging from junior to senior level) and coordinate a flexible pool of hospitality staff. With your leadership, oversight, and infectious energy, you not only elevate the team to a higher level but also create that carefree 9+ experience that our clients come for.
Your role is 70% leadership and 30% hands-on. You plan your team's deployment, coach individual team members in their growth, and step in yourself where needed. Whether it's a product launch, kick-off, or anniversary: you are the director behind and in front of the scenes, ensuring that your team shines and everything aligns perfectly.
During large events, you are the operational brain: you maintain an overview, switch between teams, and are the main point of contact for both clients and your own people. Even when the unexpected happens, your experience and calmness allow you to turn the situation into success. Afterward, you evaluate performance, provide individual coaching, and ensure that the team improves step by step each time.
What you will do
- You provide daily leadership to a team of Event Directors (from junior to senior level) and coordinate the planning of hospitality staff.
- You develop team members through individual coaching, feedback, and creating development paths from junior to senior level.
- You plan your team's deployment based on event complexity and individual competencies, while managing the personnel budget through smart forecasting and cost monitoring.
- During events, you coordinate the operational execution and serve as the central point of contact for both clients and team members.
- You ensure quality, timing, and guest experience by actively guiding and adjusting where necessary.
- You conduct performance discussions, evaluate team results, and implement improvement actions.
- You strategically coordinate with Sales, Event Producer, Hospitality Support, Facilities, and our regular partners in Catering and AV to operationalize our full-service promise.
- In unexpected challenges, you quickly switch between strategic oversight and hands-on problem-solving.
- You actively contribute to team projects to make InnStyle even better and more innovative every day. We always aim for that 9+.
What you bring
- Hospitality is in your DNA. You have a natural charm, and with that, you achieve a lot.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in events, hospitality, or F&B, with at least 2 years in a leadership role with team responsibility.
- Proven experience in leading teams and coaching employees at various levels.
- Education in Hotel Management, Event Management, Business Administration, or similar? That's a nice bonus!
- You are a born leader: coaching, inspiring, and with an eye for both individual development and team results.
- You can effortlessly switch between strategic thinking and operational action.
- You have experience in planning, scheduling, and resource management in a dynamic environment, including an affinity for budget responsibility and cost monitoring.
- You communicate clearly at all levels: from junior staff to C-level clients.
- You have a hands-on approach and jump in wherever the team needs you.
- You are flexible and available during evenings and weekends when major events require it.
- You have an eye for detail and the bigger picture: you ensure that every event and every team member excels.
- You are a team player who puts InnStyle on the map together with others.
What we offer you
- A challenging leadership role with real impact in a unique workplace by the water (the Maarsseveense Plassen).
- A sustainable organization in motion, with a focus on job satisfaction, audiovisuals, food, service, atmosphere, (re)creative activities, and more.
- Plenty of room to shape your leadership style and further develop the team.
- Market-conform salary, depending on experience and leadership background.
- A bonus scheme linked to team and company performance.
- Annual leadership and development budget and joint training sessions.
- Connection days with the team full of substance and fun - where it all connects.
- And of course: legendary events, also for the team.
About InnStyle
InnStyle is the premier business event location in the Utrecht region. Surrounded by nature and water, we create the perfect setting for impactful events, such as product launches, trade shows, kick-offs, staff events, and anniversaries - always enriched with (re)creative elements that activate, connect, and surprise. Think of energizers, inspiring interventions, unique meeting breaks, or fully active events on the beach, in the forest, on the grass, or by/on the water - both indoors and outdoors.
We believe that the best events are born from genuine attention and asking the right questions. This way, we create unforgettable events together with our clients that move people both literally and figuratively.
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Ready to lead a team to excellence?
Apply directly by emailing your CV and motivation topz@innstyle.nl, attention to Myrthe van den Berg. Prefer to call? Great!030-7608005I'm sorry, but it seems there is no Dutch text provided for translation. Could you please provide the text you would like translated?
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