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Three decades of experience building exceptional bicycles have culminated into a unique line of road, gravel, electric, city, hybrid, and soon mountain bikes that riders and shops can’t stop talking about.\nX-LAB is the new inflection point for the category.\nWe launched in April 2026 with a full lineup across road, gravel, city, fitness, e-bike, and soon mountain categories, with validation from the highest and most demanding levels of the sport through the XDS Astana Team and a rapidly growing network of dealers.\nOur ambition is not simply to sell more bikes. It is to make great bikes more integrated, more accessible, and better supported through the independent shops and communities that grow cycling and bring in new riders.\nThat is what makes this moment exciting.\nJoining X-LAB means shaping a company with unmatched production scale, real engineering R&D depth, and the confidence to earn trust… one rider, one dealer, one product, and one market at a time.\nAre you ready to ride ahead of the pack?\nLearn more athttps://xlabbikes.com\nSee an insider’s look of our factory: Youtube Video\n______________________________________________________\nXDS is seeking an Events Manager to own the planning, execution and operations of X-LAB events across Europe. You turn an approved event calendar into events that run on time, on budget and to standard: trade shows, dealer events, consumer festivals, demos and pop-ups.\nThis is an operations role. You own the logistics, vendors, budgets, assets and timelines behind every European event, and the marketing operations that keep them moving. Brand strategy and creative direction come from the global marketing team in Los Angeles; you make them happen on the ground in Europe.\nYou are organized, calm under pressure and obsessive about details. You are comfortable working across time zones with teams in Shenzhen andLos Angeles, and with organizers, dealers and suppliers in several European countries.\nWhat You’ll Do\nEvent Planning & Execution\nOwn end-to-end execution of all European events, including trade shows, dealer events, consumer festivals, gran fondos, demos, and pop-ups\nBuild and manage each event’s timeline, run of show, staffing plan, and on-site schedule\nLead onsite load-in, booth and pop-up setup, guest flow, teardown, and load-out\nSecure event slots, permits, insurance, and organizer requirements prior to deadlines\nLogistics & Vendors\nSource, contract, and manage local vendors (venues, AV, rigging, F&B, fabrication, freight, staffing, hotels)\nCoordinate shipping, customs, and storage of bikes, demo fleet, and event materials across Europe\nBook team travel and accommodations for each event\nBudgets & Reporting\nBuild and manage per-event budgets, track spend against plan, and reconcile invoices\nDeliver 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