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At Global-Tickets we are looking for an experienced Event Operations & Planning Lead to develop and set the structures for the future growth of Global-Tickets Villages and the Mavericks Club. In your new role you will be a driving force behind the scenes of premium motorsport experiences at major racing events across Europe.\nIn a shared leadership structure reporting directly to the Head of Events, you will take full ownership of event plannings, operational processes, and business cases - initially overseeing e-commerce and sales channels as well. Working closely with our Event Production & Commercial Lead you balance hands-on coordination with building a more reliable and scalable way of working across our European event portfolio. Steering the structures behind event planning, you drive processes, timelines and cross-functional alignment across logistics, ticketing, and finance to ensure every event is delivered smoothly.\nIf you are motivated to take ownership, challenge existing ways of working and want to help us grow, we are looking forward to meeting you!\nYour Impact\nEvent Operations & Planning: Take full ownership of the planning and backoffice operations including resource allocation, pre-event preparations, and post-event follow-ups. You keep day-to-day work moving while improving how it is organized.\n\nInternal stakeholder management: Manage cross-functional collaboration, holding internal stakeholders accountable to their deliverables, priorities, and milestones through regular alignments.\n\nProject & Process Management: You actively develop and optimize our project structures by defining standardized templates and processes to enable scalability of our events across Europe.\n\nBusiness Cases & Financial Transparency: Own event business cases, maintain forecasts, and coordinate corrective actions with responsible stakeholders when deviations occur.\n\nE-Commerce & Sales Channel Management: Initially, in collaboration with our CRM team, you oversee product listings across our webshop and booking platforms. You will ensure accurate listings and availability, monitor bookings and channel performance, and adjust prices and allocations within agreed limits.\n\nYour Top 3 Goals\nLay the foundation for growth: Establish practical planning standards and processes that the team uses consistently and can apply across events.\n\nEnsure Seamless Event Delivery: Make responsibilities, deadlines and dependencies clear for all stakeholders and address delays or resource conflicts early.\n\nTurn financial transparency into action: Keep business cases and forecasts reliable, identify deviations early and coordinate corrective actions with the responsible colleagues.\n\nRequirements\n5+ years of experience in project management, event production, event operations or other comparable environments.\n\nA track record of improving planning and operational processes in complex, project-based environments, and making those improvements work in daily practice.\n\nPrevious experience with project management tools like e.g. Monday is a plus.\n\nExcellent organizational skills with a structured, proactive and solution-oriented mindset.\n\nPractical experience with budgets, forecasts and business cases, with the ability to understand deviations and work with others to turn them into concrete actions.\n\nA high level of ownership, independence and the ambition to build scalable operational structures.\n\nClear communication and confidence to challenge assumptions and hold teams accountable while maintaining constructive working relationships.\n\nFluency in English is required; German, Dutch or Polish are an advantage.\n\nWhat awaits you\nDirect Influence on Our Growth: Work in an ambitious environment and actively contribute to our strategies to further expand our leading position in motorsports.\n\nInternational Team Culture: An international team that values cohesion and self-responsibility, with short decision-making paths, events and after-works.\n\nDevelopment: Expand your expertise through challenging projects and increasing responsibility over time. We support you to take initiative, develop your skills, and take the next step.\n\nFlexibility Where it Matters: Flexible start and finish times around our core working hours help you balance team commitments and personal needs.\n\nExclusive Experiences & Networking: Access to Formula 1 & MotoGP, and annual events for creative ideas and team-building.\n\nModern Work Environment: State-of-the-art equipment and an office with space for interaction and relaxation - including a gaming room, and restaurant with a terrace.\n\nWhy Global-Tickets?\nYou will join an international business where your work directly shapes how our event operations develop. This role offers the opportunity to build practical structures, take responsibility and see the results across our Global-Tickets Villages and Mavericks-Club experiences.\nApply now!\nInterested? 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