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As Operations Director for the North & Scotland, you will lead the operational performance, strategic direction and client partnerships across several venues in the North/Northwest. This is a senior leadership role focused on driving performance at scale, balancing world class matchday delivery with long term commercial growth, operational excellence and client relationship management.
Job Responsibility
Set and deliver a clear long term strategy for catering and hospitality across conferences, exhibitions, premium and retail operations
Lead venue wide strategic planning, ensuring alignment with client ambition, Levy priorities and sustainability commitments
Act as a trusted strategic partner to the Client, contributing to broader venue and campus wide discussions beyond catering delivery
Use market insight, customer data and competitor analysis to keep the venue ahead of industry trends
Present strategic recommendations and investment cases to senior stakeholders, supported by robust commercial and performance data
Design and execute growth strategies to increase revenue, spend per head and commercial returns across all hospitality formats
Identify and develop new commercial opportunities including partnerships, experiential concepts and innovation initiatives
Lead strategic pricing, revenue optimisation and margin improvement programmes
Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Culinary, E15 Insights, Projects and Commercial teams to deliver compelling go-to-market propositions
Position the venue as a benchmark venue within the UK events and hospitality market through differentiated commercial strategies
Provide senior oversight and assurance of operational readiness, quality and consistency across all events
Set clear standards for food, service, sustainability and compliance, holding operational leaders accountable for delivery
Champion a guest-first culture, ensuring hospitality excellence is embedded across the venue
Maintain strong governance across Health & Safety, food safety and brand standards
Introduce and embed data-led KPIs to drive productivity, quality and financial performance
Lead cross-functional process improvement initiatives to simplify ways of working and improve effectiveness
Champion the adoption of technology and innovation to support smarter planning, labour deployment and service delivery
Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing senior leadership team capable of operating with autonomy and commercial accountability
Shape venue structures that flex to event demand and complexity
Mentor future leaders and support succession planning to build long-term resilience
Role-model Levy leadership behaviours, fostering a culture of trust, accountability and innovation
Requirements
Significant senior leadership experience within complex, high-profile hospitality, events, catering, retail or venue environments, ideally across Stadia
Proven track record of shaping and delivering long-term strategic vision alongside commercial growth, transformation and operational excellence
Experience operating at executive and board level, presenting strategic recommendations, business cases and performance insights to senior stakeholders and clients
Demonstrated success leading change programmes, innovation initiatives and growth strategies that deliver sustainable commercial and guest experience outcomes
Strong background working within matrixed organisations, collaborating across commercial, operational and functional teams to deliver shared objectives
Experience managing senior stakeholder relationships in demanding, high-visibility environments, acting as a trusted advisor rather than solely a delivery lead
Highly developed strategic thinking and analytical capability, with the ability to translate insight, data and market intelligence into clear, executable plans
Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience building investment cases, pricing strategies, revenue optimisation models and margin improvement plans
Confident using data, performance metrics and customer insight to drive decision making, performance improvement and growth
Deep understanding of guest experience design, premium hospitality, retail and event operations within a modern venue context
Strong grasp of sustainability, technology enablement and innovation as drivers of long-term venue performance and competitive advantage
Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, with the credibility to operate effectively at board, client leadership and partner level
Senior, credible leader with the presence and judgement to operate at enterprise level while maintaining a strong connection to delivery standards
Collaborative and inclusive leadership style, able to align diverse teams and stakeholders behind a shared strategic direction
Passionate about developing leaders and building high performing, strategically minded teams with strong commercial accountability
Comfortable operating in fast paced, high profile environments with competing priorities and complex stakeholder dynamics
Resilient, adaptable and forward thinking, with a strong appetite for innovation, continuous improvement and “jumping the curve” rather than preserving the status quo
Role models Levy values and leadership behaviours, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, psychological safety and ambition