Chanel Event Security Project Manager

About Chanel

Chanel is one of the world’s most revered luxury houses, founded by Gabrielle Chanel and distinguished by an enduring vision of elegance, freedom, and modernity. As an employer, the House brings together métiers ranging from haute couture, fashion and leather goods to fragrance, beauty, watches, and fine jewelry, offering employees the opportunity to contribute to a legacy defined by exceptional craftsmanship and creative audacity. Chanel values excellence, discretion, collaboration, and long-term development, fostering an environment where talent is nurtured and heritage is continually reinterpreted for contemporary clients. Its teams are united by a commitment to quality, innovation, and the timeless spirit of the brand.

Role & Responsibilities

• Ensure the global security and safety policy for fashion events outside runway shows is properly applied in line with Maison standards.
• Identify, assess and anticipate event-related risks, including site configuration, access, guest flows, confidentiality, media exposure, local constraints, vendors, country context and event sensitivity.
• Define, implement and supervise reception, security, safety and risk-prevention measures tailored to each project.
• Coordinate internal teams, security vendors, reception providers and host teams, including briefings, on-site monitoring and quality of execution.
• Contribute to project implementation from on-site deployment, coordinating stakeholders and resolving issues promptly.
• Support runway teams in preparing and operating security arrangements, including site visits, access, flows, screening, on-site coordination, incident management and vendor support.
• Prepare and distribute necessary technical and operational materials, including plans, schedules, procedures, briefing notes, instructions, quick-reference guides, reports, meeting minutes and post-event reviews.
• Monitor mission quality, organize debriefs and document lessons learned to continuously improve security arrangements.
• Track budgets, contractual commitments and the performance of reception and security services for events.
• Help structure the Events department’s working methods through standards, management tools, shared best practices and clearer interfaces with other functions.

Qualifications

• At least 5 to 10 years of established experience in event security and safety, ideally in a premium, international, demanding and strongly client-focused environment.
• Ability to manage several projects concurrently, coordinate vendors, anticipate risks, prepare clear operational documents and support on-site teams with high standards and a strong service orientation.
• Rigour, organizational skills, discretion, ability to work cross-functionally and a solution-oriented approach for sensitive and changing environments.
• Fluent English is required.
• Frequent travel in France and abroad, estimated at approximately 30% of working time, and occasional availability for non-standard hours according to the event calendar.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 to 10 years in event security and safety.

Benefits

Career development, growth and varied career-path opportunities.

Culture

Chanel fosters a culture of timeless creativity, exacting craftsmanship, and quiet excellence, where employees are encouraged to uphold the house’s heritage while contributing to its continued innovation. The workplace environment is refined, collaborative, and deeply committed to quality, offering professionals the opportunity to grow within a globally respected maison that values discretion, artistry, and long-term vision.

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