Christian Dior Senior Events Manager

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.

Role & Responsibilities

• Partner with the Senior Director to translate the Americas events and activation strategy into an integrated annual plan, owning key regional programs and initiatives.
• Lead assigned events and activation programs from strategic brief and concept development through execution and post-event evaluation, serving as the primary cross-functional lead.
• Partner with CRM and Client Development to create differentiated event strategies across the client pyramid, from prospecting and acquisition through engagement, retention, elevation and VIC cultivation, with objectives and success measures for each audience.
• Research and implement innovative event formats that encourage discovery, intimacy and lasting client engagement; track post-event ROI, qualitative client feedback and accountability metrics to measure long-term value creation.
• Oversee the creation and production of distinctive event concepts, from intimate client dinners to major brand moments.
• Develop market-specific event strategies that support Dior’s retail network, flagship locations and key regional communities.
• Collaborate with merchandising and marketing teams on targeted activations that build storytelling and desirability around strategic product categories.
• Oversee end-to-end operational delivery of regional events, maintaining high standards of hospitality, production quality, service and brand image.
• Manage event budgets, optimize expenditures and track costs against business objectives.
• Manage agency, vendor and production relationships, negotiating partnerships, operational efficiencies and contractual deliverables.
• Implement best practices and operating standards for consistent event execution across regional markets.
• Coordinate with Communications, CRM, Retail, Merchandising and Digital teams to ensure effective communication and alignment.
• Manage and develop junior team members through project leadership, delegation, feedback and development, fostering creativity, accountability and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience; the role profile specifies 7–9+ years of progressive experience in luxury events, experiential marketing, client engagement or high-end hospitality.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Deep knowledge of luxury event production, hospitality standards and the luxury client journey.
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-profile events and collaborate effectively within a matrixed organization.
• Strong track record in budget management, agency oversight and aligning experiential projects with commercial and CRM metrics.
• Ability to travel frequently across the Americas and internationally as required by event programming.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5 years; 7–9+ years of progressive experience in luxury events, experiential marketing, client engagement or high-end hospitality.

Education

Bachelor’s degree required.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 120,000 to USD 135,000 per annum.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans; Flexible Spending Accounts; short- and long-term disability; employee discount program; paid time off, volunteer time off and holidays; mental health and wellbeing support; family-friendly benefits; reproductive health care; child and elder care services; commuter benefits; 401(k) plan with employer contribution matching; employee referral program; and opportunities to participate in employee-led communities focused on Sustainability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Culture

Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.

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