Event Manager

🚀 What You’ll Do

• Design proposals that win: Create tailored, high-impact event proposals that reflect each client’s vision while showcasing the best of Portugal.
• Drive value through smart partnerships: Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate effectively to deliver top-quality experiences within budget.
• Bring ideas to life: Collaborate closely with Sales and Operations to ensure seamless delivery—from concept to onsite execution.
• Lead with innovation & sustainability: Integrate new trends, technology, and sustainable practices into your projects.
• Keep everything (and everyone) aligned: Manage timelines, budgets, and client communication with clarity and confidence, using CRM and digital tools.

🎁 Why Join Ovation?

• 👌🏻Flexibility that truly empowers you: design your workday with adaptable hours and enjoy up to three home-office days each week because we trust you to balance life and work in the way that suits you best.
• 🔐Equality as a core value: we guarantee fair pay and no gender gap so you can count on stability and fairness.
• 🫂Collaboration without barriers: your skills matter more than your title; we embrace a flat hierarchy and shared leadership.
• 🧠Autonomous learning and development plan: free access to more than 1000 courses in our powerful learning platform Switch AI, learnings weeks to boost our continuous learning culture, specific training according to your development plan and mentoring program with MCI colleagues around the world.
• 🥳Work smart and live well: from running internal clubs to free breakfast every Monday, fresh fruit, specialty coffee every day, afterworks, regular creative and wellbeing activities. Plus, our two big annual parties and maybe more...
• 🌴Time to recharge: we offer 22 paid vacation days per year, plus extra time off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and free worldwide travel insurance. After completing your first year with MCI, your annual vacation allowance increases to 30 days, because we believe in rewarding loyalty and ensuring you have the time to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work.
• 🦄Unique projects and global exposure: take part in extraordinary events and international experiences that will broaden your horizons and connect you with diverse cultures and industries.

🎓 What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience as an Event Manager in Portugal.
• Fluent in Portuguese and English (B2+), both written and spoken.
• Strong budgeting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under pressure without compromising quality.
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Detail-oriented, organised, and solution-driven mindset.
• Flexibility to travel (Portugal & internationally).
• Comfortable using AI tools and digital platforms to improve efficiency.
• ✨ Bonus points: experience with Cvent, CRM tools, additional languages.

📍 Location

Lisbon (Campo Pequeno), with excellent transport connections.