Global Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Dubai/Riyadh - Sports Management Consultancy
Job Description
CAA Portas, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), is the leading management consulting firm dedicated to sport. At CAA Portas, we believe in the power of sport and physical activity to transform lives, communities and nations. We provide inspirational leadership to power this transformation, having fun and showing the passion for doing what we love.
We help sports leaders across the world on their most important, complex and urgent challenges and opportunities to achieve more for their organisations such as:
- Delivering significant and sustainable business performance
- Transforming organisations and developing future sport leaders
- Driving increased and more effective funding into sport
- Achieving lasting positive change in society
The Agency
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is a leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in film, television, music, theatre, sports, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, brand marketing and licensing, executive search, games, and philanthropy, among other areas.
Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world.
CAA, founded in 1975, is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. For more information, please visit www.caa.com.
Overview
We’re seeking a dynamic Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to join our Middle East team, bringing experience from a top-tier management consulting firm and a strong passion for sports. At CAA Portas, you’ll collaborate closely with senior clients and lead multiple high-impact projects offering a unique level of ownership and visibility that allows you to showcase your entrepreneurial spirit.
Responsibilities:
- Manage single or multiple project teams to deliver exceptional impact
- Lead team problem-solving
- Lead client interactions and manage client relationships
- Produce high quality strategy presentations and deliverables
- Coach and develop team members to become excellent consultants
- Help drive Portas business development on a global basis
- Build the firm’s knowledge base.
Requirements:
- Previous experience as a manager at a top tier strategy consulting firm or strategy experience in a reputed sports organisation
- Proven record of high performance and substantial achievements in your past positions
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated leadership ability
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Genuine interest and passion in sport
- Solid sports industry knowledge is desirable
- Prepared to work on a global basis
