Senior Venue Manager, USA Pavilion, Expo 2027 Belgrade

” Bringing together more than 100 countries and millions of visitors, the Expo will serve as a global platform for cultural exchange, innovation, and international collaboration. The USA Pavilion will be a flagship destination at Expo 2027, welcoming visitors from around the world through immersive experiences, dynamic programming, and interactive storytelling. Inspired by the Expo theme, the Pavilion will showcase American creativity, innovation, music, sport, and culture while highlighting the power of connection, collaboration, and people-to-people engagement.

The Senior Venue Manager for the USA Pavilion at Expo 2027 Belgrade will oversee the daily operations of the pavilion's facilities and visitor-facing areas. This role requires an emotionally intelligent and accountable leader with a track record of managing safe and successful venue and facilities for large-scale events. They will be able to develop and implement clear strategies to ensure all operations and activities run smoothly, and in alignment with pavilion standards.

The ideal candidate will be an individual who knows how to lead different types of people and personalities, understanding how to motivate staff while instilling confidence in them, to make the pavilion function effectively. They will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver a world-class experience that represents American innovation, culture, and excellence. They will also instill values of ownership so all teams can excel in strategy development, training, communication coordination, problem-solving, and documentation & reporting, with the ultimate unified goal of delivering an exceptional experience for visitors and positive environment for staff, while maintaining a well-managed and welcoming pavilion.

The nature of Expo operations requires a collaborative and flexible working environment across all areas of the USA Pavilion.

Responsibilities

, all staff may be required to support additional operational functions as needed to ensure the successful delivery of the Pavilion experience. This may include assistance across programming, VIP visits and protocol, cultural performances, food and beverage operations, hospitality, venue management, guest services, staffing coordination, special events, and other operational activities. Due to the live-event nature of the project, support may occasionally be required with limited notice, and all team members are expected to contribute proactively, professionally, and collaboratively to the overall success of the Pavilion.

Key Dates: Start Date 1-Mar-27 Move-In 1-Apr-27 End Date 21-Aug-27 Move-Out 21 -Aug-27 Working for Trivandi means the opportunity to work on the world’s most iconic projects in a supportive, people-first environment with colleagues who are passionate, collaborative and love what they do. Our culture is grounded in trust and fulfilment, with a shared passion for achieving excellence, whilst having fun. We’re dedicated to ensuring that every team member’s voice is heard and valued, enabling Trivandi to be shaped and grown by the people within it.

Together, we keep our shared values at the heart of everything we do: Passion : We love what we do and care passionately about achieving great outcomes with our partners. Trust & Quality: We are trusted to consistently deliver to the highest international standards and professional ethics. One Team : We are a close-knit team and know that our best work is done together.

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