The Director of Events Management leads the planning, sales, and delivery of conferences, weddings, banquets, and other events, ensuring excellent guest experiences and strong commercial results. Candidates typically need substantial luxury-hotel or events experience, proven leadership ability, strong client and supplier networks, and excellent communication and negotiation skills. The role requires commercial awareness, budgeting and forecasting expertise, attention to detail, and confidence coordinating several departments under pressure. The successful candidate is expected to develop event business, maintain high service standards, coach the team, manage client relationships, and ensure every event meets Shangri-La’s operational, safety, and brand requirements.
Shangri-La is a leading luxury hospitality group founded in Asia and known for warm, personalized service. The company operates hotels, resorts, and related hospitality businesses across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and other international markets. Its properties typically combine accommodation with restaurants, meeting facilities, wellness services, and leisure experiences. Shangri-La places strong emphasis on genuine care, refined guest service, professional development, and creating memorable stays for both leisure and business travelers. In the Philippines, the group has established properties in major destinations such as Manila and Cebu, serving corporate clients, tourists, and large social and business events. Employment commonly includes opportunities to work with multicultural teams, established luxury-hotel standards, and structured operational procedures. Specific duties, benefits, and compensation for this position will depend on the hiring property and the final employment offer.
The Philippines offers hospitality opportunities across Metro Manila, Cebu, Boracay, Palawan, Davao, and other resort destinations. Hotels and resorts regularly recruit professionals in events, food and beverage, rooms, sales, engineering, wellness, and guest services. Filipino culture is generally warm, family-oriented, community-minded, and welcoming, with English widely used in business and tourism. Lifestyle varies from energetic city living to relaxed island life, although traffic, rainy seasons, and varying infrastructure should be considered. Foreign nationals normally need an employer-sponsored work permit and appropriate visa, commonly coordinated with Philippine immigration authorities; requirements can change, so professional advice is recommended. Relocating involves arranging accommodation, health insurance, banking, tax registration, and local transport. Candidates should confirm whether the employer provides housing, meals, relocation assistance, or airfare. Domestic flights and ferries connect major islands, but travel times and weather disruptions can affect schedules.
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