Group Venue Director

Amsterdam Headoffice Full time Theatre M'gmt

TOUCHING HEARTS CREATING MEMORIES

Stage Entertainment is a leading global theater production company producing musicals across Europe, with 16 theaters in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and Italy, plus offices in the UK. We bring some of the world's best-known musicals to the stage, developed by international partners and their creative teams, including Disney's The Lion King, MJ the Musical, and Moulin Rouge! The Musical.

We also create our own original productions, such as Anastasia and TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, sharing them worldwide through tours and licensing. We also have our own in-house ticketing system, ensuring a seamless customer experience.

With around 2,000 employees, we are committed to exceptional shows and a welcoming experience for all. If you want to be part of a creative, dynamic team that brings the magic of theater to life worldwide, we'd love to hear from you!

Stage Entertainment stands for unforgettable theater experiences. Our theaters and the unique journeys we create for our visitors are at the heart of our strategy. As a market leader in both quality and revenue, we are committed to ensuring every visitor enjoys a world-class experience.

As Group Venue Director, you will be a strategic leader driving operational excellence and commercial success across our theaters. In this role, you will maximize theater performance while elevating the customer experience to Stage Entertainment standards by applying strong business and financial insights to guide budgets, financial statements, and strategic planning across the theaters. You will oversee Front of House operations, events, sponsor ships, , and facilities, translating the company's international strategy into actionable plans for each location.

Reporting directly to the COO, you will work closely with country Venue management, which holds a dotted-line reporting relationship to this position.

• Oversees housing, theater profitability, Front of House, Sponsor ships, Events, facilities, and procurement, developing a clear vision in close collaboration with both holding and local teams and ensuring successful implementation across all areas.
• Develops policies and realistic plans for concepts, operations, and theater profitability in line with the five-year plan, providing well-founded, data-driven insights to support short- and long-term decision-making.
• Plays a key role in Stage Entertainment strategic business theme of theaters
• Drives Front of House turnover growth, ensuring activities increase in line with budget and the five-year plan.
• Drives entrepreneurial approach for events exploitation in the Venues
• Drives Sponsorship growth for sponsorship deals in the Venues (eg for naming rights of our Venues, led screens related but also bar exploitation sponsorship deals)
• Achieves optimization targets related to revenue generation and cost control, including procurement efficiency and economies of scale.
• Leads the venue teams of the operating companies to optimize the operations of the international venue strategy embedding entrepreneurial thinking

• Translates approved plans into actionable local projects with clear goals, milestones, budgets, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Sets measurable targets to optimize theater profitability, Sponsor ships, and Events.
• Monitors theater performance across operating companies and reports results to the COO.
• Develops transparent reporting on revenue and cost components in collaboration with headquarter staff.
• Flags deviations from targets promptly and ensures timely corrective actions.
• Drives the growth of the event business in line with budget and the five-year plan.

• Maintains a clear overview of theater profitability, processes, and performance, providing actionable improvement opportunities for each location.
• Establishes service standards for theater profitability and operations, ensuring local teams comply and deliver consistently.
• Identifies emerging trends and initiatives, supporting local teams in prioritization and implementation with an…