EVP, Global Theme Parks & Attractions

At Nova Sky Stories , we empower artists and producers to bring awe and wonder to live audiences around the world. As the global leader in drone entertainment , we’ve been redefining live shows for over a decade—merging cutting‑edge drone technology with imaginative artistry.

With a veteran team of engineers and creatives, we design and operate lightweight, small, precise, and safe drones that perform in the most demanding environments—urban centers, extreme temperatures, and high winds. The result?
Sky Stories that inspire, captivate, and transform the sky into a canvas of imagination.

Headquartered in the U.S. with teams across Europe and the UAE, Nova Sky Stories works with the world’s leading brands, venues, and events. Follow us: @Nova Sky Stories

About this role:

Nova Sky Stories is seeking an EVP, Global Theme Parks & Attractions to build and lead our global theme park and destination entertainment business. This executive will define the strategy for the vertical, establish the operating model, develop relationships with the world’s leading operators and developers, and position Nova as a long‑term creative and technology partner for world‑class attractions.

This role will expand Nova’s presence across theme parks, resorts, destination attractions, integrated entertainment districts, and location‑based experiences. The EVP will identify opportunities where drone entertainment can enhance the guest experience, extend intellectual property, support seasonal programming, and create new reasons for audiences to visit and return.

Working closely with Nova’s leadership team, this leader will own the vertical’s commercial strategy and guide opportunities from initial relationship development through negotiation, delivery, and long‑term account growth. They will partner across Creative, Production, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure opportunities are creatively compelling, commercially viable, and operationally scalable.

This is a highly entrepreneurial executive role that requires both strategic vision and hands‑on execution. In the early stages, success will come from personally opening doors, developing opportunities, building industry relationships, and creating repeatable processes before scaling a team around the business.

As an EVP, Global Touring & Live Experiences, you’ll be responsible for:

Theme Park Business Strategy

• Define and execute Nova’s global strategy across theme parks, resorts, destination attractions, entertainment districts, and other location‑based experiences.
• Build a long‑term business plan for the vertical, including revenue targets, market priorities, investment needs, organizational structure, and growth opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for permanent installations, seasonal programming, nighttime spectaculars, special events, intellectual property‑based experiences, and recurring entertainment.
• Evaluate new markets, customer segments, and business models that create sustainable, recurring revenue.
• Position Nova as a strategic entertainment partner capable of supporting both individual experiences and long‑term destination programming.

Industry Relationships and Partnerships

• Build and maintain executive‑level relationships with leading theme park operators, resort groups, destination developers, attraction owners, creative agencies, intellectual property holders, and industry partners.
• Develop a deep understanding of each partner’s guest experience goals, creative priorities, operational needs, and investment cycles.
• Source, negotiate, and close transformative partnerships that expand Nova’s global footprint and long‑term revenue pipeline.
• Establish strategic alliances that strengthen Nova’s capabilities, geographic reach, and access to new opportunities.
• Represent Nova at major industry conferences, trade events, executive meetings, and customer engagements worldwide.

Commercial and Financial Leadership

• Own the commercial performance and long‑term growth of Nova’s theme park and attractions vertical.
• Lead complex opportunities from initial engagement and concept development through commercial negotiation, contract execution,…