The Compliance function ensures that every exhibitor-built stand at Tahaluf events meets consistent safety, documentation, and build standardsâwithout slowing down delivery. This team works alongside Operations and onsite delivery partners to standardise exhibitor requirements, run the stand audit process, reduce onsite risk, and ensure a fair, repeatable compliance experience across all portfolios and shows.
What you will do:
As our Senior Compliance Manager, you will lead the end-to-end compliance programme for exhibitor and stand-builder delivered standsâowning rules, documentation standards, audit workflows, and onsite enforcement alignment. The role ensures consistency across all Tahaluf shows, reduces operational friction, and protects the organiser, exhibitors, and visitors through clear governance and strong stakeholder management.
A core part of the role is helping build an internal compliance team and operating model that leverages external partners to scale deliveryâcreating a consistent âone Tahalufâ standard across all events.
Key responsibilities
Compliance governance & standards
- Own and continuously improve the Design & Build compliance framework (rules, processes, timelines, checklists, templates).
- Maintain and update exhibitor manuals and compliance guidance, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
- Define minimum standards for stand builders: documentation, insurance, H&S, structural requirements, and build practices.
Stand plan audit & approvals
- Lead the stand design submission and approval process (including SLAs, escalation routes, and quality control).
- Ensure plan checks are consistent, defensible, and applied fairly across exhibitors and stand builders.
- Track approvals, rejections, revisions, and compliance risk trends; reduce late submissions through better controls.
Key relationships
- Internal: Operations Directors, Event Delivery Teams, Legal/Risk, Portfolio Leadership
- External: Stand Builders, Exhibitors, external delivery partners
Onsite compliance & enforcement (with Ops + external partners)
- Work with Operations and external delivery partners to ensure stand inspections, access controls, audits, and corrective actions are executed consistently.
- Standardise how fines/penalties, remediation actions, and incident escalation are applied.
- Act as a buffer and âsingle source of truthâ between Operations teams and external partners on compliance requirements.
Build the internal compliance team + partner model
- Help design and implement the internal compliance team structure (roles, capabilities, headcount phasing, training).
- Define what is owned in-house vs delivered via external partners, including clear scopes, SLAs, and governance.
- Set standards for partner performance (quality, turnaround time, onsite behaviour, reporting) and drive continuous improvement.
- Create repeatable tools and systems that allow the compliance function to scale across multiple events without quality dropping.
Stakeholder management
- Partner day-to-day with Operations leadership to embed compliance early and reduce firefighting.
- Coordinate with Legal/Risk/Insurance where needed to ensure requirements are up to date and enforceable.
- Engage stand builders and exhibitors to improve compliance outcomes through clearer guidance and proactive communication.
Reporting & continuous improvement
- Build compliance dashboards: approval cycle times, audit volume, common failure reasons, onsite incidents, rework drivers.
- Identify systemic issues and implement process improvements to reduce workload and improve exhibitor experience.
- Ensure lessons learned are captured after each show and rolled into the next event cycle.
Team leadership
- Line manage Compliance Officers / Coordinators (where applicable) and set a high standard for quality and consistency.
- Train Ops teams and temporary show staff on requirements, workflows, and escalation routes.
Success measures (KPIs)
- Higher % of stand designs approved first-time (reduced rework).
- Improved on-time submission rates and faster approval cycle times.
- Fewer onsite non-compliances, incidents, and late-stage escalations.
- Consistent exhibitor manuals and compliance enforcement across all shows.
- Clear partner governance: measurable SLAs, quality scores, and audit trails.
- Scalable internal team model implemented and embedded.