Account Director - French Speaking

Euro London; Greater London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Equipment & broadband support

Training & development allowances

Private healthcare

Job summary

Euro London Appointments Ltd. seeks an Account Director in events with French language fluency to lead senior client engagements across Europe and North America.

This remote-first role combines hands-on account management, high-value business development, and strategic team leadership for top-tier financial clients. You will own top accounts, drive end-to-end sales pipelines, and elevate the agency's presence at major industry events while fostering partnerships with PR, legal, and financial

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial leadership within financial events, PR, or VC ecosystems.
• Fluent English and French with strong client communication.
• Proven ability to qualify prospects, draft proposals, and grow multi-tier accounts.

Responsibilities

• Own and expand key accounts, managing enterprise relationships across IR and PE/VC.
• Lead end-to-end sales cycles from inbound leads to contract closure.
• Be on site at events, drive marketing initiatives, and raise brand presence.
• Nurture relationships with strategic partners like PR agencies and financial firms.
• Oversee project delivery, track budgets and post-event feedback.

Skills

Account management

New business

Leadership

Strategic selling

Networking

CRM systems

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Account Director - Events Industry - French Speaking

£65- 75,000 per annum + performance related bonus. Remote-first working with equipment and broadband and training & development allowances, private healthcare.

Clear path for career growth and leadership development.

Who They Are:

A leading specialist financial events agency delivering impactful event experiences for global financial institutions, private equity and venture capital firms and corporate entities. Operating across key financial hubs, including Paris, London, New York and Toronto. The business is built on unrivalled expertise and flawless execution.

Core services include AGMs, Investor and Capital Market Days, LP Forums, Company Milestones, Retreats and customized design services.

Why Join?

This is a senior commercial leadership role designed to bridge hands-on account management, high-value business development, and strategic team leadership. You will take ownership of top-tier clients, manage end-to-end sales pipelines, drive revenue and elevate an established market presence across Europe and North America.

Clear vision, driven by values that combine trust, collaboration, pace, structure and excellence in delivery.

There is also a clear vision for this role; progression to leadership will follow achievement of agreed goals.

What you’ll do:

Account Management & Client Retention; own and expand key accounts, being the first contact for enterprise accounts (IR, Communications, PE/VC partners), uncovering opportunities to up/cross sell to deliver greater value.

New Business Pipeline Ownership: Lead the end-to-end sales cycle, from qualification of high-value inbound leads to pitching, contract negotiation, and closing.

Presence; be on site and face to face with clients to increase engagement at all stages. Attend key industry events. Drive marketing initiatives that build brand presence.

Networking: Nurture relationships with strategic partners, including PR agencies, legal and financial services firms.

Project leadership and commercial delivery; track progress, budgets and post-event feedback

What you’ll bring

Experience: Sustained, proven experience in commercial leadership within financial events, PR, communications, private equity and venture capital ecosystems.

Expertise: Deep familiarity with the financial services ecosystem- particularly Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investor Relations, and Asset Management.

Track Record: Proven ability to qualify prospects, draft winning proposals, manage multi-tier accounts, and consistently deliver profitability.

Leadership: Clear ambition to assume full ownership of global revenue growth, account management and team management.

Languages: Native/Professional fluency in English and French

This is the perfect time to join a rapidly evolving success story with a unique and progressive environment and drive their next phases of growth.