Conference Operations Coordinator

Presidents Summit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Presidents Summit in London is seeking an exceptional operations professional to own the end-to-end execution of 10 European private equity conferences per year — from venues and suppliers to on-site teams and the attendee experience.

You will lead an in-person, London-based team, coordinate with international partners, and drive flawless delivery under tight deadlines. This role offers rapid responsibility in a fast-growing startup-style company.

Qualifications

• Experience in events or conference operations is desirable.
• Ability to manage multiple moving parts and partners under tight deadlines.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Source and manage event suppliers for conferencing needs.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure value and quality.
• Oversee budget and ensure changes are approved in advance.
• Plan sponsored VIP events, lunches, and after-hours activities.
• Coordinate with venue staff for logistics.
• Provide on-site support during conferences.
• Track and condense internal team queries.
• Maintain inventory tracking and update event sheets.
• Quality check promo materials.
• Recruit, train, and manage a 40-person volunteer team.

Skills

Operational excellence

Communication

Team coordination

Job description

This role offers you the opportunity to own the operational standard of every conference we run. You will be responsible for the end-to-end execution of 10 European private equity conferences a year - venues, suppliers, on-site teams, and the experience itself.

Do you want to take part in defining the future of an industry? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you the kind of operator who ships - obsessive about details, calm under hard deadlines, and energised by getting a thousand moving pieces to land in the right place at the right time? If so, you might be the next member of our global operations team.

Why Presidents Summit

Presidents Summit is Northern Europe’s leading business conference, connecting 3,000+ leaders, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers from 50+ countries providing a global business community for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders. For more than a decade, Presidents Summit has welcomed world-leading experts such as Bill Clinton, Steve Wozniak, Sir Richard Branson, Gary Vaynerchuk among 130+ others to provide our business community with the newest actionable insights and inspiration from the world’s greatest speakers.

Private Equity Insights is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large-scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, finance, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one.

What we offer you

You get the unique opportunity to take ownership of one of our key business areas. You’ll be working in-person in your HQ in London where you will constantly be pushed out of your comfort zone. To ensure a never-ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• The opportunity of having a real impact - You’ll be getting operational experience in a start-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
• Inspiration and guidance - A chance to work closely with our high performing team as well as with the CEO and founder of our company.
• Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
• Travel opportunity: You would be joining our conferences overseas.
• Invaluable transferable skills - boost your interpersonal, research, organisation, outreach and project management skills through experience and training.

Your Responsibilities

Responsibilities in this job will vary; however, they will be mostly centered around the following:

1. Supplier Research and Management:

• Source, compare, and find the best suppliers for various event needs.
• Conduct thorough research to identify potential suppliers for add-ons, branding materials, and other event requirements.
• Negotiate contracts and terms with suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness and high-quality services.
• Maintain positive relationships with suppliers, addressing any issues or concerns.
• Budget review and management to ensure all changes are raised ahead of time.

1. Event Planning:

• Planning sponsored VIP events, lunches, dinners, and after-hours activities.
• Coordinating with venue staff to ensure all logistical details are in place.
• Provide on-site support during events, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

1. Internal Team Support:

• Keep track and condense internal team queries.
• Maintain inventory tracking and regularly update event inventory sheets.
• Quality check of design aspects such as banners, signage, brochures, and other promotional materials.

1. On-site Volunteer organisation

• Hire, train, and manage a 40-person organisation of volunteers.

What the future hold for you with our company

Whether you are with or for 2 or 10+ years we believe this position to lay the foundation for a very successful career. We are strong believers of internal promotions and aim to land all management positions internally.

What we expect from you

Please note that this job does not require any specific previous work experience as training is provided and we are looking to incorporate candidates across different levels of experience. However, we do require you to have a UK work permit.

Furthermore, we are looking for candidates who:

• Have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what they do;
• Possess and unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency;
• Take ownership of everything they do, are proactive and follow through on commitments;
• Are curious about people and love to speak, build and nurture relations;
• Are an excellent communicator (especially) verbally and in writing;
• Are well-organised and display the ability to structure and prioritise their work.

Start date

Flexible. The role is onsite Monday to Friday, based in our office 4 minute walk from London Victoria Station.