Events & Partnerships Manager

Metric; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric is redefining executive search with a focus on Live Science, Infrastructure, Data Centers and Financial Services. This role leads our conference and event strategy, creating flagship brand events and premium experiences for our top clients.

You will build partnerships, manage budgets, and ensure ROI-driven outcomes, while traveling 30-40% for conferences and client events. Based in London, Nottingham or Leeds, the role requires strategic thinking, relationship-building, and a data-driven

Qualifications

• Experience in managing events or partnerships in professional services or B2B recruitment.
• Ability to connect events to business outcomes, not just logistics.
• Proven relationship-building and influence-bearing track record.

Responsibilities

• Own Metric’s conference and event strategy. Decide where we show up and what we achieve.
• Design and execute flagship brand events that elevate Metric into market conversation.
• Curate high-end corporate hospitality experiences for key clients and partners.
• Manage end-of-year meetings and top billers incentive trips.
• Build strategic partnerships with industry associations and influencers.
• Track, measure, and report ROI; campaigns must be data-driven.
• Coordinate on-site presence at major conferences.
• Identify high-value partnership and event opportunities with leadership.

Skills

Event management

Partnership development

Budget management

ROI measurement

CRM systems

Marketing automation

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Tools

CRM software

Event platforms

Marketing automation tools

Job description

This role can be based in London, Nottingham or Leeds

Metric is redefining Executive Search across Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Data Centers and Financial Services. We’re PE-backed, rapidly growing, and operating at a scale few others in the market match.

In an industry increasingly defined by AI and digital-first operations, face-to-face connection matters more than ever. We’re building events and partnerships that cut through the noise, create genuine connection, and position Metric as the market authority.

This role brings those worlds together, leveraging technology to amplify human connection, using data to inform strategy, and creating experiences that move the needle.

What you’ll do

• Own Metric’s conference and event strategy. Decide where we show up, how we show up, and what we achieve
• Design and execute flagship brand events that elevate Metric into genuine market conversation
• Curate high-end corporate hospitality experiences for our most valuable clients and partners. Think major sporting events, exclusive dinners, premium venues, executive roundtables
• Manage end-of-year meetings and top billers incentive trips that strengthen culture and celebrate performance
• Build strategic partnerships with industry associations and key influencers that amplify our credibility
• Track, measure, and report on ROI. Events and partnerships are data-driven or they don’t happen
• Coordinate on-site presence at major conferences where we are hosting events
• Work with consultants and leadership to identify high-value partnership and event opportunities

Who you are

• Experience in managing events or partnerships in professional services or B2B recruitment
• Strategic thinker who connects events to business outcomes, not just logistics
• Natural relationship builder with track record of opening doors and building influence
• Comfortable with event budgets, data, and demonstrating ROI
• Tech-fluent with event platforms, CRM systems, and marketing automation
• Someone who believes in-person connection drives outcomes that digital alone cannot

Why Metric

You’ll work with world-class consultants and leadership genuinely reshaping the market. Real autonomy to define strategy and real budget to execute well. Immediate visibility into impact.

Location

London, Nottingham or Leeds. National and International travel 30-40% for conferences and client events.