We are recruiting for an experienced Global Events Manager to join our financial services client in London on a 12-month day rate contract basis.
Working in a small team, you would lead the planning and delivery of complex, high-profile global events and sponsorships, create exceptional client experiences and support wider marketing and commercial objectives.
Skills/Experience
- Significant experience delivering large-scale, complex global events with multiple stakeholders.
- Financial services experience is preferred.
- Strong end-to-end event management experience, including budgeting, stand design, client events, content, campaign integration and post-event reporting.
- Experience managing projects, developing processes, toolkits and event playbooks.
- Strategic mindset, with the ability to look beyond delivery and contribute to the development of an events function.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across marketing and business teams.
- Strong commercial awareness, creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a small, fast-paced team.
Core Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic global events and sponsorships across in-person, virtual and hybrid formats.
- Manage event planning, budgets, logistics, stand design, content, suppliers and agency relationships.
- Work closely with global marketing, campaign teams and business stakeholders to deliver events aligned with commercial objectives.
- Create engaging client experiences across the full event journey, from invitations through to post-event follow-up.
- Develop and improve event processes, toolkits, playbooks and governance frameworks.
- Measure event performance, analyse engagement and produce post-event reporting and recommendations.
- Contribute to the global events strategy, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and client experience.