Global Events Manager

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Events Manager to lead their presence at key events and conferences. In this dynamic role, you'll shape event strategies that align with corporate goals, manage budgets, and create memorable experiences that enhance brand visibility. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to ensure seamless execution and continuous improvement in event infrastructure. If you're passionate about travel and have a knack for event management, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in a vibrant environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working model

Pension contribution

Private medical

Life assurance

Personal travel insurance

Bonus program eligibility

Qualifications

• Multi-year experience in event strategy and management.
• Strong project management and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, manage, and execute events from conception to completion.
• Oversee event budgets, negotiate contracts, and manage logistics.
• Evaluate event performance and provide post-event reporting.

Skills

Event Strategy

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Relationship Building

Multitasking

Job description

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Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further.

Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous bachelorette party or long overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.

We’re hiring right now for a Global Events Manager! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.

How you’ll make an impact:

This is an exciting opportunity in Travelport’s Customer Marketing Organization to be the driving force behind our presence at third party events, tradeshows, and conferences in support of sales strategies and sales pipeline generation – and entrusted to deliver on our own Travelport sponsored events that achieve high growth goals for customer attendance and engagement.

In this role, you'll build upon the global events strategy and ensure consistent alignment with corporate strategy and business goals.You will also leverage your expertise in global event management to create memorable experiences that amplify our brand's presence and connect meaningfully with our audiences.

You will design, plan, manage, and execute events from conception to completion, working alongside commercial and brand marketing colleagues, and our Travelport commercial teams. You will also own budget reconciliation and align events with marketing strategy and business goals.

Finally, you will ensure clarity of event infrastructure and process, maintaining project management deliverables including event checklists, project plans, communication plans and RACI documents.

Your role in action:

• In partnership with Commercial Marketing colleagues, provide strategic oversight for the end-to-end annual event plan, working with key stakeholders across Travelport Commercial Teams to build a strategy aligned to commercial goals.
• Oversee successful planning and execution of events in line with the annual event plan; manage event budgets, negotiate contracts with vendors, and oversee logistics, including booth design and build, venue/space selection, sponsorship packages, catering, audio-visual requirements, and event collateral (marketing materials, SWAG etc.) – ensuring the best price points are being achieved. Ownership of event experience, ensuring that employees, customers, and prospects receive optimal onsite support and engagement, and all onsite operational and administrative functions are well managed.
• Provide end-to-end visibility and overall coordination of event-related workstreams, especially pre-event execution (booth design and build, content, branding, sales engagement and readiness, and awareness through digital and social media) - and post-event execution, to evaluate event performance, commercial impact, provide post-event reporting and lessons learned to optimize future events. Collaborate with Commercial Marketing and Brand teams on themes, messaging, and design to ensure events align with brand messaging and corporate strategy, supporting lead generation and customer retention efforts.
• Identify and recommend preferred agencies and partner with Procurement stakeholders to manage vendor agreements to optimize investments. Travel to on-site inspections as needed ahead of Travelport sponsored VIP events.
• Adopt a mindset of continuous improvement across all elements of event infrastructure to streamline process, collaboration, and execution - plus reporting on ROI and business value based on objectives. Stay updated on industry trends, competitor events, and best practices to bring innovative, fun, creative and resourceful ideas to enhance event plans and experience.

Could this be you?

• Multi-year experience in event strategy, management, and execution - covering Tradeshows and owned events, including high-end executive events – and preferably in a global role. Relationship-building and engagement skills; adapting personal style to suit situations/stakeholders.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to remain calm under pressure. An excellent collaborator focused on outcomes for the business, strong in stakeholder management and with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong project management and multitasking abilities - in this role, you will be juggling competing priorities, directing multiple overlapping workstreams and solving problems on the fly.Happy and excited to travel and for international experiences.
• A motivated self-starter with a positive attitude. Understanding/awareness of Travel Technology and Commerce and the travel industry environment is a bonus but not essential.

Discover why our teams love working here: Travelport ID by celebrating our diverse workforce and creating a space that allows our team members to feel fully engaged within their working environments. Travelport ID’s global internal champions work together to create a space for an on-going sounding board that provides feedback regarding strategic diversity objectives within the organization to help create a more inclusive work environment.

Where do we start! Our benefits package includes:

We offer a package that includes 25 days annual leave per annum, plus Christmas working days (office shutdown), hybrid working model, pension contribution, private medical, life assurance and personal travel insurance. We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance.

Search for #lifeattravelport & #travelportGDL for our employee stories on LinkedIn!

Your journey at Travelport starts here- apply now!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.