Head of Event Operations

LIPTON MEDIA; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international events business in London seeks a talented Head of Event Operations to oversee the management and success of diverse events. This role involves developing a high-performance team, ensuring exceptional service delivery, and maximizing profitability via efficient budget control. Candidates should have extensive experience in executing large-scale events with over 1000 attendees, as well as a strong focus on innovation and collaboration. A competitive base salary and attractive bonus structure are offered, with a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large scale, complex events with 1000+ attendees.
• Proven track record in team management and development.
• Familiarity with budget management and innovative event execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolio of events, ensuring operational excellence and client satisfaction.
• Recruit, train, and develop team members while fostering a high-performance culture.
• Manage end-to-end delivery of events, ensuring risk compliance and cost control.

Skills

Team Management

Event Coordination

Budget Management

Job description

Head of Event Operations - Exhibitions

£70,000 - £75,000 Base + up to 15% Bonus

Hybrid

London

Leading international events business seeks a highly talented Head of Operations to join their team working across their leading expo business.

The Head of Operations will be an experienced manager coaching and developing Operations Managers and Operations Coordinators in the delivery of their allocated events as well as planning their own events.

They will be responsible for overseeing and executing their portfolio of events within an industry leading portfolio and will have complete operational management, including full budgetary control whilst maximising portfolio profitability.

Role Responsibilities : Head of Operations

Team Related

Develop a high-performance culture by championing best practices and professional development

Building a ‘one team’ ethos for all levels of the operational functions so that there is an expansion of career development, succession planning and opportunities across the teams as well as sharing of skills and best practice

Ensuring the team deliver a first-class service for each client Manage and develop direct reports using KPIs to track performance Recruiting and training new members of the team

Portfolio & Event Related

Responsible for portfolio event delivery - with end-to-end accountability for operational management of all events including customer journeys and improving onsite experience

Maximising the profitability, sustainability, and quality of each event through effective budget management

Focusing on continuous improvement: learning from other events, customer feedback groups, industry technology

Project managing events and control costs to deliver within budget Managing end-to-end delivery of events each year of varying size, format, and complexity across a range of geographies

Responsible for risk and compliance at events - ensure security plans are adhered to and that each event has a full risk assessment

Profile Required: Head of Operations

An established track record of delivering international, large scale and complex events and awards in the B2B or B2C space managing both large scale exhibitions (150+ stands) and multi stream conferences globally

Must have expo experience – 1000 + Attendees Technical experience from floor plan creation, rigging, health & safety, introducing creative flair to networking experiences Demonstrable experience in collaborating successfully with partners ancillary to a large-scale event (could be the city, transport, party, or other partners)

Extensive experience in team management/ line management experience for 4+ team members, able to demonstrate coaching and people development

Tangible examples of experience in implementing innovation and creativity for large scale international events over 6000+ people, 150+ stands, 120+, meeting rooms, 3+ conference stages

Experience in venue and supplier contracting and negotiation upwards of £2.5m

Confident decision-making, thought leadership and a focus on finding solutions and achieving results by taking accountability and ownership of decisions made.

Lipton Media is a specialist media recruitment agency based in London. We specialise in all forms of b2b media sales including conferences, exhibitions, awards, summits, publishing, digital, outdoor, TV, radio and business intelligence.

Our clients range from small start-up companies to FTSE 100 and 250 businesses. We work with people at every stage of their career from undergraduates looking for their first entry point into sales to senior managers and directors looking for their next challenge.