Lead Events Manager

Metro Bank; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK banking institution seeks an experienced Event Manager to lead their events strategy and manage logistics for various business and retail segments. Ideal candidates will have strong project management skills and the ability to drive successful events aligned with business objectives. The role offers a competitive salary, bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package, alongside opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Attractive pension scheme

Healthcare

Life assurance

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Strong strategic event planning skills required.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement necessary.
• Proven ability in project and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the events strategy aligned with business priorities.
• Manage end-to-end event logistics and agency relationships.
• Develop post-event performance reports measuring ROI.

Skills

Strategic event planning

Project management

Supplier negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Creativity

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Knowledge of brand marketing

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the events strategy for our business and retail segments annually aligned with business priorities
• Lead planning and execution of flagship events, sponsorship and industry expos and event execution
• Manager end-to-end event logistics, including budget management, project management, timelines, and agency/supplier relationships
• Collaborate cross-functionally with lead marketing managers (for omni-channel campaigns), sales team, internal and external communications team and leadership teams
• Develop and own post-event performance reports, including return on investment measurement frameworks
• Oversee the event branding and creative delivery for events with the Brand Manager and in-house creative studio team
• Manage key supplier relationships and maintain Metro Bank's storage and distribution of stock across the business
• Develop scalable toolkits and guidelines for decentralised events (e.g. instore events)
• Ensure all events reflect our brand tone, values, and visual identity
• Any other duties as required that reasonably fall within the role.

Qualifications

• Strong strategic event planning skills
• Strong project management, supplier negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Good commercial acumen with an ability to align events to business targets, measuring ROI
• Excellent communication skills, effective at collaborating with all levels of seniority across multiple channels
• Strong creativity, able to develop ideas and turn them into reality
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritise workload effectively to remain calm in a demanding environment
• Highly efficient, effective and solution driven producing a consistently high standard of work
• Excellent use of initiative with a proven ability to work well independently
• Extensive and proven knowledge in senior events management in B2C/B2B sectors with a growth agenda
• Knowledge of brand marketing and campaign integration
• Good knowledge and experience working with agencies and other relevant external stakeholders and suppliers
• Thorough understanding of (Metro Bank's) brand positioning and how events can support
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook) in a business environment

Rewards and development

• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).