Management Associate at United Media

United Media; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing media company in London is seeking a Management Associate to oversee growth and strategy execution. You will lead a talented team, manage conferences, and drive business expansion. The ideal candidate has over 4 years’ experience in high-paced sectors and holds a bachelor's degree, preferably with an MBA. This role offers opportunities for international travel and professional growth.

Benefits

Opportunity to lead and develop a fast-growing business

Work with a high-performing team

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in fast-paced environments like management consulting or investment banking.
• Strong commercial awareness with a passion for business.
• UK, EU or US work permit required.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Execute strategy rapidly and oversee conference planning.
• Identify opportunities to expand business and collaborate on new client acquisition.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication abilities

Commercial awareness

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Job description

About us

United Media focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one. (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insights and SetSales)

The Opportunity

As a Management Associate, you will run, grow and manage all aspects of United Media. You will be responsible for building and leading a world-class team, ensuring the successful execution of the conference and strategy of the brand.

You’ll want this job if you possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, highly ambitious, forward-thinking and driven to inspire and lead a team. You are someone who is thrilled to work in a fast-paced environment and wants to scale the company rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Build an ecosystem and deliver outstanding products.
• Set clear expectations, establish goals, and provide ongoing detailed feedback and performance evaluations.
• Execute the strategy at a rapid pace.
• Develop the company’s brand as the go-to place for inspiration, knowledge and networking.
• Oversee planning, execution, and completion of conferences within the designated timelines and budget constraints.
• Assign tasks to team members in each department, monitor progress, and ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to expand business with existing clients and collaborate with business development teams for new client acquisition.

What we offer you

You’ll be working in person at our HQ in London (next to Sloane Square), constantly pushing you out of your comfort zone to ensure a never-ending growth curve for you and the business. We provide you with the following:

• The opportunity to lead, run and develop a fast-growing business, where your work and the results are highly tangible and make all the difference.
• Work with an incredible team with a track record of developing and growing businesses.
• Travel opportunity: You will be joining our conferences overseas.

Requirement

• +4 years’ experience from an institution with high speed and work ethic e.g. management consulting, investment banking, top-tier corporate or start-up.
• Bachelor’s degree with outstanding results, maybe followed by an MBA
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• UK, EU or US work permit