Senior Event Leader – Project Management

American Express Global Business Travel; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel management company in London is seeking an experienced Events Senior Manager to lead a cross-functional team in delivering exceptional corporate events. This role demands a minimum of 10 years in the events industry with excellent project leadership and communication skills. The ideal candidate will oversee all aspects of event production, ensuring client satisfaction while managing timelines and budgets. This position offers flexible benefits, travel perks, and a commitment to inclusion while fostering collaboration in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Travel perks

Access to learning courses

Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the events industry and 3 years in a similar role.
• Proven ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Effective stress management with the ability to prioritize.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional event team and ensure effective communication.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables managing timelines and budgets.
• Serve as the key contact for stakeholders and translate strategic goals into event recommendations.

Skills

Project leadership

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Stress management

Decision-making

Job description

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

• Position within the UK Experience Studio Team and opportunity to support the international team.
• Part of a 13-person team, reporting to the leader of the events department, dedicated to multiple clients.
• Working together with account managers, the operations director, project managers, and creative teams, as well as freelancers.

What You’ll Do

• Acting as the interface between the main client and the project team – which you will assemble – and leading on any creative.
• Understanding the strategic objectives of our clients, you will serve as the key contact for stakeholders and will translate strategic goals into event recommendations.
• Demonstrating strong communication skills and providing guidance and solutions to clients on various challenges and any issues arising.
• Working alongside a dedicated team, you will manage the response to client requests and oversee event production. You’ll collaborate with creative, production, and logistics teams. Projects may involve both a UK team and a cross-functional team based in different European countries.

What We’re Looking For

• You will lead a cross-functional event team (content, technical, logistics) to ensure effective communication, coordination, and collaboration among stakeholders.
• You will put the right project teams in place –with the help of the operations manager –in order to define and implement the right profiles and then coordinate the project team throughout the event.
• You will drive the ideation and creation of concepts, development content, and will be an inspiring leader throughout the process.
• You’ll define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, including managing timelines and budgets. Your understanding of different event components (content, creative, production, logistics) will be crucial. Working alongside a logistics director, you’ll be the client’s primary point of contact, gathering their needs to brief various stakeholders (copywriters, graphic designers, video editors, etc.).

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the events industry and 3 years in a similar role.
• Possess strong project leadership qualities, great attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Practice effective stress management with the ability to prioritize.
• Have a proven ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously. Be assertive with good decision-making skills.

Location

London, United Kingdom

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• And much more!

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