Global Events Leader, Hybrid – Senior Event Manager

British Chamber of Commerce Singapore (BritCham); Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

QS is seeking a Senior Event Manager to shape and deliver a high-profile international events portfolio across APAC and beyond. This is a hands-on role with ownership across conferences, summits, forums and executive events.

You will work with universities, sponsors, speakers and partners to drive audience growth, enhance delegate experience and achieve strong commercial outcomes, while managing budgets and risk in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management or a related discipline.
• Experience managing large-scale conferences, exhibitions, summits, or executive-level events, ideally internationally.
• Proven ability to lead multiple complex projects with strong attention to detail and stakeholder management.
• Experience developing event strategies that drive audience engagement and measurable business impact.
• Experience supporting sponsorship conversations, client engagement, and partnership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end planning and delivery of conferences, summits, exhibitions, awards, forums and executive events.
• Drive audience growth, delegate experience, and commercial outcomes.
• Identify and implement innovative event formats, technologies and engagement strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with universities, sponsors, speakers, industry leaders and partners.
• Support partner, sponsor and stakeholder negotiations and relationship development.
• Develop event strategies aligned to wider business objectives and cross-functional collaboration.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Product, Customer Success and Operations to maximise impact and performance.
• Manage budgets, forecasting and financial performance with ROI focus.
• Establish risk management, governance and contingency planning for events.
• Handle crisis management and rapid decision-making when required.
• Analyse event performance data for continuous portfolio improvement.
• Standardise processes and best practices to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and technologies to keep QS at the forefront.
• Act as a subject matter expert and support capability development.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Event Management or related field

Job description

QS is seeking a Senior Event Manager to shape and deliver a high-profile international events portfolio across APAC and beyond. This is a hands-on role with ownership across conferences, summits, forums and executive events.

You will work with universities, sponsors, speakers and partners to drive audience growth, enhance delegate experience and achieve strong commercial outcomes, while managing budgets and risk in a fast-paced environment.