Group Meetings and Events Manager in South Croydon

Creating extraordinary experiences. Building meaningful connections.

At The Elysium Collection, we believe that the most memorable experiences are about more than beautiful spaces and exceptional hospitality. They're about bringing people together, creating connections and making every occasion feel truly special.

As we continue to develop our collection of distinctive hotels, we're looking for an ambitious, creative and commercially minded Group Meetings and Events Manager to help shape our meetings, events and experiences offering across the group.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within a growing hospitality brand, bringing fresh ideas, commercial expertise and inspirational leadership to a business where creativity is encouraged and individuality is celebrated.

The opportunity

You'll take the lead in positioning our hotels as sought-after destinations for everything from inspiring corporate meetings and workshops to memorable celebrations, bespoke experiences and one-of-a-kind events.

Working closely with our Group Sales & Revenue Director, you'll be responsible for developing our events business, identifying new opportunities and maximising revenue across our hotels.

You'll combine commercial insight with creative thinking, ensuring we're not just filling event spaces but creating experiences that guests genuinely want to be part of.

Leading a small, talented team, you'll build a culture of collaboration, energy and exceptional service, empowering everyone to deliver their very best.

What you'll be doing

• Driving commercial success: Developing and delivering strategies to maximise meetings, events and experiences revenue, with a strong focus on enquiry conversion, pricing and profitability.
• Creating exceptional experiences: Identifying opportunities for distinctive events, inspiring experiences and creative concepts that bring the Elysium brand to life.
• Building valuable relationships: Developing strong partnerships with corporate clients, event agencies, third-party partners and new business prospects.
• Leading and inspiring your team: Coaching, motivating and developing your team to achieve ambitious commercial goals while delivering outstanding guest experiences.
• Shaping our commercial strategy: Taking ownership of pricing, forecasting, market analysis and performance reporting to identify opportunities for growth.
• Making every opportunity count: Working collaboratively with our hotel teams to maximise revenue opportunities across accommodation, food and beverage, spa and leisure.
• Delivering seamless service: Ensuring every event is thoughtfully managed, from the initial enquiry and proposal through to a smooth handover to our operational teams.
• Bringing fresh ideas: Challenging the ordinary, spotting emerging trends and developing new ways to position Elysium as a destination of choice.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is as passionate about people and experiences as they are about commercial performance.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Significant experience leading meetings and events within a hotel group, large hotel or premium hospitality environment.
• A strong commercial background, with a proven ability to grow revenue, improve conversion and develop profitable business.
• Experience of the corporate and leisure events markets, with an understanding of national and international business opportunities.
• A creative mindset and the confidence to develop exciting new concepts and experiences.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical skills and confidence working with budgets, forecasts, pricing and performance data.
• A genuine passion for coaching, developing and inspiring people.

• Experience with Rezlynx Advanced C&B would be an advantage, but isn't essential.

Why join Elysium?

This is more than an opportunity to manage an events department. It's a chance to help shape the future of meetings, events and experiences within an exciting, growing hotel collection.

You'll have the freedom to bring your personality, ideas and expertise to the role, working alongside a passionate team who believe in doing things differently and creating hospitality experiences that stand out.

We're building something special at Elysium, and we'd love you to be part of it.