Senior Event Manager

GlobalData operates an intelligence platform that empowers leaders to act decisively in a world of complexity and change. By uniting proprietary data, human expertise, and purpose-built AI into a single, connected platform, we help organizations see what’s coming, move faster, and lead with confidence. Our solutions are used by over 5,000 organizations across the world’s largest industries, delivering tailored intelligence that supports strategic planning, innovation, risk management, and sustainable growth.

GlobalData is at a pivotal point in its growth journey and we need curious, ambitious, courageous people to support us in achieving our vision to deliver intelligence that transforms uncertainty into opportunity for the world’s most successful organizations. Our big ambitions mean that life at GlobalData is fast paced, entrepreneurial and rewarding. Working together in an intellectually challenging environment, where learning is super-charged to keep us on our toes, the highly stimulating, fast-paced, global environment we operate in, and our bold ambitions result in unique learning opportunities for our people.

GD Media is a newly created division within GlobalData, encompassing Arena International, MEED, BTMI and MBI. These divisions between them run over 60 conferences and expos, hundreds of webinars, dozens of awards, as well as standalone networking dinners and roundtables. The Senior Events Manager role for GD Media will line manage the Arena International operations team, manage a portfolio of events and support the implementation of processes to increase efficiency. GD Media is following a multi-year growth strategy and requires an experienced senior events manager to support the next stage of our progress in exceptional event delivery. Reporting to the Head of Events Delivery you will thrive on detail and have a passion for delivering excellence. This role is heavily focused on logistics, budget and team management. Essential you can work within an ever-changing and highly agile environment focused on continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing:

• End to end event management
• Lead the delivery of events on-site, troubleshooting any issues ensuring a smooth execution
• Budget management: creating and managing event cost sheets, identifying efficiencies, invoice management and reporting financial information
• Line management of Events Operation Manager and two Events Executives
• Create and implement SOPs (standard operating procedures) for event operations and delivery including templates, timelines and operational playbooks
• Venue sourcing & cost negotiation
• Supplier sourcing, negotiation and procurement
• Event planning and delivery – floor plans, AV, event collateral, event app, F&B, health & safety, travel, onsite materials; event guides, delegate packs
• Client liaison - sponsors, delegates, VIPs, speakers
• Collaborate with internal teams including sales, delegate sales, production, marketing, design, finance to align operational delivery with event objectives
• Manage platforms to manage event data to deliver events and identify process efficiencies including delegate registration platform, badging and on-site registration platform, event app and 1-1 meeting systems
• Keeping IT systems, and event reporting up-to date

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience working within the events industry on a global scale – conference/confex/award formats (commercial events background preferred)
• Experience of managing a team, leading 1-1 meetings, annual reviews and coaching of direct line reports
• Ability to manage event budgets, financial forecasting and negotiation skills
• Experience of setting up processes in a fast-paced or scaling environment
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and excellent interpersonal skills – ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels
• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines, with attention to detail under pressure on multiple events at once
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
• Ability to travel internationally (circa 6-8 international events per year plus London-based events)
• High level of IT competency, including Microsoft Office and event management platforms

In addition to a rewarding career, we support our GlobalData colleagues with a range of benefits across health, finances, fitness, travel, tech and more. GlobalData believes strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. GlobalData is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.