Senior Events Manager – Corporate Events and Experiences
HelloKindred · London, England, United Kingdom · remote
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Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: Project-based engagement focused on the 2027 event series, with potential planning and onboarding support beforehand ( 114 hours )
Work set up: Hybrid
Our client in the global professional services industry is looking for a strategic and commercially minded Senior Events Manager to take ownership of the strategy, creative development, planning and delivery of its 2027 Private Equity Portfolio Event Series.
The event series brings together senior leaders from private equity-backed businesses, including CEOs, CFOs and other functional leaders, to share insights, build relationships and explore opportunities for collaboration. These events play an important role in strengthening client relationships, supporting business development and positioning the organisation as a trusted industry partner.
This role requires more than operational coordination. The successful candidate will shape the direction of the event series, develop compelling concepts, challenge established approaches and translate business objectives into engaging, differentiated event experiences. Alongside strategic ownership and creative thinking, the Senior Events Manager will lead end-to-end event delivery, manage budgets and suppliers, coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure every event meets high standards of quality and execution.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, internal marketing and business teams, external suppliers and strategic partners, the Senior Events Manager will help evolve the event series, strengthen audience engagement and deliver measurable commercial value.
Responsibilities
Event Strategy, Creative Direction and Concept Development
- Own the strategic development and evolution of the event series, ensuring event concepts, formats and experiences align with wider business objectives, client engagement priorities and commercial goals.
- Translate business objectives and stakeholder briefs into compelling event concepts, themes and experiences for senior business audiences.
- Generate and champion fresh ideas for event formats, audience engagement, networking opportunities and interactive experiences.
- Challenge traditional approaches and recommend innovative ways to make events more memorable, differentiated, relationship-focused and commercially impactful.
- Develop concepts that balance thought leadership, networking and meaningful conversations between senior business leaders.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen the positioning of the event series and differentiate it within the market.
- Advise senior stakeholders on event strategy, creative direction, format selection and opportunities to maximise impact.
- Build a forward-looking event calendar and identify opportunities to maintain audience engagement between events through relevant content, follow-up activities and ongoing communications.
- Evaluate creative concepts against practical delivery requirements, budgets, audience expectations and business priorities.
- Collaborate with strategic, marketing and business colleagues to ensure the event series supports wider organisational objectives.
End-to-End Event Management and Delivery
- Take full ownership of event planning, coordination and delivery from initial brief and concept development through to execution, evaluation and post-event follow-up.
- Develop and maintain detailed event plans, timelines, budgets, schedules, milestone trackers and supporting documentation.
- Manage multiple event workstreams, dependencies and deliverables to ensure activities are completed on time, within budget and to the required standard.
- Coordinate venues, suppliers, speakers, presentations, event materials, schedules and attendee requirements.
- Oversee event logistics and collaborate with internal teams, external suppliers and appointed event delivery teams to ensure seamless execution.
- Establish clear processes, responsibilities and accountability across event activities.
- Anticipate potential challenges, assess risks and resolve issues proactively.
- Ensure all event details are accurately tracked, documented and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
- Attend in-person events, primarily hosted at the client's London offices, as required to oversee delivery and address on-the-day requirements.
- Maintain high standards of professionalism, quality and consistency across the entire attendee experience.
Stakeholder Leadership and Relationship Management
- Build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, internal business teams, marketing colleagues, external suppliers and strategic partners.
- Act as the central point of contact for event strategy, planning, coordination and delivery.
- Lead planning meetings, present recommendations, communicate progress and establish clear ownership of actions and deadlines.
- Influence stakeholder decisions by articulating the rationale, expected value and commercial implications of proposed event concepts and improvements.
- Challenge existing processes and stakeholder assumptions constructively to strengthen event outcomes.
- Proactively identify gaps, follow up on outstanding actions and maintain alignment across all parties.
- Coordinate multiple stakeholders and workstreams while ensuring responsibilities and expectations remain clear.
- Work collaboratively with existing events and activation teams, providing additional capacity, expertise, strategic input and creative direction.
- Escalate risks and issues appropriately while taking independent ownership of solutions and next steps.
Event Content and Audience Experience
- Develop and coordinate event agendas, themes, speaker contributions, presentations and supporting materials.
- Collaborate with internal subject matter experts to create relevant, engaging and commercially meaningful content for senior business audiences.
- Design audience experiences that balance presentations, discussion, networking and active participation.
- Identify opportunities to make events more interactive, engaging and valuable for attendees.
- Ensure event content supports the wider objectives of the series and encourages meaningful conversations and relationship development.
- Collaborate with content and marketing teams to develop event summaries, thought leadership, LinkedIn content and post-event communications.
- Maintain consistency between event concepts, content, audience expectations and business objectives.
- Ensure content and discussions comply with confidentiality requirements, including Chatham House rules where applicable.
Invitations, Registration and Event Communications
- Oversee event invitations, registration processes and attendee communications, subject to the required internal systems access.
- Coordinate with relevant teams to manage audience lists, monitor registrations and track attendance.
- Ensure attendees receive clear, timely and engaging information before and after each event.
- Maintain a consistent and professional attendee journey across the event series.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen engagement with target audiences and encourage repeat attendance.
- Coordinate event-related communications and follow-up activities with marketing and business stakeholders.
- Ensure registration information and attendance records are maintained accurately and made available for reporting.
Budget, Supplier and Resource Management
- Develop, manage and monitor event budgets, ensuring resources are allocated effectively and expenditure supports agreed objectives.
- Source, coordinate and manage external sup