Events Director EMEA & Global Learning

Infopro Digital Services Limited is seeking an Events Director for the EMEA region and Global Learning. In this pivotal role, you will lead and manage the entire lifecycle of our events strategy. You will oversee the planning, execution, and evaluation of high-impact events that align with our strategic objectives and foster community engagement across our professional sectors.

As part of a global team, you will work closely with senior leadership, brand directors, and marketing to create memorable experiences that drive customer engagement, enhance brand visibility, and promote our learning initiatives across various markets, including finance, insurance, and technology.

Infopro Digital is a leading B2B information and marketing services provider with a presence in 18 countries. We have quickly grown to become a leading player in the business-to-business information and services industry, offering clients a range of multi-media products and solutions.

The Global Financial Markets Division of Infopro Digital serves its professional communities through a range of different content-focused products and services including digital solutions (websites, newsletters, webinars, special reports, and surveys) and in-person events (congresses, conferences, summits, awards, training). Over 40 events are organized each year, across the globe, with a total attendance of almost 20,000 professionals.

The Director of EMEA Events, Networks & Global Learning – Infopro Digital will assume overall responsibility for the EMEA events & networks portfolio, as well as the global learning products. The purpose of the role is to ensure that the portfolio achieves year-on-year revenue growth whilst improving yield, margin, and quality of delivery. The Director will also manage the co-location initiative of various brands within the Global Financial Markets Portfolio.

The Events Director will report directly into the Global Head of Content, also reporting to the MD for Events & Marketing Services, the Brand Director for Central Banking and Learning, and working with the Head of Sales for Events & Marketing Services, managing the Production Leads for events, networks, and training for the Global Financial Markets Division of Infopro Digital.

Your role will include:

• Developing a comprehensive events strategy that supports overall business goals and enhances customer relationships.
• Managing all aspects of event planning, execution, and post-event analysis, ensuring the highest standards of quality and alignment with company branding.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, and product teams, to ensure alignment and engagement at all events.
• Researching and identifying new event opportunities and formats that can attract potential customers and engage existing clients.
• Overseeing the budgeting process for events, ensuring financial targets are met while maximizing the return on investment.
• Leading a team of event professionals, providing mentorship, support, and development opportunities to enhance their skills and performance.

The position is primarily based in the UK and will require travel across the EMEA region and globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Development: Creating a long-term strategy for events that aligns with the business's vision and goals, including setting KPIs and tracking performance metrics.
• Team Leadership: Directing the events team, ensuring effective resource allocation and performance evaluations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and support.
• Market Research: Staying ahead of industry trends related to events and learning to innovate and improve future initiatives.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks associated with events and developing contingency plans to mitigate them.

Requirements

• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial event production, event marketing, event logistics and events sales.
• Has experience of launching and growing LSEs, awards, conferences, expos and various event formats all over the world
• Proven track record of business management, sponsorship sales and analytical skills
• Extensive commercial events experience.
• Extensive experience of launching and growing events globally
• Extensive experience of managing and leading teams.

Benefits

• This role is hybrid based in London
• We have plenty of options for your working preferences.
• A fantastic holiday allowance that increases as you spend longer with the company
• Take your birthday off…on us
• Access to a 24/7/365 Employee Assistance Programme offering support and guidance around all areas of wellbeing and mental health, including face-to-face counselling.
• Access to our extensive learning programmes, through our dedicated platform, Generation Infopro
• Paid volunteer days throughout the year where you can contribute your skills and expertise to make a meaningful difference to the lives of others

What you’ll get

Our global employee benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave (rising up to 30 days)
• Group personal pension plan
• Life assurance
• Interest free season ticket loan (STL)
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Bonusly employee recognition
• Employee discount scheme
• Eye-care Vouchers
• Discounted gym membership
• Agile/remote working
• Bike to work
• Buying holiday
• Dental insurance
• Give as you earn
• Add partner to gym membership
• Health cash plan
• Personal accident insurance

Learn more about us

Infopro Digital is a B2B group specialising in information and technology. With a presence in 18 countries, the group has 4,000 employees of 55 nationalities.

Infopro Digital connects professional communities.

Our brands are leaders in the five key economic sectors: construction and public sector, automotive, industry, risk & insurance, and retail.

With our solutions, decision makers make informed decisions and companies develop their business and performance in a sustainable way.

Equal Opportunities

We provide equal opportunities to employees and job applicants and do not discriminate either directly or indirectly, because of any protected characteristic or any other characteristic or activity protected by law. To fully comply with all laws prohibiting discrimination in all phases of employment, we have set up a system of monitoring all job applications, we therefore ask you to complete the equal opportunities questions on this form.

This information will be collected anonymously, in confidence and will not be seen by anyone directly involved in the hiring process, it will be stored separately and used only to provide statistics for monitoring purposes. There is no obligation on you to provide information. All applicants will be treated the same, whether or not they provide this information.

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