Senior Partnership Manager, Private Luxury Events (Hiring Immediately)

Senior Partnership Manager, Private Luxury Events

Borough, South London (SE1 1EP) – Hybrid

Private Luxury Events: Expect the Extraordinary

Private Luxury Events delivers world‑class experiences to the luxury travel community through its event brands Amour, Private Luxury, TFest and Ultra. Our ethos has always been to put the human experience first. This mantra has powered some of the most respected events in the industry, inspiring thousands of luxury travel professionals around the world and at the heart of everything we do lies a passion for connecting people.

Part of Worldwide Events Group

Private Luxury Events sits within Worldwide Events Group, founded in 2004 and now a recognised leader in global MICE and luxury travel. Across our events, we bring people together and facilitate meaningful relationships, a philosophy we call H2H, human‑to‑human connection.

Innovation drives our evolution. We’re embracing AI to elevate personalisation, streamline event design, and create smarter, more intuitive experiences for our global communities.

Our Sister Brand: M&I

M&I brings together high‑calibre meeting planners and exhibitors from the hospitality industry through a series of standout events across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Our portfolio includes M&I Expo, M&I Flagship, M&I Healthcare, and M&I Luxe.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially driven Senior Partnership Manager to join the growing commercial team at Private Luxury Events (PLE).

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished sales professional with a strong background in exhibitions, sponsorship and partnership sales to play a key role in driving commercial growth across our international event portfolio.

The successful candidate will bring proven expertise in selling exhibition space, securing high-value partnerships and developing creative sponsorship and experiential opportunities that deliver measurable commercial value for both our partners and our events.

You will combine a strong commercial mindset with the ability to identify new revenue opportunities, build strategic relationships and negotiate impactful partnerships with leading global brands.

Key Responsibilities

Exhibition, Sponsorship & Partnership Sales

• Drive revenue growth through the sale of exhibition space, sponsorship packages, branded experiences and bespoke commercial partnerships across our international event portfolio.
• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities, targeting brands and organisations seeking premium positioning, visibility and engagement within the luxury travel and events sector.
• Develop compelling commercial propositions that combine exhibition participation, brand exposure, experiential activations and sponsorship opportunities.
• Lead the full commercial sales cycle, from prospecting and strategic pitching through to proposal development, negotiation and contract closure.
• Consistently achieve and exceed individual revenue targets through proactive business development, effective pipeline management and commercial negotiation.

Strategic Partnership Development & Account Growth

• Build and maintain senior-level relationships with key commercial partners, exhibitors, sponsors and strategic prospects.
• Develop long-term partnerships that deliver commercial value, repeat investment and opportunities for growth across multiple events.
• Identify opportunities to increase partner investment through upselling, cross-selling and the development of tailored multi-event partnership packages.
• Understand partner objectives and translate these into commercially attractive sponsorship, exhibition and experiential solutions.
• Represent Private Luxury Events at international exhibitions, trade shows, industry events and strategic client meetings.

Commercial Strategy & Product Development

• Identify new opportunities to monetise exhibition space, event assets, content platforms and branded experiences.
• Contribute to the development of sponsorship inventories, exhibition packages, partnership propositions and new commercial revenue streams.
• Monitor exhibition industry trends, competitor offerings and evolving sponsor expectations to inform commercial strategies.
• Collaborate with event, marketing and operations teams to ensure commercial partnerships are effectively positioned, sold and delivered.
• Provide market intelligence and commercial recommendations to senior leadership to support event growth and product innovation.

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