Senior Events Manager - Live Events

About the role

I'm working on a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Events Manager to join a well-established events agency known for delivering large-scale, high-profile conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, and incentive programmes for major corporate clients across the globe. This is a genuinely exciting brief for me to be recruiting on! My client has built a reputation for creative excellence and flawless delivery, and they're now looking to strengthen their senior team with someone who's already operating at this level in the agency world. If you've spent your career in events agencies delivering complex, global projects, and you're ready for a role with more ownership, a team to lead, and accounts to call your own, I'd love to talk to you about this one.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex, large-scale events, managing multi-supplier logistics and onsite delivery from brief to final report
• Manage and develop a team of Event Managers, Senior Event Executives, and Event Executives
• Own a portfolio of client accounts, building the kind of relationships that generate repeat business and new opportunities
• Take responsibility for budgets, supplier negotiation, invoicing, and reconciliation
• Source venues, manage DMCs, and coordinate ground programmes internationally
• Build and manage delegate registration through Cvent or a similar platform
• Champion sustainability across every project

Requirements

• 6+ years in a fast-paced agency environment, delivering large corporate events at scale
• Proven experience managing large, complex, global projects
• Previous people management experience - you've led a team, not just a project
• Confidence across both client account management and event production
• Practical experience with Cvent or similar delegate management platforms
• A strong network of trusted suppliers and industry contacts
• The organisational skill to run multiple concurrent projects without losing sight of the detail
• A creative approach that elevates a brief rather than just executing it

Benefits

• Real scale - these are global, high-value events, not small activations
• Genuine progression - direct reports, account ownership, and a clear path to grow
• A culture that backs creativity, quality, and sustainable delivery
• Knowledge of working with Tech clients would be an absolute bonus

Pay

Circa. $90K - $110K

Schedule

Hybrid working from Austin, TX, with international travel when projects require it