Event and Commercial Operations Lead

Informa
New York, NY
Job Description
Event and Commercial Operations Lead at Informa Festivals, responsible for the efficient and creative operational delivery of the Finovate and Fintech Americas events, with a focus on relationship management, budget control, and problem-free execution.

Requirements

  • 2-3 years of large scale, complex, high-end event operations experience (required)
  • Proven ability to confidently manage and cultivate strong relationships both externally with suppliers and sponsored clients, and internally across teams and stakeholders
  • Experienced in budget management and reporting, ensuring costs are tracked and effectively reported (required)
  • Demonstrates strong gravitas, with the ability to confidently lead in meetings, engage confidently with suppliers, and comfortable managing challenging conversations.
  • Self motivated, resilient and thrives in high-performance, fast-paced environments, consistently delivering under pressure.
  • Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in managing changes related to event budgets, new initiatives and deliverables (essential)
  • Efficient, proactive, and solution-oriented, with a keen attention to detail.
  • A dynamic and collaborative team player, skilled in confidently driving projects from point of sale to delivery

Benefits

  • Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
  • Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
  • Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning
  • Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
  • Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
  • Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
  • Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
  • As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
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