Command a strategic commercial portfolio in a high-growth B2B environment.

Lead the transformation of a global events sales function—shaping strategy, elevating revenue, and embedding a future-proofed model for sustainable growth.

What’s on offer:

  • Performance-linked package with clear path to equity
  • Opportunity to overhaul and lead a global event sales operation
  • Autonomy to build a high-performing, inclusive commercial team
  • Strategic visibility across executive leadership
  • Culture built on metrics, growth mindset, and customer value

Why this business:
A globally respected information leader, this organisation is redefining commercial excellence across data, insights, and live events. With a heritage spanning more than a century and a presence across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, they offer both stability and pace. Values-led, inclusive, and commercially ambitious—this is the perfect home for strategic sales leadership.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and execute a bold, scalable sales strategy for global events
  • Lead, coach, and scale a team across sponsorship and commercial operations
  • Modernise sales tools, practices, and processes to drive customer-centricity
  • Embed value-based, metrics-driven selling across the team
  • Partner with marketing, product, and delivery to align on growth and execution

What you’ll bring:

  • 10+ years’ B2B sales leadership, ideally within events or media
  • Proven success in strategic transformation and team leadership
  • Commercial acuity, CRM proficiency, and forecasting rigour
  • Deep understanding of market and client drivers
  • Inclusive, values-led leadership approach

Who this suits:

You’re a commercially minded sales leader who thrives on change, leads with clarity, and builds collaborative, high-performance teams. You see opportunity in complexity—and know how to turn vision into action.

Apply now for a confidential conversation with Walker Lovell.

Job Type
Full-Time Regular
Location
London London