Senior Events Manager - Corporate Events and Experiences

Who is HelloKindred? HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid. Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands. Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: Project-based engagement focused on the 2027 event series, with potential planning and onboarding support beforehand ( 114 hours ) Work set up: Hybrid Our client in the global professional services industry is looking for a strategic and commercially minded Senior Events Manager to take ownership of the strategy, creative development, planning and delivery of its 2027 Private Equity Portfolio Event Series. The event series brings together senior leaders from private equity-backed businesses, including CEOs, CFOs and other functional leaders, to share insights, build relationships and explore opportunities for collaboration. These events play an important role in strengthening client relationships, supporting business development and positioning the organisation as a trusted industry partner. This role requires more than operational coordination. The successful candidate will shape the direction of the event series, develop compelling concepts, challenge established approaches and translate business objectives into engaging, differentiated event experiences. Alongside strategic ownership and creative thinking, the Senior Events Manager will lead end-to-end event delivery, manage budgets and suppliers, coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure every event meets high standards of quality and execution. Working closely with senior stakeholders, internal marketing and business teams, external suppliers and strategic partners, the Senior Events Manager will help evolve the event series, strengthen audience engagement and deliver measurable commercial value. Responsibilities Event Strategy, Creative Direction and Concept Development - Own the strategic development and evolution of the event series, ensuring event concepts, formats and experiences align with wider business objectives, client engagement priorities and commercial goals.

- Translate business objectives and stakeholder briefs into compelling event concepts, themes and experiences for senior business audiences. - Generate and champion fresh ideas for event formats, audience engagement, networking opportunities and interactive experiences. - Challenge traditional approaches and recommend innovative ways to make events more memorable, differentiated, relationship-focused and commercially impactful. - Develop concepts that balance thought leadership, networking and meaningful conversations between senior business leaders. - Identify opportunities to strengthen the positioning of the event series and differentiate it within the market. - Advise senior stakeholders on event strategy, creative direction, format selection and opportunities to maximise impact. - Build a forward-looking event calendar and identify opportunities to maintain audience engagement between events through relevant content, follow-up activities and ongoing communications. - Evaluate creative concepts against practical delivery requirements, budgets, audience expectations and business priorities. - Collaborate with strategic, marketing and business colleagues to ensure the event series supports wider organisational objectives. End-to-End Event Management and Delivery - Take full ownership of event planning, coordination and delivery from initial brief and concept development through to execution, evaluation and post-event follow-up. - Develop and maintain detailed event plans, timelines, budgets, schedules, milestone trackers and supporting documentation.