[Hiring] Lead, Events @Pearson

Role Description

Lead Pearson's global events strategy, portfolio and delivery capability, ensuring every event investment drives measurable commercial, customer, brand, partnership and thought leadership outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience managing complex corporate, B2B or enterprise events portfolios across multiple regions.
• Proven experience leading and developing event teams.
• Strong track record of translating business strategy into prioritised event programmes and measurable outcomes.
• Extensive experience managing conferences, exhibitions, sponsorships, executive programmes, customer events and partner activations.
• Experience operating within global, matrixed organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability at senior levels.
• Demonstrated success managing budgets, resources, suppliers and commercial investment decisions.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of live, virtual and hybrid event delivery.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Expertise in portfolio governance, event operations and risk management.
• Strong understanding of event measurement, attribution and performance reporting.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to make informed decisions in complex and high-pressure situations.
• Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation capability.
• Strong supplier negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Experience using enterprise event management, project management, CRM and reporting platforms.

Benefits

• Remote role based in the UK.
• No regular office requirement; however, you may utilise Pearson offices where practical.
• Flexibility to collaborate across US, UK and global time zones.
• Domestic and international travel will be required to support priority events, supplier partners, stakeholder engagement and team collaboration.

Company Description

At Pearson, we're committed to helping learners realise the life they imagine through learning. This is an opportunity to shape one of Pearson's most visible global capabilities, influencing how we engage customers, partners and industry stakeholders around the world.