Head of Global Events and Travel

About the role

Leads strategy, governance and delivery of the company's events and corporate travel programme, covering flagship client events, internal meetings and travel operations. Also owns budgets, supplier agreements and duty of care standards.

What you will do

• Lead and develop the events and travel team, recruiting and building capabilities
• Deliver flagship conferences, VIP receptions and regional customer summits within budgets
• Standardise playbooks for internal meetings and regional leadership offsites
• Implement the new global travel operating model, including vendor contracts and policy
• Own the consolidated events and travel budget, forecasts and client billing

What they look for

• Experience leading a global events and corporate travel function
• Track record managing large budgets and commercial supplier agreements
• Ability to handle C-level and client escalations
• Skill in building and developing teams across agencies and internal staff
• Experience with travel management companies and expense frameworks