Sales Director – Events
Location: London
Travel: International travel expected
Compensation: Strong base + high-impact bonus
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.