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Operations Manager – European Private Equity Conferences (Peace of Mind Owner)
The ideal candidate will own and elevate our operational standards across 10 high-profile European private equity conferences annually, ensuring flawless execution in venues, supplier negotiations, on-site delivery, and attendee experience.
About the Role
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy defining industry standards while balancing responsibility, precision, and creative energy? Our exceptional entrepreneurial team (driven, young, and ambitious) seeks a high-achievers and detail-oriented operator—someone who ships on time while overseeing a thousand moving parts.
At United Media, public limited company+ stability meets fast-growing startup agility. We’ve built 9 industry media ventures organically and acquired one, positioning us as leaders in conferences for sectors like insurance, finance, and retail.
Your Impact & Reasons to Join
As part of our global operations team—based in London—you’ll master:
- Real career momentum: Directly contribute to business results, work side-by-side with the CEO and team, and unlock unlimited internal growth (we promote from within).
- Hands-on experience: Execute complex global events while nurturing a 40-person volunteer lineup.
- Leadership development: Sharpen interpersonal, research, finance, and project management skills—plus, we’ll pair you with mentorship and training.
- Travel opportunities: Transition from conference producer to international event coordinator (supply/demand cycles complicate weekend flights).
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Key Responsibilities
Strategic Supplier & Budget Management
✔ Supplier sourcing: Research, scrutinise, and select top-tier partners across:
- Venues
- Add-on services (technical, AV, catering)
- Branding materials (banners, signage, brochures)
✔ Negotiation & contract integrity: Secure value while maintaining cost-effectiveness and quality. ✔ Proactive budget tracking: Anticipate changes, flag issues early, and align with executives. ✔ Forge accountabilities: Build equity with suppliers—escalate conflicts and spot opportunities for service upgrades.
Event Execution: Performance & Satisfaction
✔ Sponsored VIP flare: Design & devise events (dinners, lunches, after-hours activities). ✔ Logistics leverage: Partner with venues to ensure micro-details (exhibitors, technical prep) are locked. ✔ On-site crisis heroism: Don a “backstage charger” persona—resolve issues swiftly during real-time execution.
On-Premise Operations (The “Peace of Mind Shield”)
✔ Speaker meet. Schweizer roll. Repeat.:
- Align on unspoken expectations.
- Tune for conference dynamics (politeness ≠ engagement). ✔ Guerrilla multitasking: Juggle supply chains, visas, audience management, and innovation mid-hustle.
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Requirements
Must-Haves for Today
- Open mind, strong work ethic: We’ll fast-track your skills, but commitment and eagerness are non-negotiable.
- Curiosity + warmth: Adore discussions; thrive on relationship-building (indoor CRT campaigns may be in your future).
- UK Work Rights: This role steers private equity’s European tenant, so permits are essential.
Competency Essentials
- Obsessive attention to detail: See the entire audience queue as one unit.
- Urban project management: Balance deadlines also under ambivalent deadlines with clients who don’t know the difference.
- Owner’s instinct: Avoid “X could’ve done it”—embrace scrappiness solo.
The Future You
Year-2 Paygrade: redundantly proactively redeployed responsibilities + ## xx promotions in progress until you inherit a global (or venue-region-consultancy) operations empire.
Ready Water-to-Wine?
We’ll remain flexible on your start date. Report M-F to our office 4-minute-walk from London Victoria Station.
P.S.: If legacy ringdays = standard operating procedure, sit by. We transform ambitious missionickers’. 🚀
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