CoCo Group
Senior Project Manager - Live Events
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Senior Project Manager - Live Events
London / Hybrid (2 days per week) | Permanent, Full-Time | Operations | Circa. £50K-£55K
Big brands. Bigger stages. Global reach.
Do you thrive when a project spans three continents, six suppliers, and a client who expects nothing short of extraordinary? Are you the person a room turns to when the brief gets bigger, the deadline gets tighter, and the stakes get higher?
We're looking for a Senior Project Manager who has cut their teeth in the fast-paced world of events agencies, delivering large-scale conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, activations, and incentive programmes that don't just meet client expectations, they exceed them.
This isn't a role for someone who wants to coast. It's for a proven leader who wants to run complex, high-value accounts, build a team around them, and leave every event better than they found it, commercially, creatively, and sustainably.
What you'll be doing
- Owning the big stuff. You'll lead the delivery of complex, large-scale events from first brief to final report - managing multi-supplier logistics, onsite delivery, and everything in between.
- Leading people, not just projects. You'll manage a team of Project Managers, Senior Project Executives, and Project Executives - coaching, developing, and holding the standard high.
- Growing real relationships. You'll hold your own portfolio of client accounts, becoming the trusted partner who spots the next opportunity before the client even asks.
- Making the numbers work. From budget management and supplier negotiation to invoicing and post-event reconciliation, you'll bring commercial sharpness to everything you touch.
- Thinking global. Sourcing venues and DMCs, coordinating ground programmes, managing time zones, and delivering flawlessly - wherever in the world the event takes you.
- Doing it responsibly. Sustainability isn't an afterthought here - it's built into the plan, pitch, and delivery.
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What you bring
- 6+ years in a fast-paced agency environment, delivering corporate events including conferences, exhibitions, gala dinners, activations, incentive trips - at scale
- Proven experience managing large, complex, global projects end-to-end
- A track record of leading and developing a team
- Confidence managing client accounts as well as event production
- Hands-on experience with Cvent or a similar delegate registration platform
- A network of trusted industry suppliers and contacts you're not afraid to put to work
- The composure to run multiple concurrent projects without dropping a single detail
- A genuinely creative mindset - you don't just execute a brief, you elevate it
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Why this role
- Scale that matters. These aren't small activations - you'll be shaping events that make an impact on a global stage.
- A seat at the table. Real client relationships, real commercial ownership, real influence over how projects are won and run.
- A team that grows with you. Direct reports, development responsibility, and genuine investment in your leadership.
- A culture built on craft. Creativity, quality, and sustainability aren't buzzwords here - they're how we measure success.
- Flexibility. Hybrid working from our London base, with international travel when the project calls for it.
Ready to lead events on a global scale?
If you've spent your career turning ambitious briefs into unforgettable, flawlessly delivered experiences, and you're ready to do it with more scope, more ownership, and a team behind you - we want to hear from you.
Apply now and bring your global event expertise to a team that matches your ambition.
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