Company Description
ABOUT US
We are a passionate team of 50 based in the UK and Budapest. Our two international events, digital portfolio, and editorial business, provide the latest HR insights, analysis, and trends on the challenges and opportunities shaping the new working world.
Since 2011, we have served as a strategic transformation engine for the most powerful network of human resources leaders. They represent a range of organisations from the world’s leading employers from the Fortune 2000 to innovative start-ups and everything in between. Our goal is to inspire, connect, and empower leaders to navigate the fast-changing world of work and technologies.
You will be working in a collaborative environment alongside curious, dynamic, and transparent team members. Most of all you will enjoy working in an industry leading and customer centric environment.
Qualifications
ABOUT YOU
The ideal candidate:
+8 years sales leadership experience in B2B events (essential) and media (desirable)
A strong leader who has demonstrable experience working on a similar Confex event model to UNLEASH (essential)
Experience managing operations and/or production teams (desirable)
Proven track record of achieving exceptional commercial results
Excellent selling, negotiating and closing skills
Experience working with Salesforce or similar CRM
Comfortable with driving a team to achieve high-activity call and email prospecting
Exceptional organisational skills – the ability to multi-task, prioritise, and manage time effectively
Data-driven and ability to constantly review and optimise sales process
Excellent verbal, presentation and written communications skills
Personal characteristics:
Great attitude: proactive and energetic, enthusiastic and fun to work alongside, with a strong work ethic
Highly organised and structured planner with the ability to deliver projects on time
Outstanding people skills with the ability to develop relationships with a wide range of individuals
Completely invested in driving both individual and team success
Excellent accuracy/attention to detail essential
Commercially astute
Able to remain calm under pressure in a fast-moving environment
Results-oriented and tenacious
Additional Information
WHAT WE OFFER
️Private Medical Insurance
Mental Healthcare: An Employee Assistance Programme to support you on those days when you are feeling blue.
Unlimited Holidays/PTO.
Company pension scheme
Up to 3 volunteer days annually to help give back to society whilst working on issues you feel passionate about.
Cycle to Work Scheme.
Modern and friendly co-working environment in London with a fun and ambitious team for those days when you may want to work from an office.
- ️ Work from anywhere in the UK flexibly.
Access to some of the greatest Influencers and pioneers in the World.
2 Annual tickets to the Greatest HR Shows on Earth (Las Vegas and Paris!).
Paid Sick Leave.
Life Assurance Scheme (x4 Salary).
Compassionate Leave — up to 10 days' time off if you lose a loved one.
6 Months Enhanced Maternity Pay.
Employee Referral Scheme.
A great opportunity to gain relevant experience and inspiring challenges in an international environment.
- Long Service Award - Sabbatical.
An Adventure.
Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, tell us about your journey, and about what you learnt. So, if this role excites you, don't let our role description hold you back, get applying!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Unleash, we're committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are a global community, and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It's essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn't just an initiative at Unleash.