Account Manager – Hospitality & Events

Job Description: • Serve as the day-to-day contact for the client, managing key relationships and ensuring seamless communication across all stakeholders. • Lead the planning, development, and execution of hospitality programmes and partnership activations across multiple markets. • Oversee partnership asset management, ensuring full utilization and alignment with the client’s business and marketing objectives. • Develop and maintain detailed activation calendars, asset trackers, and rights matrices, ensuring all contractual rights are leveraged and reported against. • Oversee the end-to-end operational delivery of guest hospitality, including guest communications, supplier management, gifting, collateral production, logistics, HSSE, and on-site execution. • Manage project timelines, budgets, and deliverables using structured project management tools to ensure flawless execution. • Lead on budget creation, cost control, and reconciliation, ensuring all financials are tracked accurately and transparently. • Oversee management of partnership assets and contractual deliverables, maintaining accurate trackers and ensuring all rights are fully leveraged. • Guide and support the account team in developing creative ideas, presentations, and post-event reports that drive client value and showcase results. • Lead internal and client-facing meetings, ensuring proactive communication and alignment across workstreams. • Provide strategic input into partnership planning, helping identify new opportunities and improvements to enhance programme impact. • Support the Senior Account Director and Group Account Director with wider strategic development, reporting, and client relationship growth. Requirements: • 4+ years’ experience in agency, property, or client-side account management within sports, events, or hospitality. • Proven experience managing premium hospitality or partnership programmes within Formula 1 or major sports. • Strong client relationship management skills with the ability to communicate confidently and build trust at all levels. • Strong understanding of sponsorship rights, asset delivery, and contractual obligations, with the ability to translate them into actionable plans. • Demonstrable experience in budget management, supplier negotiations, and contract oversight. • Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to lead multiple concurrent workstreams. • Experience coordinating on-site event delivery across international markets. • Strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver under pressure. • Commercially minded, proactive, and solutions-focused, with a passion for delivering exceptional hospitality and partnership experiences. • Skilled in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and project management tools. • A collaborative team leader with the ability to motivate and guide junior team members. Benefits: • Remote • Flexible hours with core working hours of 10am – 4pm ; and aligned with client time zones • Discretionary bonus scheme   • Enhanced employer sponsored retirement contribution   • Mental Wellbeing Day & Volunteer Day in addition to annual leave   • Sabbatical Leave in conjunction with long-service   • Employee Assistance Programme  **After successfully passing probation: ** • Private Healthcare   • Per annum individual training budget   • Per annum work from home stipend • Work From Anywhere Allowance