Lead and develop a team of 2 Conference Producers (junior and senior), ensuring they have the training, resources, and direction needed to deliver against KPIs and key deadlines
Produce 3-4 conferences annually (primarily repeat events), alongside a small number of webinars
Drive product development, scaling early-stage events into sustainable mid-sized products
Grow existing events, increasing attendance and elevating overall quality and market positioning
Lead the event marketing in collaboration with the marketing function—driving best practice, innovation, strong copy, and data-led decision-making to ensure ROI
Maintain rigorous quality control across the portfolio, ensuring agendas, speakers, and marketing outputs meet high editorial standards and house style
Own delegate revenue performance, (both on own events and wider insurance portfolio) developing and executing plans to meet financial targets and ensure high-quality audiences
Partner with commercial teams to maximise sponsorship revenue, ensuring products are marketable and commitments to sponsors are consistently delivered
Inspire and mentor the team, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture and implementing effective training and development plans
Continuously innovate event formats, using performance insights and collaboration with editorial, to enhance content, audience engagement, and overall event experience

Experience within insurance, banking, or wider financial services sectors
Minimum 2 years’ experience managing and developing Conference Producers
6+ years’ experience in conference production, with a strong track record of delivering high-quality events
Exceptional research, agenda development, and speaker acquisition skills
Confident communicator with the ability to engage and influence senior-level stakeholders on strategy, budgets, business plans, and feasibility assessments
Highly organised, with excellent project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
Strong commercial acumen, with experience driving sponsorship and delegate revenue growth
Exposure to awards programmes a plus, as many conferences in the portfolio are co-located events

Head of Insurance Events

Key skills