Job Description

What we’re looking for:

As the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Events for Aviation within Informa Markets, this key executive reports directly to the Executive Vice President, holding a pivotal role with comprehensive accountability for the strategic direction and financial prosperity of the global Aviation tradeshows and conferences. This entails overseeing not only the events themselves but also their associated products and talent pool.

The ideal candidate for this position embodies a distinctive blend of creativity, ambition, drive, and innovation, coupled with a profound dedication to business process, structure, and planning. The role demands strong leadership abilities, exceptional commercial insight, and keen financial judgment to navigate the complexities of the aviation industry.

Informa Markets' Aviation events showcase the expansive scope of the aviation aftermarket and propulsion business, with a global reach that spans multiple continents. Essential to excelling in this role is a demonstrable track record of successful business dealings, adept negotiation skills, and a talent for cultivating fruitful partnerships across diverse regions and cultures.

Successful candidates for this position are expected to possess extensive experience in commercial leadership, fostering commercial growth and development, adeptly managing internal and external stakeholder relationships, and exhibiting robust financial acumen. Above all, they must exemplify thoughtful and transparent leadership, guiding teams with integrity and clarity towards achieving organizational objectives. The ideal candidate resides in the Tri-State Region (NY-NJ-CT) of the United States.

Role Accountability and Duties :

• Oversee all aspects of strategy, budgets, event plans, management, and execution.
• Take full ownership of the budget and profit & loss (P&L) throughout execution.
• Set targets and establish tactics to achieve the plan.
• Collaborate with the Director of Finance to forecast accurately and contribute to weekly sales reports for Brands and products, communicating challenges, solutions, and opportunities weekly to the President, Aviation Week Network.
• Lead the marketing team to ensure alignment on strategy, budget, and objectives for both attendee and sales marketing.
• Manage day-to-day leadership of the events team (sales, programs, education), including coordination with event operations for successful event delivery.
• Engage with and understand customer groups to drive deep community understanding, prioritizing their experience.
• Work with marketing and operations leadership to ensure a rewarding event experience for attendees and sponsors, from merchandising the floor plan to live event features.
• Collaborate with marketing and PR teams to develop KPIs and ensure goal achievement.
• Support the development of new sponsorship opportunities, leading experiential strategy, delivery, and monetization.
• Contribute to launches, M&A activity, divestitures, and new product development.
• Analyze data to identify required actions.
• Ensure effective utilization of technology (Salesforce, Eloqua, etc.), reporting as needed, and analyzing trends.
• Make commercial decisions swiftly and meaningfully in alignment with holistic business strategy.
• Facilitate strategic internal communication within and across business units and divisions, maintaining high engagement levels.
• Demonstrate visible and transparent leadership with senior colleagues, focusing on recruitment and retention of talent.
• Lead diverse, remote, and in-office teams across various locations.
• Foster regular and open communication within the organization, promoting a positive organizational culture.
• Anticipate future challenges and adapt positively to changing circumstances.
• Continuously develop management and leadership skills.
• Act as a change management ambassador, embracing challenges and change constructively.
• Cultivate an environment encouraging teamwork and collaboration, enabling effective people management.
• Provide regular feedback and coaching sessions to drive a high-performance culture.
• Manage organizational design, training needs, talent mapping, development, and growth in partnership with the HR team.
• Maximize operational efficiency and design, taking a proactive approach to headcount budget management.
• Support alignment of marketing and sales capabilities to global best practice, collaborating with Group and Divisional marketing and sales leads on improvement initiatives.
• Perform additional tasks as required.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team :

• Over 10 years of leadership experience in the live events industry.
• Extensive track record of successfully leading dynamic and agile teams, fostering personal and professional growth.
• Over 10 years of experience in budget creation and effective budget management.
• Proven success in working within global matrixed organizations, influencing internal stakeholders, services, and platforms, and comfortable collaborating both internally and externally.
• Strong relationship-building skills internally and externally, with colleagues, customers, partners, and associations.
• Well-traveled, culturally sensitive, and adept at balancing human factors with professional expectations.
• Comfortable with domestic and international travel for work purposes.
• Articulate and responsive in communications, proficient in both written and spoken forms.
• Skilled in problem-solving, managing stakeholder expectations while maintaining brand and business objectives.
• Demonstrates objective leadership, effectively managing teams based on leadership and character rather than rank.
• Strong culture builder with a keen eye for talent, capable of developing and motivating staff.
• Possesses out-of-the-box thinking, willing to challenge norms and identify fresh ideas and approaches for audience engagement.
• Exhibits strong commercial and business acumen.
• Inquisitive, creative, and passionate about the live events industry.
• Awareness of roles within a functional matrix where other leadership decisions may impact own role.
• Ability to help others prioritize their time and maintain engagement.
• Demonstrates strong customer-focused leadership abilities.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously under multiple deadlines, with demonstrated project management skills.
• Skilled in anticipating future challenges and adapting to changing or unexpected circumstances positively.
• Experience as a change management ambassador, maintaining a positive and constructive attitude towards challenges and change.
• Ability to interpret and develop complex commercial strategies into attainable operational strategies.

Additional Information

Further Information:

• Competitive salary: $180,000 -$ 220,000 USD plus bonus incentives.
• Application deadline: July 08, 2024

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us. But don’t just take our word for it – see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:
•Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive, and we support a range of working patterns
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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