Senior Vice President, Infrastructure & Construction

Company Description

We organise over 500 large-scale branded and transaction-oriented events in 14 specialist markets. These are typically not-to-be-missed annual events where buyers and sellers build relationships, see and show products and do business.

We also provide year-round online platforms where companies showcase their businesses and products and buyers conduct research, generating valuable leads, and we provide data and digital content that supports the flow of knowledge and transactions in markets.

The SVP, Infrastructure & Construction has overall accountability for the strategy and financial success of the business, it’s products and it’s talent. The successful individual will have a unique mixture of creativity, ambition, drive and innovation combined with a passion for business process, structure and planning. The role demands strong leadership skills, great commercial acumen and fiscal discernment.

This role will require a thorough understanding of leadership and , preferably gained in a commercial, sales, or events environment. They will be skilled at facilitating strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders and be willing to take calculated risks.

To be successful in the role, this leader will need a high level of agility, people management skills, financial acumen and a proven ability to work and interact with colleagues at all levels in all functions.

Role Accountability and Duties:

The primary duty of this role is shaping the strategy and ensuring delivery for all events in the family. Including but not limited to:

• Ensure team is leveraging technology effectively (Salesforce, Eloqua, etc.), reporting as needed and analyzing trends to keep pace of various activities.
• Engage with and understand customer groups to drive deep community understanding, demonstrating that their experience is a primary motivator.
• Analyze, read and interpret the data in order to identify required action.
• Support the development of new sponsorship opportunities, including leading on experiential strategy, delivery and monetization.
• Manage the events team leadership on a day-to-day basis (sales, programs, education), including liaising with the event operations team to deliver on events.
• Partner with the Director, Finance to properly forecast and contribute to weekly sales reports for our Brands and products. Identify challenges, solutions and opportunities, communicating weekly with the President, NAB on all these areas.
• Support and contribute to the development of launches, M & A activity, divestitures and new products.
• Work with marketing and operations leadership on look and feel to deliver a rewarding event experience for attendees and sponsors, building strategy from merchandising the floor plan to live event features.
• Overseeing all aspects of strategy, budgets, event plans, management and execution.
• Make swift and meaningful commercial decisions in partnership with leadership stakeholders, aligned with holistic business strategy.
• This person will own the budget and P&L fully through execution.
• Lead the marketing team to ensure alignment on marketing strategy, marketing budget, goals and objectives for both attendee and sales marketing.
• Collaborate with marketing and PR teams to develop KPIs and ensure delivery against goals.
• Set targets and establish the tactics to deliver on the plan.

• Skilled in anticipating future challenges and able to adapt to changing or unexpected circumstances positively.
• Act as a change management ambassador, demonstrating a positive and constructive attitude towards challenges and change.
• Support the alignment of marketing & sales capabilities to global best practice, working with Group and Divisional marketing & sales leads to support improvement initiatives.
• Continual development of own management and leadership skills.
• Managing org design, training needs, talent mapping, development and growth in partnership with the HR team
• Create an environment which encourages teamwork and collaboration, enabling managers to be effective people managers.
• Regular and open communication within all levels of the organization to promote a positive organizational culture, Consistent and open two way proactive conversation is anticipated, especially during times of change.
• Providing regular and structured feedback & coaching sessions to drive a high-performance culture
• Visible and transparent leadership with senior colleagues, which will require a robust framework for the recruitment and retention of qualified and professional talent.
• Maximizing operational efficiency and design ensuring proactive approach to headcount budget management
• Strategic internal communication within the business unit and at global Group level, which will communicate the highest priority strategic initiatives in a way that maintains high engagement levels.
• Leadership of diverse, remote and in office teams where colleagues are based in various locations across the US and beyond.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team:

• Highly organized
• Articulate and responsive in communications, eloquent in the written and spoken word
• Proven success working in matrixed organizations and influencing internal stakeholders, services and platforms. Comfortable collaborating internally and externally.
• 5-7 years experience in a leadership role within the live events industry
• 5 years experience in budget creation & effective budget management
• Objective Leadership: you effectively manage the team; getting work done is a function of leadership and character, not rank
• 5 years experience successfully leading dynamic and agile teams by encouraging personal and professional growth
• Strong culture builder with a good eye for talent and able to develop and motivate staff
• Out-of-the-box thinking: You are willing to challenge norms and identify fresh ideas and approaches for reaching audiences and engaging attendees
• Well-traveled, culturally sensitive, and balance human factors with professional expectations
• Comfortable with traveling for work
• Problem-solving: you manage stakeholder expectations while maintaining brand and business objectives
• Strong relationship builder internally and externally, with colleagues, customers, partners and associations.

Additional Information

We offer:

• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Health and Wellness Benefits (medical, dental, eye)
• Work-life balance
• 401K and Matching
• The pay range for this position is $187,000 - $240,000 depending on experience
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and other development/training opportunities
• Generous PTO policy
• Additional discounts through various partnerships

We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for a job if they don't fit all the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could be just what we need! We believe strongly in the value of diversity and creating supportive, inclusive environments where our colleagues can succeed. As such, Informa is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics under federal, state or local law.

Job