Product Manager, Events

The Product Manager is a key role within IJ Global events team focused on the awards portfolio. The key objectives for this role are:

• Accelerate the growth of the Awards businesses
• Manage costs in line with budget
• Work closely with the editors, to develop a trusted, consistent process driving engagement with our markets
• Work with internal stakeholders and our customers to review and evolve the commercial proposition for each awards program/ceremony
• Work closely with marketing to develop marketing plans, promote engagement in submissions, research and sales phases
• Partner with the sales teams to achieve aggressive revenue growth targets through table sales, sponsorship and awards packages
• Work closely with operations to ensure efficient delivery of programmes.
• Review and evolve current awards programmes, categories, strategies and approaches
• To ensure shortlists, winners and all other key deliverables are provided in an accurate and timely manner
• Execute physical and virtual awards presentations and events
• Delivery and fulfilment of customer contracts such as table purchases, marketing collateral, digital and traditional content
• Work with key stakeholders to develop systems and processes for key stakeholders to follow and implement
• Engage with and understand the market to continually assess awards content and categories for commercial viability

Responsibilities

• To work with the Event Director to create and manage budgets and deliver revenue and profit growth
• Work with the and relevant Editors to ensure the awards submission process is streamlined to deliver quality and timely shortlists and winners
• Build and manage the awards and judging portals; being the main point of contact for submitters and judges.
• Directly manage a portfolio of awards programmes
• Support sales teams by developing sales opportunities for customers, implement systems and manage outcomes
• Support ops team to closely manage venue and production costs, delivering high quality customer experiences
• Support marketing to develop marketing plans for each of our awards and a social media strategy
• Manage awards deliverables for each programme including print collateral, script, graphic and screen presentation and supporting editorial content

• Several years experience managing or working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Research teams
• Successfully developing and launching new awards or events
• Coordinating global teams around production deadlines
• Meeting with and presenting to senior professionals in energy and infrastructure
• Ability to be immersed in a collaborative culture where success is shared and celebrated
• Ability to demonstrate discipline with strong time management capacity
• Highly motivated, eager to learn, and coachable, with a great attitude
• Confidence in engaging with senior-level influencers, budget holders, and decision-makers
• Solid understanding of the infrastructure and energy sectors is desirable
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Experience using Awardsforce desirable
• Authorization to work in the United Kingdom now and in the future, without visa or sponsorship requirements

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including company provided medical, dental insurance and cash plan
• Company provided life assurance, critical illness and income protection coverage
• Personal pension plan with matched employer contributions
• Company paid holidays and summer half day Fridays
• Access to employee assistance programme and wellbeing resources
• Tax free cycle scheme and IT equipment
• Season ticket loan
• Company sponsorship to further education
• Flexible work arrangements

Green Street provides preeminent and actionable commercial real estate research, news, data, analytics, and advisory services in the U.S. and Europe. For more than 35 years, Green Street has delivered unparalleled intelligence and trusted data on the public and private real estate markets, helping investors, banks, lenders, and other industry participants optimize investment and strategic decisions. The firm delivers exclusive market information, conclusion-driven insights, and predictive analytics through a SaaS platform. The company is headquartered in Newport Beach with offices in New Jersey, New York and London. To learn more, please visit www.greenstreet.com.

About IJ Global

IJ Global and Power Finance & Risk (PFR), IJ Global s sister brand, are now part of Green Street, the preeminent provider of commercial real estate intelligence and analytics in the US, Canada and Europe. IJ Global is a single source of data, intelligence and analysis covering all aspects of the international infrastructure and energy finance industry. IJ Global provides the market s most comprehensive database with 56,000 transactions, 42,000 assets, and 3,500 funds spanning over 17 years, encompassing all infrastructure transaction participants, exclusive daily news, and live League Table rankings. Power Finance & Risk (PFR), IJ Global s sister brand, provides a trusted source of content, analysis and proprietary data on financing and M&A within the Americas power industry and renewable energy sector (www.powerfinancerisk.com). IJ Global serves the entire infrastructure and energy ecosystem including lenders, financial and legal advisers, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), project sponsors, developers, infrastructure funds, institutional investors and more.

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