Senior Event Marketing Manager

At PPRO, we simplify access to local payments - providing a local payments platform that empowers giants like PayPal, Stripe, and Microsoft to connect with billions of consumers worldwide. We are on an ambitious, fast-paced mission to 3x our growth by 2028 - and we’re just getting started.

Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds. Spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations, our diverse cultures aren't a checklist; they are the competitive advantage driving our innovation. This is a people-first, high trust environment where you’ll have the autonomy to make a massive impact, own your work end-to-end, and grow through broad exposure, meaningful challenges, and continuous learning. We get things done, challenge respectfully, put the customer first, and recognise that our biggest successes are those we create as a team. If you’re ready to leave your footprint on global commerce, join us.

The Purpose:

Every event PPRO attends or hosts should earn its place. As our Senior Events Marketing Manager, you’ll help decide where we show up, how we show up and what we get back, across Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the US.

You’ll own the strategy, budget and delivery of your assigned events, from industry conferences to events we host ourselves. You’ll work closely with Marketing, our commercial teams and senior leadership, and report to our Global Head of Events.

This is a senior individual contributor role, so you’ll have no direct reports, plenty of autonomy and a real say in where PPRO invests next.

Your impact in this role:

• Set the plan. Define the goals, priority audiences, scope, investment and success measures for each event, in line with our event marketing strategy.

• Choose the right mix. Decide how to combine sponsorship, exhibition space, speaking slots, customer and executive engagement, partner activations and hospitality, then get the most return from each.

• Run our own events. Take PPRO-hosted events from first idea to the day itself, including partner sponsorship where it makes sense.

• Build strong relationships. Work with organisers, partners, agencies and venues to strengthen our position, speaking presence and the value we get from every event.

• Advise and align. Brief and meet regularly with Marketing, Commercial and senior leadership. Give clear recommendations on investment, readiness, risks and tradeoffs.

• Manage the money. Build and manage budgets and forecasts, weigh up sponsorship packages and scope, and handle invoicing and the wider financial process on time.

• Keep the calendar and data in shape. Own our global event calendar, plus our central event tracker and results dashboard.

• Measure and improve. Track results against your goals, such as pipeline influence and customer engagement, using Salesforce and AI tools. Use what you learn to shape the wider events portfolio, including which events we should prioritise, merge or leave behind.

• Try new formats. Bring fresh event ideas that suit our audiences and markets, and turn what works into playbooks and templates, so we can run events centrally and deliver them locally.
  

What you'll need to bring:

• A strong track record in industry events, event marketing, experiential, integrated or partner marketing with at least 5 years of event marketing experience .

• Experience owning strategy and delivery for major global conferences, trade shows or partner-hosted events, with several business units, audiences and senior stakeholders involved.

• Confidence with budgets and with making tough calls on investment and scope.

• Negotiation skills, and good relationships with organisers, partners, agencies and venues.

• The ability to work independently, influence without authority and advise senior stakeholders.

• A data-driven mindset, sound financial instincts and clear communication. You stay calm and organised when things speed up.

• Fluent English

• Willingness to travel globally, around 30% of the time.
  

Nice to have:

• Experience in payments, fintech, technology, semiconductors, AI or other businessto-business (B2B) sectors.

• Experience building roadshows or multi-market event series.
  

What's in it for you?

Hybrid working - We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site expectation, so you can strike the balance between office and home working. In addition to our 28-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year

Learning and Development - We offer a GBP 500 annual budget to support your professional growth—because investing in your development benefits us all. In addition, we provide leadership cafés, on-the-job training, and other opportunities to help you grow your skills and thrive in your role.

Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including a medical insurance (BUPA health care plan) and a 5% matching pension plan through Now Pensions.

Enhance Family Leave - We understand the importance of family - that's why we offer enhanced family leave to support you during key life moments.

Workplace Nursery Scheme - Save on childcare through salary exchange

Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet

Mental Health Platform - We’ve teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

Our HQ office on Procter Street, is a short walk from Holborn, Farringdon and Covent Garden so if you’re a foodie there’s plenty nearby. The office is befitting a tech business and is set up for cross team collaboration.

Our Principles:

We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.

We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent

We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.

We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.

We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

Payments only work when they reflect how different people actually pay, and we build teams the same way: our people span more than 50 nationalities, and that mix is exactly what makes us good at this. So if you're reading this and wondering whether you tick every box, apply anyway. We're far more interested in what you'll bring than a perfect match on paper.

We welcome applicants of every background, identity, and experience, and we make sure our hiring process is accessible to everyone. If you need an adjustment at any stage, just let us know: we're happy to help.

A few more things:

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy.