This is a pivotal leadership role for the growth of our client's series, including Saas and IT events. As the business scales, this role is also a key leadership presence in the Madrid office, acting as a local leader while embedding integral best practice driven from HQ. The successful candidate will work closely with both local and international leadership, and will need to bring people together across teams and reporting lines to deliver first-class events across the region.
Key responsibilities Lead the functional leads across Production, Audience, Marketing, and Operations for the LATAM portfolio
Act as the central point of leadership and escalation for the Madrid-based events team
Ensure the production forward plan for the team is on track, with KPIs and deadlines consistently met
Run weekly project meetings with the events team, setting weekly KPIs and deadlines
Take an always-on approach to identifying training needs and upskilling the team
Conduct regular performance reviews and implement Personal Development Plans




Partner with the MD of Events to shape the P&L; and overarching content strategy for the Connect series (including Compute and Investment)
Work with the MD of Events (and Chief Growth Officer where applicable) to build 3-year growth plans for the LATAM Connect series
Implement a rigorous Go/No-Go process for new event launches
Collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, and Operations to hit strategic growth and content goals
Align with other regional Portfolio Directors to ensure a cohesive content and customer experience strategy across regions
Act as the quality control layer across all production output, driving world-class content, speaker line-ups, and commercial agendas — leading on content-driven revenue innovation
Work with Editorial, Broadcast, Training & Intelligence teams to ensure an integrated content strategy and maximize cross-collaboration opportunities
Build strong external client and industry partner relationships, staying close to

📌 Head of Events (Madrid)
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📍 Madrid