Head of Global Events and Travel (100% Remote)

About the role

The Head of Global Events and Travel leads the strategy, governance and execution of the company's global events and corporate travel function, which covers flagship, VIP and client-facing events, internal meetings and corporate travel, and financial control and commercial management. The role is fully remote and reports to C-Level leadership, overseeing consolidated budgets, supplier agreements, service standards and duty-of-care governance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop the team, recruit open roles and plan resources across agencies, production vendors and internal talent
• Deliver 5,000-attendee conferences, VIP executive receptions and regional customer summits, managing venue selection, production, security, contracts and attendee experience
• Oversee internal meeting strategy and standardise playbooks for routine meetings and regional offsites
• Lead the transition to the global travel operating model, including RFPs, TMC contracts, unified policies, approvals, reconciliation and phased migration
• Own the consolidated events and travel budget, revenue/cost-recovery models and forecast overruns
• Manage annual budgets, rolling forecasts, vendor deposits, event ledgers, cross-charging, invoicing and VAT/GST recovery
• Negotiate with TMCs, airlines, hotels, venues and production partners, and maintain service expectations
• Own the global events and travel policy, including traveler assistance, emergency response, data privacy and incident escalation
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Legal and People Ops

Required profile

• 8+ years leading corporate events and managed travel programs, including 3+ years leading a global function in an international environment
• Proven track record of internal meetings, offsites and client-facing events such as user conferences, advisory boards and roadshows
• Experience directing large conferences (5,000+ attendees) end to end
• Hands-on experience implementing corporate travel frameworks and duty of care; multi-TMC or hybrid experience preferred
• Strong understanding of airline/hotel distribution economics and commercial contracting
• Budget ownership, financial forecasting, ROI tracking and vendor negotiation
• Comfortable engaging C-Suite executives, enterprise clients and sponsors
• Professional English; Spanish and/or Italian are strong pluses
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 40% and work across European, Middle Eastern and American time zones