Events Manager

We’re looking for an Events Manager to lead the way we show up in the real world – from major trade conferences to more intimate private dinners. You’ll own and execute our events programme – primarily focused on B2B partnerships – creating standout experiences that raise awareness, build relationships and help us grow.

You’ll report to the Senior B2B Marketing Manager and work closely with our sales, licensing and partnerships teams to bring our brand to life across industry events and our own activations. You’ll be hands-on in planning and execution, but you’ll also shape our events strategy and define what world-class looks like for our stage presence. This is not just logistics – it’s brand building. You’ll care as much about the lighting and the lanyards as you do the lead numbers.

About Octopus Money

At Octopus Money, we’re on a mission to make money advice accessible to all – because the right advice can turn your life dreams into reality.

The facts are alarming: half of Brits reach retirement age without enough money to live the life they want, financial stress is a leading cause of poor mental health and only 8% of us have access to 1-to-1 advice.

There’s plenty of information out there, but most of us just wish that someone we trust would tell us what to do with our money!

With Octopus, you get a personalised plan and a friendly expert to help you make it happen. We combine advisers, coaches and technology to understand your situation and recommend the right steps for your savings, investments, pensions and more. Then, we make it easy to invest in a custom portfolio, managed by experts.

We believe everyone deserves personal, 1-to-1 advice with their money.

What you’ll do

• Own our full events programme – from flagship conferences and speaking slots to intimate partner events
• Manage every detail of event delivery – including complex logistics, vendor coordination and timelines that leave nothing to chance  
• Continuously find smarter, faster and more efficient ways to handle event logistics, minimising duplication and streamlining processes between Octopus teams and businesses
• Create concepts for every live experience that delivers on our business objectives and feels true to our brand 
• Work with our creative team to bring every detail to life – from stand design to giveaways
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
• Set and track success metrics, including attendance, engagement and lead conversion – and iterate based on what works
• Keep your ear to the ground for new opportunities – new formats, new venues, or just new ways to surprise and delight

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience in events or experiential marketing – ideally within a B2B start-up environment
• Experience managing budgets and contracts with third-party suppliers
• Strong project management skills – confident juggling multiple events at once and keeping everything (and everyone) on track
• An eye for detail that borders on obsessive – you’ll notice if the t-shirts clash with the tablecloths or if the font on an invite feels off
• A love of creating brilliant experiences, not just ticking boxes – you’re the kind of person who’ll debate the drinks list if it feels off-brand
• Calm under pressure – whether it’s a speaker dropping out or a last-minute tech fail, you don’t flap

In return for your contribution, we offer a base salary of £50,000 - £55,000 DOE + benefits.

Please note, as a regulated business we are required to run background checks for all employees which covers adverse financial and unspent convictions. These will only take place upon a successful job offer.

About Octopus Group
Octopus is a group of companies which invests in the people, ideas and industries that will help to change the world. We collectively believe that the companies serving two of our most important needs – our financial wellbeing and our planet’s future – are failing. And we want that to change. We want everything we do, whether that’s in financial services or energy supply, to have a positive impact on the people it touches. The energy supply business - Octopus Energy is the #1 rated UK energy supply business, and the only one to be recommended by Which? three years in a row.

Perks & Benefits

Make a difference
We're on a mission to help millions of people improve their finances. Seeing the impact we can make on our client's lives is deeply rewarding, and motivates the whole team to keep doing more to improve our service. Our client feedback is extremely positive, with a rating of 4.8 out of 5 on Vouchedfor.

Flexible working
We currently operate a hybrid model which is a mix of office and remote. You'll have the option of working from home 2 days per week (Monday and Friday) with the remainder from our central London office in Holborn.

Work from anywhere
We give an 18 day work from anywhere allowance to swap out the on site days or take some time working from another country. NB - Due to compliance regulations this does not apply to individuals that give regulated financial advice.

Join a great team
We're a diverse team with decades of experience in financial services and a proven track record. We believe in treating everyone with transparency and respect.

Rapidly grow your career
We believe in hiring people who are better than us, and giving them opportunities to achieve great things. As we continue to scale up, there will be opportunities for ambitious new joiners to demonstrate their skills and take on bigger roles.

Share incentive plan and team bonus
Being part of Octopus we benefit from the group share incentive plan. In addition, for those who are not commission based we offer a team bonus provided we meet our team goals.

Pension, enhanced parental leave, private medical insurance & other perks
As an Octopus Money employee you'll get access to a company pension, enhanced parental leave, PMI, day off for your birthday and other benefits to make sure you're healthy and happy, now and in the future! 

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We believe in equal financial education for everybody, no matter their background.  We pride ourselves on building an inclusive working environment where diversity is celebrated.

We do not and never will discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.