Senior Event Manager

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>About Wheely</strong></h3> <p>Wheely is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts.</p> <p>We’re a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we’re expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA. If you take pride in your craft and want to help shape the next chapter of our growth, we'd love to hear from you.</p></div><h3>About the role</h3> <p>Wheely is growing rapidly, and events are an increasingly important part of how we build the brand, deepen customer relationships and introduce Wheely to new audiences.</p> <p>We partner with some of the most prestigious events across the London calendar, including Royal Ascot, Frieze, the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic, Goodwood Revival, Henley Royal Regatta, and more. As Senior Events Manager, you will play a key role in bringing these partnerships to life and ensuring Wheely shows up at every event in a way that is distinctive, premium, and exceptional.</p> <p>Reporting to the Partnerships Director and working closely with the Head of Creative &amp; Brand, you will own the end-to-end delivery of our London events programme - taking partnership opportunities and creative concepts from brief through to flawless execution.</p> <p>You will manage agencies, suppliers, venues, partners, and internal teams, while owning timelines, budgets, production, and on-the-ground execution. You will also be responsible for identifying opportunities within each event to attract new customers, deepen existing customer relationships and enhance the overall Wheely experience.</p> <p>This is a highly hands-on role for someone with excellent organisational skills, strong commercial judgement, and an obsessive attention to detail. You will be responsible for ensuring every event feels seamless, sophisticated, and unmistakably Wheely.</p> <h3>Responsibilities</h3> <ul> <li>Own the end-to-end delivery of Wheely's London events, from brief through to post-event evaluation</li> <li>Turn partnership and creative briefs into detailed event plans, and flawless execution</li> <li>Manage event agencies, production companies, venues, suppliers, and other external partners</li> <li>Own event budgets, negotiate costs, and ensure delivery within agreed budgets</li> <li>Coordinate internal teams across Brand, Marketing, Operations, Sales, and Partnerships</li> <li>Work closely with the Partnerships Director to deliver partner requirements and commercial objectives</li>