Senior Events Manager, Southern Europe - Milano - PowerToFly

Descrizione

As one of the world's leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Job Description

We have an outstanding benefits package which includes:

• Company-provided healthcare
• A generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working arrangements
• Generous pension provisions
• Income protection
• Health and wellness benefits
• Volunteering days
• Enhanced parental leave
• Life insurance

Your Role

The Senior Events Manager, Southern Europe is responsible for the end-to-end planning, execution, and evaluation of events that support the region's marketing and business objectives. This role plays a key part in delivering exceptional event experiences that are aligned with strategic priorities and integrated into the broader marketing mix.

Working under the guidance of the Director - Events, EMEA, the role requires strong project management skills, creativity, and a collaborative mindset to ensure events are delivered on time, on brand, and on budget. The Senior Events Manager will work closely with cross-functional teams—including Segment Marketing, Distribution, GEM, Web, and Content—to ensure events amplify messaging and drive engagement across channels.

The ideal candidate would be fluent in Italian and would bring a proactive, detail-oriented approach to event delivery, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while contributing to the continuous improvement of event processes and outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Plan and execute a range of strategic events across the Italian & SLUI region, ensuring alignment with marketing and business objectives, while also supporting other key EMEA events as needed to meet broader regional priorities.
• Manage all aspects of event delivery, including budgeting, logistics, vendor coordination, stakeholder communication, and post-event analysis.
• Act as a strategic partner to Country/Segment Marketing, ensuring events are tailored to segment and local market needs. Collaborate closely with Distribution, GEM, Web, and Content teams to ensure events are integrated into broader campaigns and messaging.
• Ensure brand consistency and high-quality execution across all event touchpoints, from pre-event promotion to on-site experience and follow-up.
• Ensure each event is in alignment with the brief's objectives, establish success metrics, and ensure KPIs are monitored accordingly; gather feedback and analyse performance to demonstrate ROI and inform future planning.
• Contribute to innovation by identifying new event formats, technologies, and engagement strategies to enhance attendee experience.
• Support team-wide initiatives, sharing best practices and contributing to process improvements across the events function.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure smooth collaboration and delivery.

What you will bring

• Proven years of experience in end-to-end event planning and execution, ideally within a B2B marketing or corporate environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple events simultaneously across different formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid) and geographies.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to align events with broader marketing strategies.
• Background in vendor management, logistics coordination, and budget oversight.
• Demonstrated success in delivering events that drive engagement, brand awareness, and measurable business outcomes.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, matrixed organisation with multiple stakeholders.
• Understanding of event strategy, planning, and execution best practices.
• Familiarity with how events integrate into broader marketing campaigns and customer journeys.
• Knowledge of event technologies and platforms (e.g. Cvent, ON24, Pardot, Salesforce).
• Understanding of budget management, risk mitigation, and compliance in event delivery.
• Awareness of cultural nuances and logistical considerations across the EMEA region.
• Ability to analyse event performance data and apply insights to improve future events.
• Fluent in English and Italian and both written and spoken. Spanish would also be an advantage.
• Relevant experience, knowledge and attitude would gladly be considered in lieu of a bachelor's or master's degree.
• Comfortable travelling solo with occasional nights away from home.
• Self‑motivated, organised and flexible.
• Confident and calm under pressure, adapt quickly to changing briefs and situations.

Disability Confident Scheme

Applicants who opt in to the Disability Confident Scheme and meet the criteria for the role will be offered an interview. We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates who make an application. By opting‑in to this scheme, applicants will be disclosing that they have a disability solely for the purpose of the Disability Confident Scheme.

The Disability Confident Scheme only guarantees an interview – it does not automatically mean that applicants interviewed will gain employment with Invesco at that time.

To apply through the Disability Confident Scheme, you'll need to firstly ensure you have applied for the role via our external careers page. Following this, you'll need to email us at emea-.comconfirming your wish to opt-in, alongside your contact details and the title of the role you wish to apply for.

Full Time / Part Time

Full timeWorker TypeEmployeeJob Exempt (Yes / No)YesWorkplace Model

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco's Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm's most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other's growth and development.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e‑mail to emea- Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments)

We promote a working environment that welcomes everyone and creates inclusive teams, celebrates difference and encourages everyone to be themselves at work.

Our commitment to the community and environmental, social and governance investing

We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about. We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.

Recruitment Agencies

Invesco has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Invesco will not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact hiring managers directly.

Regulatory

This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.