Deputy Divisional Director – Delegate Sales

Deputy Divisional Director – Delegate Sales | B2B Events Coach, mentor and guide Delegate Sales teams Salary:
Up to £60,000 base  override on team performance, OTE £100,000

Location:

London, Hybrid working  Travel About the Role A well-established, corporate B2B events business is looking for an experienced delegate sales leader to join as Deputy Divisional Director, reporting directly to the Head of Delegate Sales. This is a newly created role, designed to bring senior-level coaching and structure to a large, fast-growing team of delegate sales professionals. We're looking for this person to support the teams with coaching, mentoring, guidance and fresh thinking, helping managers and their teams keep developing.

It's a genuine investment in people, and a real opportunity for someone who enjoys building others up as much as hitting a number. What the Role Involves Working and supporting individual teams Creating training material Coaching and upskilling managers Training sales executives directly where needed, alongside the managers Bringing external experience and fresh ideas into a delegate team that has, until now, promoted almost exclusively from within Reinforcing sales processes and standards consistently across the teams you work with Earning an override on the performance of the teams you're supporting at any given time Lead on recruitment and onboarding of new sales professionals What You'll Need Proven and significant experience in a delegate sales management role within B2B events (paid-ticket, high-value conference sales) Current experience managing managers, not just individual contributors A genuine passion for coaching and developing delegate sales people Ability to create training strategy for the delegate sales division The credibility and gravitas to hold senior-level conversations and be taken seriously by a large, established sales floor Comfort working in a fast-paced, KPI-driven, high-outbound environment For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact Helen Yarrow at Jackson Barnes Recruitment About Jackson Barnes Recruitment Jackson Barnes Recruitment (J ) delivers international recruitment solutions within the events, media and publishing sectors, placing candidates from graduate to MD level across Event Management, Conference Production, Event Marketing and Events Sales roles.

Founded by Helen Yarrow, who has nearly 30 years of recruitment experience with over a decade focused exclusively on B2B events, J  works with organisers, publishers and associations across the UK and internationally, with placement success spanning London, Dubai, New York, Singapore and Australia.