UK remote
Head of Sales - Sponsorships, Solar Media
About this role
This role is based in our 240 Blackfriars office We believe renewables and clean energy will play a defining role in the future of the global energy system We are looking for a Head of Sales to lead a high-performing sponsorship sales team across our international events portfolio. This is a hands-on commercial leadership role, responsible for leading and developing a team, delivering your own sponsorship sales target, driving revenue growth and building strong, long-term relationships with customers across Europe, the USA, Middle East and Asia Our business is built around specialist communities and markets.
We want to understand our customers properly, identify where we can add value and build partnerships that extend beyond a single event. The sale is only the start of the relationship You will work closely with Product, Marketing and Content to ensure our events are commercially strong, relevant to the markets we serve and deliver genuine value for sponsors and partners Key Responsibilities Lead, coach and develop your sponsorship sales team, working alongside the other Heads of Sales to drive consistent performance across the wider commercial team Carry and deliver your own sponsorship sales target alongside your leadership responsibilities Own and deliver sponsorship revenue targets across your portfolio, ensuring strong pacing, forecasting and commercial discipline Build a culture where the team understands its customers, sells consultatively and focuses on long-term account growth rather than transactional sales Develop clear account strategies for key customers, identifying opportunities to grow relationships across multiple events, products and markets Drive both repeat business and new business, ensuring the team maintains a healthy balance between account development and prospecting Work with the wider team to continuously improve sponsorship propositions, pricing, packaging and commercial opportunities Ensure Salesforce is used effectively to maintain accurate pipelines, account information, next actions and forecasts Provide clear weekly and monthly forecasting, identifying risks and opportunities early and taking action where required Spend time with customers and the market, gathering feedback that helps improve our events and future product development Work collaboratively with Marketing, Content and Product teams to ensure customer needs and commercial opportunities are understood across the business Lead by example, remaining close to customers and deals and supporting the team on major opportunities and strategic accounts Skills and Experience A strong and proven background in B2B event sponsorship, exhibition or conference sales Around 1-2 years' experience leading, coaching or managing a sales team A strong personal track record of delivering and exceeding revenue targets Demonstrable experience of growing key accounts and winning new business A consultative approach to selling, with the ability to understand customer objectives and translate them into relevant commercial solutions Strong commercial judgement, including experience of pricing, negotiation and managing complex deals Confidence using Salesforce or a similar CRM to manage pipeline, forecasting and account development Strong forecasting discipline and the ability to identify commercial risks and opportunities early Experience working across international markets and/or within energy, renewables or related sectors would be beneficial About you You are a confident and supportive people manager who enjoys helping others succeed You are commercially driven and motivated by achieving and exceeding targets You are comfortable working in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment You have strong communication and relationship-building skills You are collaborative and work effectively across different teams and functions You are organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities You bring a positive, solutions-focused approach and are comfortable taking ownership You are keen to develop both yourself and the team around you You are able to travel internationally to support customers, the team and our events Why Join Us? This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing sector at the forefront of the global energy transition.