Business Development Director - Meetings and Events - American Express - London

Job description
American Express Meetings & Events, a division of American Express Global Business Travel, offers longstanding experience, expertise and leading capabilities spanning program implementation to budget optimisation to deliver powerful meetings and events experiences for clients. The global team is focused on meetings and events sourcing, planning, contract negotiations, budgeting, expense management, reporting and benchmarking, combined with strategic counsel and integration of leading technology. This end-to-end approach focuses on creating visibility, driving savings and enabling effective meeting experiences.

With more than 40 years in the industry and a presence in over 50 countries, American Express Meetings & Events is uniquely positioned to manage meetings and events locally, regionally, internationally and across the globe. American Express Meetings & Events works with local leaders to enhance its offering to clients.


Desired Skills and Experience
The Business Development Director will be joining Meetings and Events at an exciting time with significant investment and planned growth. This role will play pivotal role in the development of the sales strategy and the M&E sales team in the UK. The Director will lead the sales effort and drive growth within the UK Meetings and Events space. You’ll be expected to prospect, develop and ultimately close potential business. To do this you’ll leverage available channels including our Business Travel, client management and your own networks.
Ideally, you will be from a Meetings and Events background, with an established network and a deep understanding of the industry. This expertise will allow you to position the Meetings and Events value proposition in the appropriate manner. You’ll have a proven record in the full sales cycle including closing new business. It is paramount that you’ll posses strong relationship skills at a senior level and that you can effectively articulate the offering. You’ll naturally be results driven with the tenacity to achieve aggressive targets. Proven thought leadership is also desired.

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