EMEA

London

Corporate

Evercore seeks to hire an experienced Vice President to join our Corporate Events Team. In this role, the person will work with a team of Corporate Events professionals to deliver exceptional experiences to our employees and clients. The ideal candidate will excel in managing complex event logistics, ensuring flawless execution and delivering a superior level of client service.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to translate objectives into impactful event experiences.

• Oversee the planning and execution of conferences, executive forums, and major client-facing events.

Team Management & Operational Excellence

• Lead a team of event planners on larger programs, ensuring strong project ownership, collaboration, and consistent delivery standards.

• Manage best practice processes, workflows, and timelines across the full event lifecycle.

• Drive innovation in event formats, engagement strategies, and experiential design.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business sponsors, providing strategic guidance and creative solutions that align with objectives and compliance requirements.

• Build effective relationships with internal clients, ensuring personalized, high impact experiences across both external and internal programs - including leadership offsites, employee engagement initiatives, and corporate culture events.

Budget, Contracts & Supplier Management

• Own all aspects of event budgeting, including forecasting, approval processes, cost control, and invoice reconciliation.

• Manage key supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure service delivery meets or exceeds expectations.

Compliance, Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure events adhere to firmwide policies, legal requirements, anticorruption guidelines, data protection standards, and government official protocols.

• Manage compliance driven processes, including invitee preapprovals, transparency documentation, and risk assessments.

Content, Production & Communications

• Lead external speaker sourcing and management, including diligence, contracting, briefing, and logistics.

• Oversee development of event communications and marketing assets in partnership with Design and Digital teams (invitations, agendas, websites, mobile apps, branding collateral).

• Collaborate closely with audiovisual and production teams on staging, technical design, and content delivery.

Insights, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Deliver post event reporting, performance analysis, and stakeholder feedback to inform future strategy.

• Maintain accurate and timely reporting across event metrics, budgets, and value tracking.

• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing planning cycles, operational processes, and engagement methodologies.

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will have a strong team-based attitude and work ethic. They will be ambitious and resourceful, as well as intellectually curious and eager to learn. Additional qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree required; professional event certifications (e.g., CMP, CSEP) preferred.

• 8–12 years of senior event management experience, ideally in financial or professional services - with proven success delivering high profile, client-facing conferences and internal corporate events.

• Strong leadership abilities with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders, guiding teams, and making sound, solution-driven decisions.

• Exceptional organizational, project management, and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple largescale events under pressure while maintaining accuracy.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging C-suite executives, clients, and vendor partners.

• Deep knowledge of premium venues, supplier management, and event operations, including hybrid and virtual formats and event technology platforms.

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, event management tools, and familiarity with CRM systems.

• Flexible and adaptable, with willingness to work evenings/weekends and travel as needed.

• Strong team orientation, a client first mindset, and commitment to delivering high standards of excellence.
• Conversational/business proficiency in French and/or Italian.