Are you passionate about developing marketing talent and driving positive change?

We’re seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Team Leader to nurture and lead the Marketing Assistant (MA) team within our Events division. This is a critical leadership role focused on people development, marketing processes and systems optimisation, and championing marketing excellence – to nurture the next generation of marketing talent and improve commercial outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

People Leadership 

• Lead, motivate, coach and upskill a team of 10 MAs to deliver multi-channel marketing campaigns.
• Drive and deliver on talent acquisition, onboarding, and retention strategies.
• Set KPIs, standards, and incentive structures to recognise and reward high performance.
• Foster a positive team culture, exemplifying our Wader values.
• Collaborate effectively with the marketing management team to resolve shared challenges.
• Confident communicator to run weekly team meetings, training sessions and present at department monthlies.

Process, Systems & Projects 

• Adapt and optimise processes to create efficiencies and automate tasks.
• Quality control and uphold campaign execution standards.
• Streamline cross-functional processes and improve stakeholder relationships.
• Define and implement benchmarks for what good looks like for the MA team.
• Resolve issues and elevate performance relating to marketing systems.
• Identify and implement new tools to optimise team efficiency.

Strategy 

•  Own the people strategy for the MA team – from talent acquisition, talent development, talent management and talent retention.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in our marketing tools, systems, and processes.
• Enhance the marketing skillset in the MA team and wider department.

What We’re Looking For:

•  Proven experience in team leadership within B2B marketing (events experience not essential), with demonstrated ability to hire, coach, motivate, and upskill a junior team effectively.
• Leadership and talent development expertise – this is a people-first role.
• Excellent communicator and relationship-builder within marketing but also cross-functionally and Senior Management.
• Driven by a continuous improvement mindset to ‘make the MA world a better place’.
• First-hand experience with marketing automation systems and marketing tools.

Why Join Us?

• Lead from the front: Genuine opportunity to shape future marketing talent.
• Meaningful impact: Real ownership and accountability for the people strategy.
• Support and collaboration: Be part of an enthusiastic, collaborative, forward-thinking department.
• Professional development: Support on your management journey, with access to department and company-wide management training.
• Hybrid working model: two days a week in the London office.
• Private healthcare and life insurance.
• Competitive salary and benefits.