Events & Field Marketing Manager

About Equals 

Equals is the next-generation global money movement platform built for exceptional businesses operating across borders. We bring international payments, embedded finance, and more together into a single connection that simplifies operations and strengthens financial control. With deep expertise and integrated infrastructure, Equals turns financial complexity into reliable solutions. 

With our headquarters in London and teams around the UK and Europe, you will join a very close-knit, talented and supportive team from various backgrounds who believe that bringing different perspectives together helps us understand our customers' needs. United, by one thing, making money management straightforward and cost-effective for our customers. 

About the role 

We recently launched our new brand, Equals. This is an exciting time in the business’s growth.  Events form an important part of our Marketing strategy and provide us with an effective way to engage with our customers and drive business growth. 

The Field Marketing Lead is responsible for our global events programme and partners closely with our Marketing and Commercial teams to build, operationalise and report on this key focus area for the business. Reporting into the Marketing Director, the Field Marketing Lead will work closely with senior stakeholders to shape a global annual calendar of events across conferences, hosted events, VIP dinners and more, with revenue generation as a core KPI. 

Responsibilities

• Global event strategy and planning  

• Strong collaboration with Marketing team to ensure events are an integrated channel, that contribute to broader campaign goals 

• Manage one direct report and workload across the team 

• Stakeholder relationships in Commercial, Product, People, Exec Committee & Board 

• Partner closely with Communications and PR teams to devise themes and arrange media opportunities at events 

• Forecasting, scenario planning and budget management 

• Close partnerships with Marketing and RevOps on campaigns, event reporting and sales enablement  

• Collaborate with internal and external design teams on stand design and activation 

• Control and reconciliation of event related spend 

• Events knowledgebase and event related communications 

Your Profile 

Skills & Experience 

• At least 4 years’ experience in field marketing or events marketing management 

• Fintech/payments experience is ideal, tech experience is a must 

• High EQ and skilled in stakeholder management 

• Project management, flawlessly manages multiple projects simultaneously 

• Prioritisation and recommendations, can clearly present priorities that align with the business strategy and guide stakeholders with recommendations 

• Experience with international events management including the EU, US, Asia and Middle East 

• Commercially minded, highly skilled in storytelling with data 

Attitude & Behaviours 

• Into the details, but able to see the bigger picture around business strategy and goals 

• High energy and collaborative 

• Curious and keen to learn 

• Happy to work occasional unsociable hours and travel for events (roughly 4 weeks a year) 

• Keen to lead and develop the events team 

Where possible we offer the opportunity to work flexibly and the opportunity to balance some remote working with time in the office collaborating, taking part in events and developing the social connections that make working with us rewarding. 

Equals strives to create a workplace where we can all be ourselves. We believe in inclusion, equality and the power of diversity, so you'll be encouraged to bring your unique perspectives and experiences, and help us understand what you need to do your best work.