Senior Account Manager - Events & Hospitality

Senior Account Manager - Events & Hospitality (Formula 1)

ASAP Start
Competitive Salary
Hybrid | London

Handle Recruitment are thrilled to be partnering with a leading global agency to source an experienced Senior Account Manager to join their award-winning brand consulting team in London.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead guest programmes for some of their major global accounts - a Team Partner in Formula 1. You'll be part of a collaborative, empowered, and ambitious team that combines global expertise with the energy of a close-knit agency environment.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the day-to-day management and delivery of the client's Formula 1 hospitality and guest experience programmes, both at track and away from track.
• Be the main hospitality point of contact for the client, local markets, rights holders, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Shape and innovate hospitality strategy alongside the Senior Account Director.
• Oversee pre-race planning, supplier engagements, ticket management, and on-the-ground logistics.
• Establish best practice in account management and client servicing, including status calls, rights trackers, and budget reporting.
• Travel internationally to deliver in-market guest programmes, confidently hosting and managing senior executive-level guest logistics as required.
• Manage activation budgets, supplier costs, and billing with diligence and transparency.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Agency or in-house experience managing complex, international guest programmes, ideally within Formula 1.
• Proven knowledge of curating premium hospitality experiences in F1.
• Strong project management skills and confidence running day-to-day account operations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a warm, professional, and collaborative approach to client relationships.
• Confidence presenting both internally and externally, with outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• A calm, organised, and detail-oriented approach, with the ability to think proactively and find solutions under pressure.
• Experience liaising with global markets is advantageous.
• Line management experience is beneficial.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to join aa fantastic team and work with some amazing partners within the world of F1! Apply now or get in touch to find out more

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.