Head of Events Marketing - Asset Management

About The Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 15 December 2025

Job Description

Title Head of Events Marketing

Department ISS Marketing

Location London or Kingswood, Surrey

Reports To Head of ISS Marketing, UK & Nordics

Level Associate Director

We are proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our Marketing team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We are proud of our inclusive culture and encourage applications from the widest mix of talent, whatever your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, social background and more.

As a flexible employer, we trust our people to perform their role in the way that works best for them, our clients, and our business. We are a disability-friendly company and would welcome a conversation with you if you feel you might benefit from any reasonable adjustments to perform to the best of your ability during the recruitment process and beyond.

About Your Team

The UK Events team supports our Investment Solutions & Services and Global Platform Solutions businesses deliver best in class experiences to a broad spectrum of customers including end investors, financial advisers, wealth managers and institutional consultants. They are an important shared service that supports the growth ambitions of all our UK businesses.

From scheduling and venue sourcing to delivering a warm welcome and answering queries on the day, the team is involved end to end in the delivery of a large and varied events programme across the length and breadth of the UK.

About Your Role

Fidelity has an extensive in person and online client events programme serving its Wholesale and Institutional (ISS) and Personal Investing, Workplace Investing and Adviser Solutions (GPS) distribution channels in the UK. You will lead the team responsible for delivering these important touchpoints to this varied client group.

Alongside team management, you will draw upon your proficiency in events management and/or investment communications in the asset management industry to work with business stakeholders in shaping their events agenda, briefing speakers, approving content and working with third party vendors to develop innovative and engaging client experiences.

Given that event management experience and the specialist skills that come with it, you may also be called upon to provide consultancy and guidance on best practice to stakeholders in the wider business, including support for corporate and employee events.

Your primary responsibilities will include

• Lead a team of three specialist events managers responsible for the logistical delivery of the UK events programme, coordinating and prioritising their resource as needed
• Develop and support the team to achieve their potential, putting in place appropriate goals, training and individual development plans
• Work closely with channel marketers and senior business stakeholders to agree plans, objectives and measures of success for the UK events programme
• Ensure appropriate management information and reporting is maintained to evaluate the effectiveness of events spend
• Build constructive relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the UK businesses, including Sales and Marketing, Investment Directing and Portfolio Management
• Lead development of the event proposition for proprietary programmes, including positioning, agenda, speaker briefs and content review and approval
• Work with investment team stakeholders and channel marketers to fulfil sponsored event content needs
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement to evolve a contemporary and best in class events experience
• Ensure events comply with financial promotions regulation, health and safety, and security requirements

About You

You will be a self-starter, able to work autonomously with minimum supervision.

You will have experience of the asset management industry, with technical knowledge of investments and client needs applicable to fulfilment of the content requirements of the role.

The role will require significant flexibility to travel to events – from time to time these will not be within standard working hours and may require time away from home.

You will be an effective communicator, confident in managing business and vendor stakeholders at all levels of seniority.

Experience And Qualifications Required

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to take personal responsibility for managing large-scale events programmes
• Attention to detail and the ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects
• A strong team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision, make decisions and work under pressure
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Technical understanding of investment products and UK financial services industry regulations and compliance requirements
• Some direct experience of corporate events management would be preferred
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills to forge effective relationships across the business and with vendors
• Strong IT skills and an analytical mindset to apply to events reporting and evaluation

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

As an international financial services organisation, we are in-scope of international regulations in the way that we carry out our work. This position is involved in work that is regulated by the FCA and/or the PRA and their Individual Conduct Rules (COCON) apply to it, along with any other regulation. We provide training on COCON and how it affects our employees.

More information about COCON can be found in the Employment Handbook.