Are you a strategic and entrepreneurial professional ready to drive business growth in one of the most exciting industries?

We are seeking a Business Development Manager to support and execute regional growth initiatives, including acquisitions, event launches, and market expansion, across our thriving event portfolio.

In this pivotal role, you’ll identify new opportunities, and work closely with stakeholders to shape and implement our vision for regional success. If you have a strong analytical mindset, a passion for innovation, and a proven track record in market research and business development, this is the opportunity for you!

Why join us?

• Play a leading role in the expansion and transformation of an innovative events portfolio.
• Spearhead new market launches, directly shaping the region’s business strategy.

• Detect market trends and transform them in new growth opportunities for our current portfolio

• Collaborate with high-performing teams across Europe, driving initiatives with autonomy and creativity.
• Join a global leader in events, known for bringing business communities together and delivering exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Strategy & Growth Initiatives:

• Provide structured advice on growth strategies, including M&A, launches and product development.
• Monitor and assess market trends and the event industry landscape to identify new event opportunities and develop launch strategies.
• Support the COO, the Regional Head of Business Development and the Head of M&A by providing structured advice on regional growth strategies, including launches, M&A, and product development.
• Lead M&A activities by identifying, engaging, and maintaining relationships with potential sellers, coordinating acquisition projects, and supporting due diligence and integration processes.

• Present launch proposals to the Business Development Board and oversee approved launches with the implementation team.

Existing Event Development:

• Monitor competition to detect uncovered market gaps.
• Keep track on competition landscape, visit competitor events and report relkevant changes.
• Collaborate with Heads of Cluster (HoCs) to identify growth and diversification opportunities for current events.
• Conduct market research, concept development and P&L planning to support long-term event growth.

Stakeholder Management:

• UKG Head of Business Development, Group Head of M&A, Head of Clusters, Head of sales, Head of Marketing and teams dedicated to the events.
• Regular relationship with other Business Development Team Members across the group.
• Engage with external stakeholders such as sector associations, federations, opinion leaders, press, key exhibitors.

Key Requirements:

Mandatory:

• Between 3- 5 years’ experience in the events industry and / or product development, product launches and project management.
• 3-5 experience in strategic consulting firms, would be a plus.
• Experience in making strategic recommendations at management level
• Good analytical skills, capacity to summarize market insights into actionable strategies.
• Good communication and presentation skills

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, engage stakeholders, and deliver results.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Master’s degree in a relevant field (preferred though not essential).

Who are we?

Easyfairs is a pan-European event company. We organise and host more than 200 events in 14 countries (Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and we manage eight venues in Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden. Our passion is to bring business communities and communities of interest together. We strive to “easify” the life of our customers and increase the return on their investment of time and money through all-in formulas, advanced technology and a customer-centric approach. The Easyfairs Group employs 750 highly committed talents. Our commitment to excellence has been recognised several times. We were named Belgium’s “Entrepreneur of the Year®” in 2018 and Deloitte has named us a “Best Managed Company” six years running (2019-24). The company is ranked 11th in the list of the world’s leading exhibition companies.

We understand that applicants can be put off applying for a job if they feel they don't fit all of the requirements. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills/ experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply! Here at Easyfairs, we are passionate about the power of fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our team to thrive in. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.