Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager in London - Jackson Barnes Recruitment

Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager – Life Science Events

London Office (Hybrid – 3 days in office) + Travel

Salary up to £60K base + OTE £100K+ | Uncapped Commission | Excellent Benefits

Key Requirements:

• 4+ years’ B2B sponsorship sales experience in Life Science (or related) events
• Proven track record selling high-value deals (£30–50K+)
• Comfortable with ambitious revenue targets (~£800K+)
• Experience/Interest in selling sponsorship packages for large-scale European & North American Life Science conferences

About the Role

Are you a sponsorship sales professional who thrives on autonomy, creativity, and high earning potential? Do you enjoy designing bespoke solutions for clients and managing complex, high-value deals from start to finish?

As a Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager, you will own sponsorship sales across a portfolio of leading international Life Science events. Partner with top-tier pharmaceutical, healthcare, and technology brands to deliver strategic, thought leadership-led experiences that help clients meet their business objectives. This role doesn't come with people management responsibilities (but progression into leadership is achievable).

What You’ll Do

• Lead sponsorship sales across 3/4 large scale Life science focused events each year.
• Drive new business growth while managing and developing existing accounts.
• Meet your event revenue targets.
• Act as a consultative partner, understanding client objectives and crafting custom packages that align with their strategic priorities.
• Identify opportunities to cross-sell additional marketing solutions.
• Collaborate closely with the event production team to ensure each event reaches the right audience and delivers maximum impact.
• Engage senior decision-makers, including CEOs and other executives, to develop relationships and negotiate complex, multi-level deals.

What We’re Looking For

• At around 4 years of direct experience in B2B sponsorship sales within the conference sector, selling sponsorship packages for life science related conferences.
• Real commercial acumen – the ability to spot opportunities and create strategic solutions for clients.
• Excellent client engagement skills. Confident communicating with C-level executives, crafting compelling value propositions and business cases.
• An Entrepreneurial mindset, treating every client and account with a consultative, solutions focused new-business approach.
• Able to succeed independently while contributing positively within a team environment. Keen to learn.
• Able to respond to market changes and propose solutions over phone, video, or in-person meetings.

What You’ll Get

• High earning potential - Uncapped commission, great company benefits
• Autonomy to lead your events end-to-end and make strategic decisions
• A professional environment - a stable, matrixed team with structured training and strong collaboration.
• Flexible working: 3 days per week in the London office, with flexibility on which days.
• A Consultative, professional, and sociable culture; collaborative rather than transactional.

This is a rare opportunity to combine high-value sales, strategic consulting, and creative solution-building within a prestigious events portfolio. If you’re ready to take ownership, drive meaningful revenue, and shape the future of life science events, we want to hear from you.

Interested? Apply now or contact Helen Yarrow at Jackson Barnes Recruitment in confidence for an initial discussion about this Senior Sponsorship Sales Manager – Life Science Events position.

Visit Jackson Barnes Recruitment's website to learn more about how we connect top commercial talent with world-class media and events organisations.

About Jackson Barnes Recruitment

Jackson Barnes Recruitment delivers international recruitment solutions within the events, media, and publishing sectors. Jackson Barnes recruits Graduate to MD level in the following positions:

• Researcher
• Conference producer
• Event Marketing
• Sales – delegate, sponsorship & Business Development
• Event Manager
• Editor

We recruit for organisations in the UK and overseas, with success in London, Dubai, New York, Singapore and Australia.