Event Program Manager

About the role

The Event Program Manager will manage corporate events and execution across trade shows, conferences, and internal events at UKG. The position requires managing comprehensive event lifecycles, from planning through post-event analysis, while collaborating with cross-functional teams on marketing, content, and vendor relationships.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of corporate events to amplify our brand story and image at trade shows, internal events, user conferences, and brand activations.
• This includes lead and support roles for all corporate events.
• Manage to event strategy and execution from conception to completion, including planning, venue selection, lead management, and on-site delivery.
• Manage to event goals and budgets while tracking ROI, engagement metrics, and feedback to drive continuous improvement.
• Build and manage relationships with external partners and vendors, including contract negotiation to secure optimal terms.
• Partner with cross-functional internal teams to create targeted event agendas, campaigns, and content that meet engagement objectives.
• Develop and deliver event enablement, including pre-event briefings, on-site guidance, post-event follow-up, and retrospective analyses.
• Solicit speaking sessions for all relevant corporate conferences and industry trade shows.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in high-growth organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise managing large-scale owned and sponsored programs.
• Proficiency in event management platforms and registration systems.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the technology sector.
• Proven ability to work independently while managing multiple deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional capacity to perform effectively under pressure while handling multiple projects, tight deadlines, and unexpected complexities.
• Outstanding written communication skills with the ability to work asynchronously and collaborate across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with executive and senior management teams.
• Demonstrated experience interacting effectively with executive and senior management teams.
• Exemplary project management and decision-making capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Company Overview

UKG is the Workforce Operating Platform that puts workforce understanding to work. With the world's largest collection of workforce insights, and people-first AI, our ability to reveal unseen ways to build trust, amplify productivity, and empower talent, is unmatched. It's this expertise that equips our customers with the intelligence to solve any challenge in any industry — because great organizations know their workforce is their competitive edge.

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. View the EEO Know Your Rights poster

Disability Accommodation

If you need reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position is $71,900 to $103,350. The actual base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible to participate in a performance-based bonus plan and to receive restricted stock unit awards as part of total compensation.

Benefits

Learn more about UKG’s benefits and rewards at https://www.ukg.com/about-us/careers/benefits.