Events Manager

About the role

This role develops event and content strategies that achieve line of business goals and priorities. You will work with Events Segment Executives, line of business leaders, Communications, and Marketing to establish strategic objectives, budget, and execution planning. The position provides direction on overall event plans to assigned planners and cross-functional teammates (AV, Security, Comms, Marketing), coordinating end-to-end planning, management, and execution of events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and coordinating of complex client and internal events, both in-person and virtual.
• Develop and recommend event and content strategies in partnership with Event Segment Executives, line of business, Communications, Marketing, and Academy partners to achieve line of business goals.
• Partner with Event Segment Leads and stakeholders to establish strategic objectives, budget, and execution plans for each program and the overall yearly event portfolio.
• Liaise with senior management as an advisor and event management expert, proposing value-add event activities and directions around marketing, communications initiatives, and strategic objectives.
• Ensure events comply with company guidelines and manage all associated risks, including employee and client safety, brand protection, financial oversight, information security, and operational risk. Engage Compliance, Legal, Risk, Corporate Security, and Corporate Communication partners as needed.
• Advise and provide direction on overall event plans to assigned vendor planners.
• Manage end-to-end event execution, including budget creation, sourcing, invitation creation, agenda/Run of Show development, planning technology tools, attendee management, logistics (menus/AV/IT), pre/post-event reporting, invoice processing, and event reconciliation.
• Coordinate the planning, management, and execution of complex events, both in-person and virtual.
• Provide on-site support for event logistics, attendee management, and risk mitigation.
• Work with minimal supervision to deliver for stakeholders, both in the office and onsite at events.

Requirements

• 10-15 years of large-scale/complex conference and event production experience.
• Extensive knowledge of event planning processes, including contracting, logistics, onsite execution, budget management, and reconciliation.
• Proven stakeholder management experience, including leading cross-functional teams with external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and strategic influencing skills.
• Strong financial management experience, including managing multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Ability to balance strategic direction with detail orientation.
• Willingness to travel 20-30% of the time.

Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Customer and Client Focus
• Event Planning
• Presentation Skills
• Project Management
• Financial Oversight
• Active Listening
• Business Acumen
• Collaboration
• Prioritization
• Written Communications
• Executive Presence
• Influence
• Oral Communications
• Risk Management

Schedule

1st shift (United States of America), 40 hours per week.