Senior Manager, Events

About the role

At the American Cancer Society, we’re working to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Our employees and 1.3 million volunteers raise the bar every day, bringing diverse backgrounds and experience to better serve our communities. This position is responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event‑fundraising portfolio, driving revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer engagement while delivering high‑quality event experiences.

Responsibilities

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement.
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery (40%).
• Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within the assigned portfolio (20%).
• Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long‑term impact (15%).
• Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and return on investment (10%).
• Coordinates cross‑functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment (10%).
• Manages event set‑up activities that may require some lifting (5%).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum).
• At least 2 years of successful fundraising and relationship‑development experience.
• Travel varies depending on portfolio assignment and event staffing model; must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings, events, and programs, either remotely or in‑person.
• Physical requirement: some lifting may be needed as part of event set‑up activities.

Skills

• Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteer engagement.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.
• Effective relationship‑building, influencing, and communication skills.
• Strong customer and donor experience orientation.
• Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to meet goals.
• Strong knowledge of community and constituent engagement.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work through others to achieve outcomes.

Pay

The starting rate is $70,000 to $80,000. Final compensation will consider relevant experience, skills, geographic location, education, and other non‑discriminatory factors.

Benefits

ACS provides a generous paid time off policy, medical, dental, and retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs. Further details are available at jobs.cancer.org/benefits.