Own all aspects of event management from planning to execution for our large-scale events such as Sales Kick-Off as well as our flagship Customer Summit. This includes working heavily with cross-functional teams to create outcome driven experiences.
Work closely with executives, cross-functional leadership to ensure event strategy supports the broader company objectives.
Manage agency and vendor relationships for event production and execution.
Partner with the legal and finance teams to track contracts and expenses. Manage detailed budget for assigned events and adhere to all financial deadlines
Lead pre-event planning meetings, providing event support, preparing communications, coordinating event logistics, and conducting post-meeting assessment activities.
Ensure feedback loops are established to measure performance to identify areas for improvement. Use insights gained to optimize future events.
Support the development and adoption of best practices and high standards across assigned events; serve as a subject matter expert for internal stakeholders
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience planning large-scale, high-visibility in-person events
Experience in planning, building, and managing event strategies and plans, coordinating projects with cross-functional team leads while being hands-on and doing tactical work.
Demonstrated track record of driving cross-functional collaboration across diverse sets of stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
Proven track record in performing well in a fast-paced environment with organizational skills to effectively and independently manage multiple projects.
Strong budget management and reporting experience including using research, data, and metrics to back up assumptions, generate forecasts, and assess the efficacy of programs.
Experience negotiating with and managing external suppliers, agencies and venues and coordinating a wide range of services, including space allocation, traditional and digital signage, attendee flows, security, food & beverage, temp staff sourcing and management, transportation, giveaways, etc.
Must be eligible to travel domestically and internationally with stays up to a week, to attend highly strategic events, scout locations, or spot-check vendor execution.
Location: DC or Remote in US Eastern Standard Time Zone