Corporate Events Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the strategy, design, and execution of a range of high-touch corporate experiences tailored for clients, brokers, executives, and employees.

• Manage assigned event programs from the initial briefing stage through to post-event evaluation.

• Collaborate with business and marketing leaders to establish objectives, target audiences, messaging, and metrics for success.

• Coordinate with stakeholders across Marketing, regional teams, executive offices, Sales, Communications, Legal, Security, and Procurement.

• Create comprehensive plans that outline objectives, audiences, narratives, experience principles, success metrics, scope, decision-making rights, and key milestones.

• Provide guidance to stakeholders regarding feasibility, investment levels, and potential trade-offs.

• Influence creative direction and guest experiences encompassing invitations, locations, venues, hospitality, travel, entertainment, gifting, branding, production, and onsite services.

• Oversee all aspects of planning and execution, including RFPs, site selection, contracts, room blocks, food and beverage, audiovisual production, transportation, registration, communications, staffing, run of show, and contingency planning.

• Create and manage event budgets, forecasts, commitments, change orders, invoices, and final reconciliations.

• Lead collaboration with venues, hotels, agencies, production companies, destination management, and other vendor partners.

• Identify potential risks and formulate contingency plans.

• Establish success metrics and assess attendance, engagement, relationship value, satisfaction, and business contributions.

• Conduct post-event evaluations and share findings, budget outcomes, and recommendations.

• Monitor trends in hospitality, travel, event technology, and production while contributing to team standards.

• Exhibit financial acumen and understanding of relevant real estate markets and submarkets.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of six years in corporate events, experiential marketing, hospitality, or a related field.

• Proven track record of managing complex, multi-day programs for executive or client audiences.

• Ability to formulate event strategies that align with business and marketing priorities and offer guidance to senior stakeholders.

• Expertise in crafting premium guest experiences that demand high service standards, detailed travel logistics, and intricate onsite production.

• Strong financial acumen, including budget creation, forecasting, scenario analysis, contract negotiations, expense oversight, and reconciliation.

• Experience in leading agencies, production partners, venues, and cross-functional teams without having direct reporting authority.

• Self-motivated individual with a strong sense of ownership.

• Exceptional communication and presentation abilities.

• Strong project leadership skills, organizational capabilities, attention to detail, and a calm approach to problem-solving.

• Familiarity with hotel and venue contracts, food and beverage services, audiovisual production, guest travel arrangements, registration, event technology, and onsite operations.

• Willingness to travel frequently and work outside regular business hours as dictated by event schedules.

• Openness and ability to utilize emerging technology, automation, and AI tools.

• Preferred: experience with destination programs, executive retreats, sports hospitality, luxury hospitality, or similar high-touch events.

• Preferred: background in B2B or commercial real estate.

• Preferred: familiarity with Bizzabo or similar event platforms, Salesforce, and Wrike.

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

• CMP, CMM, or related industry certification is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.

• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation.

• Paid time off starting with an accrual of 22 days per year.

• Paid holidays.

• Volunteer time.

• Wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits.

• Generous total rewards package.

• Leadership development opportunities.

• Career advancement prospects.