Event Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Supervise student-led planning for 8-10 annual regional Leadership Symposia across the United States, ensuring all logistical details are effectively managed, including venue selection, speaker recruitment, budgeting, and sponsorship.

• Coordinate and implement a virtual career fair annually with over 20 partners and thousands of students participating.

• Partner with student leaders and external collaborators to create engaging event agendas and secure prominent speakers.

• Develop and oversee comprehensive run-of-show plans, timelines, and budgets, leading seamless on-site execution from setup to teardown.

• Manage event timelines and facilitate cross-functional coordination, ensuring alignment among all stakeholders—including Marketing—from planning through execution.

• Cultivate relationships with vendors, venues, and sponsors, negotiating logistics and resolving issues in real-time.

• Support the planning and execution of fundraising events, uniting leading executives to support our mission and programs.

• Capture and utilize post-event insights, tracking attendance, satisfaction, and other success metrics to enhance future events continuously.

• Optimize and streamline all event operations to enhance efficiency, leverage, and scalability.

• Mentor and inspire student volunteers to assist with Leadership Symposia and local partner events.

• Ensure that SOF's mission, vision, and values are vividly represented in every event experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience in corporate and/or non-profit event planning, demonstrating a growth-oriented trajectory, with a preference for conference experience.

• Bachelor's degree.

• Proven experience in taking full ownership of and managing events of varying sizes and complexities, from inception to execution.

• Established expertise in event logistics—venue selection, vendor and speaker coordination, budgeting, and sponsorship.

• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Proficient in event and project management tools as well as Google Suite.

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize tasks.

• Willingness to travel up to 10% of the time, including some nights and weekends, for SOF conferences, fundraising events, and quarterly management team off-sites across the United States.

• Previous experience thriving in a remote work setting for a significant duration, demonstrating self-motivation without constant oversight.

• Desire to collaborate on a high-performance team that aims for excellence.

• Success-oriented mindset.

• Passionate about our mission to transform the financial system and positively impact student lives.

• Commitment to nurturing ethical and morally sound leaders, believing in finance as a force for good.

• Willingness to go beyond your job description and do whatever is necessary to advance the mission.

• Humility to act as both a leader and a “do-er.” After formulating a strategy, you are ready to roll up your sleeves and execute.

• Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders in a highly cross-functional environment.

• Embrace collaboration and discussion—no “lone wolfing.”

• Capable of working independently and meeting deadlines without constant oversight.

• Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason necessitate change. If something is broken, take the initiative to fix it.

• Flourish in a fast-paced, “startup-like” environment with high output and expectations.

• High-Value Nice-to-Haves: Experience working with college students and finance professionals, a network in the finance sector, and proficiency in collaborating with global teams.

• Familiarity with AI tools like Claude, Notion, and Gemini.

• Degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Communications, or a related field.

🏝️ Benefits

• 401k match (100% match up to 5% of the base salary).

• Pre-tax reimbursement for healthcare expenses.

• Generous paid parental leave.

• Unlimited PTO; all federal holidays off.

• Quarterly in-person team off-sites.

• High-growth culture to accelerate your professional development.

• Focus on ensuring all team members thrive holistically.