Senior Event Manager
Job Description:
- Own a high volume of client events from intake through post-event reconciliation as a senior industry expert
- Translate ambiguous or incomplete briefs into clear scopes, realistic budgets, and venue and vendor recommendations
- Source and negotiate with venues and suppliers, including room blocks, F&B minimums, attrition and cancellation clauses, AV, and BEOs
- Protect client budgets and Planned's margin
- Anticipate and resolve supplier, scheduling, headcount, permitting, and compliance risks before they reach the client
- Bridge client experience and product by surfacing friction patterns to Product and Engineering
- Improve the playbooks and templates used by the wider team
Requirements:
- 5+ years managing corporate or enterprise events end to end, ideally including programs of 100+ attendees and budgets in the six figures
- Demonstrated venue and vendor negotiation experience, including reviewing contracts and negotiating terms
- Sound commercial judgment balancing client experience, budget, and margin
- Ability to manage a high volume of complex events without dropping details
- Comfortable operating in a tech-forward environment and adopting new tools quickly
- Experience using AI to remove manual work from day-to-day tasks
Benefits: