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: