Associate Events Manager (1-year contract)

T. Rowe Price Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

T. Rowe Price Australia is seeking a skilled events professional to lead and execute a wide-ranging business events program across in-person, virtual and hybrid formats.

You will manage planning, budgeting, vendor relationships and stakeholder engagement to deliver compelling experiences that reinforce brand and investment solutions. The role requires independent delivery against objectives, strong attention to detail, and the ability to use AI tools to enhance engagement and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Min 3-5 years of relevant work experience.
• Event or Marketing experience at financial services company or equivalent experiences, or strong interest in event and asset management industry
• Knowledge of asset management industry and business practices
• Team-oriented
• Self-motivated, creative, responsible, with excellent attention to detail
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• An idea-generator with the ability to execute
• Knowledge of event management platforms, incl. virtual
• Ability to work across multiple projects and work in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Digitally savvy
• Willingness to use AI to drive business efficiencies

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end event planning and execution, including venue selection, vendor management, budgets, F&B, AV, and production.
• Develop creative event experiences and marketing activations aligned with objectives, using AI to enhance delivery.
• Negotiate standard event contracts and manage expenses and budget reconciliation.
• Set up on-site delivery and use engagement tools to enhance client experience and measure KPIs.
• Prepare reports and insights for management after events.
• Lead virtual event program and coordinate across in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Creative thinking

Digital literacy

AI-driven improvements

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Event platforms

Job description

• Lead and execute the business events program including, conferences, sponsorships, meetings, roadshows, roundtables, webinars, which are delivered as in person, virtual and in hybrid formats. The events program is designed to increase and reinforce brand and investment solution awareness and retention, and
• Help deliver and support marketing initiatives, across intermediary and institutional audiences.

ROLE SUMMARY

• Requires strong event management expertise and the ability to independently manage complex events, budgets, suppliers and stakeholders from planning through to delivery and evaluation.
• Works within standardized procedures and practices to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Accountable for their own contributions; regularly verifies that work quality and timeliness meet team objectives.
• Operates independently within agreed objectives, demonstrating initiative, sound judgement and accountability for managing priorities and delivering outcomes. Independently manages event planning and execution, including venue selection, vendor management, budgets, food and beverage, audio visual and production. Develops creative event experiences and marketing activations aligned with business and marketing objectives, using AI and emerging tools to enhance delivery and engagement.
• Negotiates standard event contracts as assigned. Completes expense management, budget reconciliation, and event analysis tasks as assigned. Keeps track of event participant/invitee/ stakeholder engagement and contributes to the development of reports for management.
• Independently manages event planning, coordination and on-site delivery. Uses engagement tools, data and analytics to enhance the client experience, measure performance against KPIs and provide clear post-event reporting and insights to inform future event planning and marketing activity.
• Applies a strong understanding of asset management and investment concepts to manage content development, navigate stakeholder and compliance requirements, and oversee content through review and approval processes.
• Develop relationships with legal, compliance, and other contacts within the organization. Confirms event alignment with common policies and business unit-specific criteria and requirements.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepares materials and conducts vendor and site research.
• Book's venues and completes other related tasks as directed. Supports the development of proposals on food and beverage, audio visual, and other event vendors for review by more experienced professionals to ensure they meet the organization's partnership standards.
• Translates the marketing plan into creative event experiences and activations, leveraging AI and emerging tools to drive innovation, engagement and efficient execution. Negotiates standard event contracts as assigned. Completes expense management, budget reconciliation, and event analysis tasks as assigned. Keeps track of event participant/invitee/ stakeholder engagement and contributes to the development of reports for management.
• Executes event planning and coordination activities and may complete on-site event management tasks as assigned. Executes on the use of engagement tools to enhance the client experience and drive data.
• Begins to develop relationships with legal, compliance, and other contacts within the organization. Confirms event alignment with common policies and business unit-specific criteria and requirements.
• Leads the organisation of virtual event program, including creating and updating virtual events and reporting.
• Works with the company's platforms and software systems to deliver daily activities, including event platforms (across in-person, virtual & hybrid) as well as procurement, compliance, enablement, data collection & analytics, CRM and social media platforms.

PREFERRED (OR ESSENTIAL) QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• Min 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Event or Marketing experience at financial services company or equivalent experiences, or strong interest in event and asset management industry
• Knowledge of asset management industry and business practices
• Team-oriented
• Self-motivated, creative, responsible, with excellent attention to detail
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• An idea-generator with the ability to execute
• Knowledge of event management platforms, incl. virtual
• Ability to work across multiple projects and work in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
• Digitally savvy
• Wiliness to use AI to drive business efficiencies