Meeting and Conference Centre Team Lead

Services OR LP/SEC; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Retirement savings plan

Benefit premiums paid by the firm

Telemedicine services

Wellness allowance

Job summary

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP seeks a Meeting & Conference Centre Team Lead in Calgary to manage the conference floor, catering, hospitality, and reception operations. You will lead a team to deliver an exceptional client experience for clients, visitors, lawyers, and staff, while coordinating with AV, facilities, and vendors in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, service excellence, and cross‑functional collaboration across legal and business services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in conference services, hospitality, catering, or client-facing operations within a professional services or corporate environment.
• Leadership experience with coaching, scheduling, training, and performance management.
• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience overseeing vendors, budgets, inventory and service delivery.
• Fluency in English; French is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operation of the conference floor, ensuring spaces are maintained to high standards.
• Plan and execute internal and external meetings, including room setup, catering, AV coordination, and room turnover.
• Coordinate with lawyers, assistants, facilities, AV, vendors and other teams to ensure a seamless client experience.
• Lead the catering and conference services team, schedule staff, and manage performance.
• Manage budgets, invoices, procurement, and vendor relationships to ensure quality service.
• Oversee reception and front‑of‑house operations, ensuring a welcoming client experience.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Client service

Organizational skills

Communication

People management

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP is seeking a Meeting & Conference Centre Team Lead to join our Calgary office. Reporting to the Manager, Office Services & Facilities, this role is responsible for overseeing the daily operation of the firm's conference floor, catering and hospitality services, and reception function. The successful candidate will lead a team responsible for delivering an exceptional and consistent experience for clients, visitors, lawyers, partners, and business services professionals. This role requires a hands‑on leader who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, demonstrates strong operational discipline, and is committed to service excellence.

Conference Floor Operations & Client Experience

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the conference floor, ensuring meeting rooms, boardrooms, and client-facing spaces are maintained to the highest standards.
• Oversee the planning and execution of internal and external meetings, including room setup, catering, audio-visual requirements (in coordination with our AV team), hospitality services, and room turnover.
• Act as the primary point of coordination for conference floor operations, proactively managing scheduling conflicts, service issues, and last‑minute requests.
• Partner with lawyers, assistants, facilities, AV, and other stakeholders to ensure a seamless meeting and client experience.
• Establish and maintain operating procedures and service standards that reflect a premium professional services environment.

Catering & Hospitality Leadership

• Lead, coach, schedule, and develop the catering and conference services team while fostering a culture of accountability, professionalism, and exceptional client service, including assessing operational capacity and coordinating temporary or external staffing resources during team absences, peak service periods, and special events.
• Ensure catering, food and beverage service, meeting support, inventory management, and hospitality services are delivered consistently and to a high standard.
• Manage vendor relationships, monitor service quality, and oversee hospitality-related invoices and expenses, including responsibility for purchase orders, invoice reconciliation, procurement activities, budget tracking, and vendor payment coordination.
• Establish, implement, and monitor service standards to ensure consistent execution and the highest levels of cleanliness, health and safety, organization, and presentation across all client-facing and service areas.
• Support the planning and delivery of client events, receptions, and firm functions as required, including recurring hospitality programs, employee engagement initiatives, and special events.

Reception & Front-of-House Excellence

• Oversee reception and front-of-house operations, ensuring a welcoming, professional, and seamless experience for all clients and visitors.
• Ensure appropriate reception coverage and provide leadership support during peak periods, absences, and high-profile meetings.
• Establish and reinforce front-of-house service standards, visitor management protocols, and escalation procedures.
• Serve as the escalation point for client-facing service issues and identify opportunities to continuously enhance the visitor experience.
• Ensure reception and conference services operate as an integrated team to deliver exceptional service across all client touchpoints, while coordinating closely with lawyers, legal assistants, facilities, AV, vendors, and other business services teams.

Working Arrangement

This is a highly collaborative, client-facing leadership role that requires a significant on-site presence. The successful candidate will be expected to work from the Calgary office five days per week to support the conference floor, hospitality team, reception operations, and client service requirements. Core hours are generally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; however, this role supports an operational coverage window that typically spans 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and requires flexibility to adjust working hours accordingly. As a hands‑on leadership role, the successful candidate must be prepared to support meetings, events, receptions, and operational demands outside regular business hours and to provide coverage or coordinate solutions when unexpected staffing shortages or service requirements arise.

What you bring to the role

• 5+ years of experience in conference services, hospitality, catering, reception, or client-facing operations within a professional services, hospitality, or corporate environment.
• Previous leadership experience with responsibility for coaching, scheduling, training, and performance management.
• Experience working in a law firm, professional services firm, private club, luxury hotel, or similar high-service environment is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and service standards.
• Experience overseeing vendors, budgets, inventory, and service delivery.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and experience using room booking and event management systems to support efficient operations and a high-quality client experience.
• Fluency in English required; bilingualism in French is an asset.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including after-hours and weekends as needed.

Why join our team

• Hybrid work environment
• Retirement savings plan with employer contribution
• Benefit premiums paid by the firm
• Telemedicine services
• Wellness matters: Flexible health and wellness allowance that covers much more than gym memberships!
• Training and development programs based on your interests and needs

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