Project Director, Global Events

D2L; London; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Director for Global Events to lead and innovate in the realm of marketing and event management. This role involves creating and executing exceptional event experiences across EMEA and APAC, ensuring alignment with marketing objectives and business goals. As a key member of the Global Events Team, you will manage cross-functional projects, coordinate logistics, and engage with various stakeholders to deliver memorable events. If you are passionate about transforming the way the world learns and possess strong leadership and organizational skills, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement up to $4,000 CAD

Paid Days off for education activities

Access to mental health services

Competitive Benefits Package

Home Internet Reimbursements

Employee Referral Program

Wellness Reimbursement

Employee Recognition

Social Events

Dog Friendly Offices

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading large cross-functional projects.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the international events team and drive event strategy.
• Manage event logistics from planning to execution.
• Build relationships with internal teams and external vendors.

Skills

Project Management

Event Planning

Cross-functional Leadership

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience in Marketing

Tools

MS Excel

Marketing Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

D2L is a cloud company that is modernizing education and building the Future of Work. The old models of teaching and learning are in the midst of the largest transformation in history, and D2L is at the heart of that fundamental shift.

New models of teaching and learning enable a personalized, student-centric experience – and deliver improved retention, engagement, satisfaction, and results for learners of all ages – in schools, campuses, and companies.

D2L is disrupting the way the world learns, by providing the next generation learning environment and solutions to engage and inspire learners. And most importantly, by giving customers a platform that is easy, flexible, and smart. No other company provides a solution as robust and innovative as D2L.

D2L has had a singular mission for 25 years and is dedicated to that same mission in the years ahead: to transform the way the world learns – and by doing so, we will help improve human potential globally.

A member of our Talent Acquisition team reviews ALL of our applications - yes a real person reviews resumes! They are excited to read more about what amazing things you could add to D2L.

Job Summary:

The Project Director, Global Events is passionate about marketing, events, and project management. Your mission is to align people and processes across multiple regions and drive the creation and execution of phenomenal event experiences (primarily in EMEA and APAC) that engage attendees and meet our marketing and broader business objectives.

As a leader within the Global Events Team (GET) in D2L Marketing, you will lead the international events team and engage with departments across the organization—and around the world—to drive the international event strategy, planning, logistics, execution, and tracking of events and related campaigns, productions, and processes. You’ll create and manage memorable event experiences that generate leads, influence pipe, build on our brand momentum, and showcase our company, customers, and solutions.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Create and drive strategic event plans and processes and work closely in partnership with regional event leads to support our international plans and global sales and marketing goals.
• Own event experiences, primarily in EMEA and APAC regions, from concept through completion – strategy, event planning and preparation, management of on-site logistics and production, as well as post-event reporting and follow-up - ensuring high-level service throughout.
• Lead cross-functional projects and own and manage plans, workloads, timelines, actions, tasks, dependencies, and budgets. Troubleshoot and handle issues, risk mitigation, and identify opportunities and new ideas to execute global event experiences.
• Provide direction and partner with various departments across multiple countries within the organization, as well as external clients, vendors, and others to establish needs for events throughout all the phases.
• Coordinate the development of materials, content, assets, messaging, and manage event technical, production, and logistical elements, and liaise and prepare speakers, sponsors, vendors, and enable event staff.
• Maintain global event calendar and track and report on global impact. Clearly communicate activities, goals, and results to stakeholders.
• Use your process expertise to help teams monitor and optimize performance at every stage of the journey to ensure event experiences and related content/messaging/campaigns/plans are resonating, and identify how we can improve.
• Enable internal and external messengers to amplify messaging, drive event registrations, engagement, feedback, and follow-up through various channels.
• Nurture and build strong relationships with internal teams, external vendors, venues, and other industry contacts.
• Stay current and ahead of the curve on the key industry events to sponsor, as well as event planning, outreach, design, and experience trends, with an eye towards continuous improvement, and sharing insights and learnings across the team.
• Manage the daily details with big-picture strategic thinking to ensure truly unique and immersive event experiences.

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• Proficient project manager, with proven experience leading large cross-functional projects and programs and creating and optimizing cross-functional processes.
• A strong CV demonstrating proven experience and success managing and owning end-to-end planning and execution of in-person events.
• Strong people-leadership skills with experience managing direct reports.
• Experience creating marketing programs, campaigns, and experiences that truly impact the audiences they reach.
• Ability to think quickly under pressure, solve difficult problems, and make split-second decisions.
• Advanced collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate complex information to others effectively and present succinct, well-balanced information, with clear outcomes.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities in parallel and meeting hard deadlines.
• Strong ability to coordinate not only your own tasks but also coordinate and drive cross-functional alignment and task accountability with others.
• Strong organization skills, including multi-tasking and time management.
• A self-motivated and outgoing individual with the ability to work independently and with a team.
• Great leadership qualities with the ability to delegate and clearly communicate responsibility to others to meet expectations.
• Meticulous attention to detail as there will be an element of administration duties, data entry, and contract, venue, and technical reviews.
• Advanced MS Excel skills are an asset.
• Proficiency with Marketing and Project management tools and technologies preferred.
• Experience in building enriching working relationships and managing external vendor relationships, both in-person and remotely.
• Results driven with a creative mindset and stamina to recommend and try new things and figure out how to continuously improve.
• Communication writing and/or copywriting experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of marketing demand generation funnel is an asset.
• In addition to English, proficiency in additional languages, such as Spanish and/or Portuguese, would be an asset to this role that supports activities across several international regions.
• Flexibility to work even at irregular hours and to travel both domestically and internationally, as you’ll be coordinating with regions across the globe.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We strongly encourage you to still apply! At D2L, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We encourage your application even if you don't believe you meet every single qualification outlined, because we love to help our people grow and develop!

Why we're awesome:

At D2L, we are dedicated to providing you with the tools to do the best work of your life. While some of our perks and benefits may vary depending on location or employment type, we are proud to provide employees with the following through #LifeAtD2L:

• Impactful work transforming the way the world learns.
• Learning and Growth opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $4,000 CAD for continuing education through our Catch the Wave Program.
• 2 Paid Days off for Catch the Wave related activities like exams or final assignments.
• Employee wellbeing (Access to mental health services, EFAP program, financial planning, and more).
• Competitive Benefits Package.
• Home Internet Reimbursements.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Wellness Reimbursement.
• Employee Recognition.
• Social Events.
• Dog Friendly Offices at our HQ in Kitchener, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Melbourne.

D2L is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires and attracts talent regardless of age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected grounds and will not discriminate on these bases. We draw on diversity of thought and experience to reflect the rich array of cultures representing our broad customer base and we seek talent with diversity of life experiences and perspectives from around the world. If you have special accessibility requirements that need to be considered during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing us at [e-mail] and a member of our HR team will get back to you. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially. D2L maintains a drug-free workplace.

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