Director, Events & Sponsorships Strategy

tml Partners; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services organization is seeking an Assistant Director of Events & Sponsorships to lead and evolve its U.S. events and sponsorships program.

This role will oversee client events, alumni programs, executive meetings, conferences, retreats, and major organization-wide events, combining strategic leadership with operational excellence. The successful candidate will modernize using technology, AI-enabled tools, automation, and data to improve attendee experience,

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering sophisticated, high-profile programs.
• Strong people leadership and project-management capabilities.
• Experience managing large-scale multi-day events, senior stakeholders, vendors, contracts, and substantial budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Events & Sponsorships team, establishing clear priorities, workflows, and service standards.
• Oversee U.S. events and sponsorship initiatives across multiple office locations.
• Lead major client, alumni, executive, and organization-wide events from concept and planning through on-site delivery and post-event evaluation.
• Partner closely with senior leadership and Marketing & Business Development teams to ensure events support wider commercial and relationship-development priorities.
• Establish consistent event production and brand standards while allowing appropriate flexibility across different markets.
• Introduce and optimize event technologies, AI-enabled tools, automation, CRM platforms, and analytics to improve planning, personalization, attendee engagement, and reporting.
• Build strategic vendor relationships and develop a more centralized approach to procurement across venues, production, technology, transportation, and other event services.
• Oversee event and sponsorship budgets, vendor expenditure, ROI, forecasting, and opportunities for greater operational efficiency.

Job description

A leading global professional services organization is seeking an Assistant Director of Events & Sponsorships to lead and evolve its U.S. events and sponsorships program.

This role will oversee client events, alumni programs, executive meetings, conferences, retreats, and major organization-wide events, combining strategic leadership with operational excellence. The successful candidate will modernize using technology, AI-enabled tools, automation, and data to improve attendee experience,