Event Management Specialist

MFS; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Loan payment assistance

Paid leave

Medical and dental

Wellness program

Flexible spending accounts

Gym/Wellness benefits

Job summary

MFS is seeking an Event Management Specialist to support the Global Events Team across internal and external meetings. You will coordinate speakers, program content, venue logistics, and on-site needs to deliver a seamless event experience.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 0-2+ years in meeting planning or hospitality, and familiarity with virtual platforms like Cvent. Strong organization, communication, and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 0-2+ years of professional experience, preferably in meeting planning or the hospitality industry.
• Financial Services experience preferred.
• Experience with virtual event platforms; knowledge of Cvent or similar event registration software is a plus.
• Attention to detail and ability to remain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively across MFS groups to achieve objectives.
• Coordinate speakers and program content for global events, assist with venue research, coordinating food, beverage and AV needs, on-site as needed.
• Support the Global Events Team as a liaison between Investment and Distribution channels on meeting-related communications.
• Update data for speaker management database, reporting, and content workflow; assist with registration sites.
• Provide timely, professional responses to requests to build trusted relationships and client satisfaction.
• Perform other event administrative duties as required.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Customer service

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Cvent

MS Office

PowerPoint

Copilot

Job description

At MFS, you will find a culture that supports you in doing what you do best. Our employees work together to reach better outcomes, favoring the strongest idea over the strongest individual. We put people first and demonstrate care and compassion for our community and each other. Because what we do matters – to us as valued professionals and to the millions of people and institutions who rely on us to help them build more secure and prosperous futures.

THE ROLE

In partnership with team members the Event Management Specialist will provide support to MFS Event Management team on several key areas of meeting management including speaker request and coordination, event planning and technical support.

This role will work across hosted and sponsored events supporting the event team to deliver a seamless event experience.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work collaboratively across MFS groups such as Distribution, Investments, Product, Compliance and Legal to achieve objectives.
• Assist the Event Management with the coordination for both internal and external meetings. Responsibilities include coordinating speakers and program content for global events and meetings, assisting with venue research, coordinating food, beverage and AV needs. Assists on-site as needed.
• Supporting the MFS Global Events Team as a liaison between the Investment team and MFS Distribution channels on all meeting-related communication issues.
• Updates and ensures accuracy of data for speaker management database, reporting, and content-related workflow management, assists with Cvent registration sites, and other tasks.
• Provide support to key business partners by responding to requests and addressing concerns in a timely, professional manner—building trusting, valued relationships that result in client satisfaction.
• Other event administrative duties as required.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Financial Services experience preferred.
• 0-2+ years of professional experience, preferably in meeting planning or the hospitality industry.
• Experience with virtual event platforms, knowledge of Cvent or similar event registration software is a plus.
• Attention to detail. Ability to remain calm in a crisis and effective time management is mandatory.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, team-working, collaboration, the ability to problem solve build solid professional relationships, and learn quickly.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to collaborate with people at all levels.
• Must be proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and experience of building PowerPoint slides), familiar with AI tools like Copilot and able to develop proficiency in MFS systems as required to perform the duties of this position.
• Organized self-starter who can work independently on routine tasks, demonstrating attention to detail and ability to handle multiple programs simultaneously.
• Customer-service focus with strong problem-solving skills and solutions orientation.

Base Salary Range: $55,500.00 - $80,500.00

This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.

At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation. For that reason, we’re including the salary range for this position. This range reflects our good‑faith expectation forwhat we’ll pay depending on the candidate’s experience, training and education. In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensationbased on both individual and company performance. Other components of our Total Rewards Package include:

• MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company-sponsored 401(k)
• Education Assistance: MFS contributes $100 monthly up to $10,000 lifetime maximum directly to loan provider
• Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement up to $8,000 annually
• Education Assistance: Access to discounted tutors and college coaches
• Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
• Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
• Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
• Wellness Programs: Robust wellness webinars, employee assistance program with a focus on mental health, subsidized fitness benefit via Wellhub (formerly Gympass), where you can workout at gyms, studios and boutique fitness locations near you, join virtual personal training sessions and access a wide variety of well-being apps

Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work. We are committed to transparency – if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we’ll be happy to discuss them.

MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws. Employees and applicants of MFS will not be subject to harassment on the basis of their status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited. Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

MFS is a hybrid work environment (remote/onsite) unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email [e-mail] for assistance.