Event Operations Manager

Channel Impact; Oklahoma; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits with a forward-thinking company seeking an Events Operations Manager. In this pivotal role, you'll orchestrate logistics for high-impact sales meetings, ensuring every detail aligns with strategic goals. Your expertise in event operations, program management, and budget oversight will be key as you lead a dedicated team to deliver exceptional experiences. This role is perfect for those who thrive in dynamic environments and are passionate about creating memorable events. Join a diverse team committed to excellence and innovation, and take your career to new heights in the high-tech industry.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Full Healthcare Package

Flexible paid time off

Paid holidays

401k & Company Match

Learning & Development Stipend

Employee Referral Bonus

Qualifications

• 3+ years in event operations with a focus on large-scale events.
• Proven program management experience with multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead program management processes for client events.
• Coordinate onsite event operations and manage logistics.

Skills

Event Operations

Program Management

Budget Management

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-Solving

Multi-tasking

High-pressure Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Formal training in Project or Program Management

Tools

Smartsheet

Webex

Excel

Job description

Channel Impact is a channel specialty firm that helps companies of all sizes achieve route to market success through partnering. Join us—to grow your career and be recognized as one of the best and brightest experts in the partner community. We are seeking a Events Operations Manager to join our events team. In this role, you will execute and ensure all logistics for our client’s Sales Meeting are carried out according to plan. The ideal candidate is someone who is detailed, resourceful, possesses excellent problem-solving skills and has a sound understanding of all functional areas of the event. This is a full-time position with benefits, for a remote worker within the US.

What you will be doing:

1. Program Management: Build and lead program management processes and protocols to identify and supervise program requirements, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
2. Operations Planning: Design and implement the operations plan for our flagship sales kickoff event including comprehensive strategy, resource and contingency planning, future year contracting, transportation, food and beverage, health and safety, ESG, accommodations, security, and space.
3. Lead operations support team on point for all Operations components.
4. Event Execution: Coordinate and lead onsite event operations and team.
5. Administration: Coordinate and maintain program tools and resources (Smartsheet, Webex).
6. Reporting: Track operational KPI’s and ensure alignment with broader team and company goals.
7. Budgeting: Assist in managing budget requirements and accountability.
8. Work across event work stream leadership to provide operations expertise.

What you bring:

1. Proven experience in event operations with direct event production on large-scale, quality events within the high-tech industry (Required).
2. 3+ years in formal program or project management with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects, team members, and events simultaneously. Experience with project estimates and resourcing plans.
3. In-depth experience in event strategy and planning, and budget and timeline management.
4. Skilled at understanding and proposing high-level goals and visualizing how best to create and implement processes to achieve those goals.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills. Strong leadership and influence. Ability to hold internal and external teams accountable to results according to production timeline and program objectives.
6. Outstanding communications skills; Excel and Smartsheet whiz; able to distill high complexity into compelling simplicity in a single bound; able to communicate effectively with multiple levels of management.
7. Highly organized; desire to lead the pace of change; outstanding attention to detail; outcome focused and target driven.
8. Ability to multi-task, put out fires and prioritize. Ability to keep calm in high pressure circumstances.
9. Established experience with business tools and processes including budget planning, submitting and handling PO’s and SOW’s, and quarterly business reporting.
10. Willingness to go above and beyond, flexible with travel.
11. Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience. Formal training and/or certificate in Project or Program Management.

Benefits:

1. Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
2. Full Healthcare Package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance.
3. Flexible paid time off.
4. Paid holidays.
5. 401k & Company Match.
6. Learning & Development Stipend.
7. Employee Referral Bonus.

Channel Impact is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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