Global Events Leader — Hybrid & In-Person

StepStone Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

StepStone Group seeks a senior Events & Event Operations Vice President to lead planning, production, and execution of global internal and external events. You will oversee conferences, client experiences, and cultural programs, coordinating with Marketing, Legal, IT, and HR to ensure brand and compliance alignment.

The role requires 10+ years of corporate event planning, team leadership, and strong Microsoft Office and platform proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years in corporate event planning experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex high-profile events, managing vendors, overseeing budgets, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Prior experience managing, developing, and motivating a team.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning and managing event, webinar, registration, marketing, and collaboration platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with executives, clients, and partners.
• Marketing-oriented mindset to build relationships and support brand objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, production, and execution of firmwide events globally, including in-person, hybrid, and virtual programs for 60 to 1,000+ attendees.
• Oversee a team delivering conferences, destination meetings, product launches, seminars, and client/investor events.
• Manage event communications, logistics, registration, speaker coordination, and VIP support.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Legal, IT, HR and other teams to align events with objectives and compliance.
• Develop and manage event budgets, track expenses, and provide leadership updates.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budget management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

MS Office

Event platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Zoom

Swoogo

Concise

Marketo

Seismic

Microsoft Office

Job description

StepStone Group seeks a senior Events & Event Operations Vice President to lead planning, production, and execution of global internal and external events. You will oversee conferences, client experiences, and cultural programs, coordinating with Marketing, Legal, IT, and HR to ensure brand and compliance alignment.

The role requires 10+ years of corporate event planning, team leadership, and strong Microsoft Office and platform proficiency.