Global Housing & Venue Sourcing Lead

FREEMAN; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Parental Leave

Life, Accident and Disability

Retirement with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Annual bonus up to 7.5%

Job summary

The Freeman Company is seeking a Senior Housing & Sourcing Manager to source and contract hotels and venues for corporate events globally. You will lead negotiations, manage housing programs from start to finish, and partner with legal teams to mitigate risk.

The role supports our Registration team and offers a hybrid schedule with in-office/show-site work 2–3 days per week. Based locations include multiple U.S. cities.

Qualifications

• Typically 6–10 years of housing management and hotel/venue sourcing experience.
• Experience negotiating hotel contracts for events with multi-hotel blocks.
• Strong knowledge of hotel contract clauses and risk mitigation with legal teams.
• Experience building housing requirements within registration platforms (Cvent, RainFocus, Swoogo).
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables) for budgeting and reporting.
• Strong client service and change-management skills.
• Ability to travel 25–50% and manage teams/contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead global hotel and venue sourcing from RFP through contract.
• Negotiate room rates, concessions, and contract terms; route for review/signature.
• Review clauses with clients, Sparks, and hotel legal teams to mitigate risk.
• Maintain strong hotel partner relationships for favorable terms.
• Lead execution of housing for events, from kick-off to final reconciliation.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Client service

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Passkey

Cvent

RainFocus

Swoogo

G Suite

Microsoft Office

Airtable

Job description

The Freeman Company is seeking a Senior Housing & Sourcing Manager to source and contract hotels and venues for corporate events globally. You will lead negotiations, manage housing programs from start to finish, and partner with legal teams to mitigate risk.

The role supports our Registration team and offers a hybrid schedule with in-office/show-site work 2–3 days per week. Based locations include multiple U.S. cities.