Senior Director, Event & Venue Operations

University of Pennsylvania; United (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Wharton San Francisco at the University of Pennsylvania seeks an Associate Director, Event and Venue Operations to lead event strategy, planning, and delivery across Wharton SF venues. This hands-on leader will manage budgets, vendor relationships, and on-site execution, coordinating with faculty, staff, alumni and external partners.

The role requires an experienced professional who can balance long-range planning with meticulous, on-site operations while ensuring a high-quality Wharton

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years of job-related experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience overseeing event strategy, planning, operations, and execution of complex institutional events.
• Experience supervising and developing event staff and cross-team collaboration.
• Experience developing event policies, procedures, processes, and standards.
• Experience managing event operations, budgets, and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute event strategy, planning, production, and delivery for Wharton San Francisco events.
• Serve as primary client contact from conception to post-event closeout, translating objectives into timelines and staffing plans.
• Direct space setup, vendor activity, live execution, troubleshooting, teardown and follow-up.
• Establish and monitor event standards supporting Wharton's priorities across all venues.
• Oversee event operations across multiple venues, including transition to TheCube, ensuring scalable processes.

Skills

Event strategy

Budget management

Team leadership

Vendor negotiation

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cvent

Eventbrite

EMS

Salesforce

Job description

Wharton San Francisco at the University of Pennsylvania seeks an Associate Director, Event and Venue Operations to lead event strategy, planning, and delivery across Wharton SF venues. This hands-on leader will manage budgets, vendor relationships, and on-site execution, coordinating with faculty, staff, alumni and external partners.

The role requires an experienced professional who can balance long-range planning with meticulous, on-site operations while ensuring a high-quality Wharton