Senior Events and Operations Manager

tml Partners; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

tml Partners is seeking a Senior Events and Operations Manager in a hybrid role in New York. The position combines high-impact client engagement with marketing operations, process optimization, and strategic leadership across corporate and litigation practice groups.

You will partner with senior partners and the Chief Marketing Officer to optimize events, workflows, and cross-functional projects, while mentoring events staff and advancing firm initiatives.

Qualifications

• Broad strategic marketing, events, and operations experience within a leading corporate services environment.
• Strong PM, process improvement, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute high-impact client engagement initiatives, partner seminars, and hospitality programs to support business development.
• Serve as operational anchor for marketing, creating and refining internal playbooks, onboarding, and workflows.
• Lead cross-department initiatives across communications, events, BD, and marketing technology to drive efficiency and AI-assisted processes.
• Partner with senior leadership to provide operational counsel and oversight on key firm initiatives.
• Mentor events staff and junior marketing team to foster a high-performance culture.

Skills

Marketing operations

Project management

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

A highly prestigious, leading law firm across the corporate space is seeking an ambitious Senior Events and Operations Manager. Known for advising top-tier financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and major corporations on complex transactional and business matters, this organization delivers exceptional results across high-stakes corporate and litigation initiatives. This hybrid role goes far beyond traditional event execution, combining strategic client engagement, high-level marketing operations, process optimization, and departmental project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Event & Client Engagement Leadership: Designing and executing high-impact client engagement initiatives, partner seminars, and firm hospitality programs that support business development across core corporate and litigation practice groups.
• Marketing Operations & Process Optimization: Serving as an operational anchor for the broader marketing department by creating, documenting, and refining internal "how-to" playbooks, onboarding/training frameworks, and workflow procedures.
• Cross-Functional Project Management: Leading cross-departmental initiatives across communications, events, business development, and marketing technology, driving operational efficiencies and integrating process enhancements (including AI tools) to streamline firmwide efforts.
• Senior Leadership Partnership: Reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer and working in close alignment with senior partners, providing expert operational counsel and project oversight across key firm initiatives.
• Team Mentorship & Development: Providing direct oversight, mentorship, and day-to-day guidance to events support staff and junior marketing team members, fostering a high-performance, supportive team culture.

About You

• Broad Strategic Vision: You bring extensive marketing, events, and operations experience gained within a leading corporate law firm or professional services environment. You are looking to expand beyond a traditional siloed events capacity into a multifaceted operational leadership role.
• Operational Excellence: You possess exceptional project management, process improvement, and documentation skills, with a proven ability to turn complex departmental workflows into clear, repeatable systems.
• Collaborative Influencer: You thrive in an engaged, highly supportive culture where team members collaborate across functions, bringing the interpersonal sophistication required to earn the trust of appreciative partners and senior leadership.
• Adaptable & Forward-Thinking: You are a proactive self-starter who embraces process efficiency and technology integration, with a keen eye for optimizing resources and team workflows.