Senior Events Manager

BARDO Hotels; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Company 401(k) with match

Up to 20 days PTO + holidays

Paid birthday

Job summary

BARDO Hotels is seeking a Senior Events Manager to lead high-touch events across Hotel Bardo Savannah and Recess Hotel & Club. You will partner with Sales, Culinary, Banquets, Rooms, and Operations to deliver exceptional guest experiences and optimize event profitability.

The role requires 4–6 years of progressive event experience in luxury hospitality, strong organization, and problem-solving skills. Evening/weekend availability may be needed to support events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Event Management, or related field preferred.
• 4–6 years of progressive event, catering, conference services, or event management experience.
• Experience independently managing complex corporate, social, group, and catered events.
• Strong knowledge of banquet operations, BEOs, timelines, diagrams, guarantees, billing, contracts, and F&B.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex corporate meetings, social events, group programs, and weddings.
• Serve as primary client contact from planning through post-event follow-up.
• Lead planning meetings, site visits, tastings, and consultations.
• Create and maintain Banquet Event Orders, timelines, diagrams, and billing instructions.
• Partner with Culinary, Banquets, Sales, Rooms, and Operations for seamless execution.
• Anticipate event needs, manage changes, and resolve issues professionally.
• Manage event budgets, minimums, billing, profitability, and upsell opportunities.
• Build client and vendor relationships and mentor fellow team members.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

4–6 years experience

Event management

Budget management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor relations

Delphi/Opera/Cvent

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Event Management, or Business

Tools

Delphi

Opera

Cvent

Job description

About the role

The Senior Events Manager is responsible for planning, detailing, and executing a portfolio of high-touch and complex events across Hotel Bardo Savannah and Recess Hotel & Club. This role serves as a trusted client partner throughout the planning process, ensuring each event is thoughtfully organized, accurately communicated, and seamlessly executed.

As a senior individual contributor, this position manages some of the department’s most complex programs while serving as an experienced resource to fellow Event Managers. The Senior Events Manager partners closely with Sales, Culinary, Banquets, Rooms, and Operations across both properties to deliver exceptional guest experiences and support event revenue and profitability.

This role is based in Savannah.

What you’ll do

• Manage a portfolio of complex corporate meetings, social events, group programs, and select weddings across Hotel Bardo and Recess Hotel & Club.
• Serve as the primary client contact throughout planning, detailing, execution, and post-event follow-up.
• Lead planning meetings, site visits, tastings, and consultations while translating client needs into clear event plans.
• Create and maintain accurate Banquet Event Orders, timelines, diagrams, guarantees, billing instructions, and other event documentation.
• Partner closely with Culinary, Banquets, Sales, Rooms, and Operations to ensure seamless communication and execution.
• Anticipate event needs, manage changes, and resolve client or operational challenges with professionalism and sound judgment.
• Manage event budgets, minimums, billing details, profitability, and appropriate upsell opportunities.
• Build strong client and vendor relationships while serving as an experienced resource to fellow Event Managers and Coordinators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Event Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 4–6 years of progressive event, catering, conference services, or event management experience, ideally within a luxury or upscale hospitality environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex corporate, social, group, and catered events.
• Strong knowledge of banquet operations, BEOs, timelines, diagrams, guarantees, billing, contracts, and food and beverage service.
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple complex events simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills with a polished, client-focused approach.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills across Sales, Culinary, Banquets, Rooms, and Operations.
• Experience with Delphi, Opera, Cvent, or similar systems preferred, with availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as business requires.

Why Bardo?

Be part of something rare.

• Join the team behind Travel + Leisure’s #1 Hotel in Savannah.
• Work alongside curious, creative and passionate people who care deeply about their craft.
• Be empowered to create thoughtful, memorable moments for guests and for one another.

Take care of yourself.

• Medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits for eligible full-time team members
• Company-matched 401(k) with fast vesting
• Up to 20 days of paid time off, paid holidays and a paid birthday
• Complimentary daily team member meal

Experience Bardo.

• Complimentary two-night stay at Hotel Bardo Savannah
• Team member discounts on dining, Saltgrass Spa treatments, retail and The Cooking School at Saint Bibiana
• Complimentary fitness classes
• Opportunities to experience the hotel as our guests do

Travel well.

• Employee rates at select Leading Hotels of the World properties
• Discounts at Highgate hotels worldwide

Grow with Left Lane.

• Referral incentives and guest recognition programs
• Career development opportunities across a growing hospitality portfolio
• Opportunities to learn, lead and build a career alongside an ambitious hospitality team

We believe remarkable hospitality begins with remarkable people. People who notice the details. Who take pride in making someone’s day. Who bring warmth, curiosity and character to what they do.

If that sounds like you, there may be a place for you at Bardo.

Come as you are. Create something rare.