Senior Events Manager

Recess 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 vesting

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Hotel Bardo Savannah, in collaboration with Recess Hotel & Club, seeks a Senior Events Manager to lead high-touch events and complex programs in Savannah. You will partner with Sales, Culinary, Banquets, Rooms, and Operations to deliver exceptional guest experiences and strong revenue outcomes.

The role requires 4–6 years of progressive event management, exceptional organization, and the ability to lead planning meetings, site visits, tastings and client communications with poise.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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 translating client needs into clear event plans.
• Create and maintain Banquet Event Orders, timelines, diagrams, guarantees, billing instructions, and other event documents.
• Partner with Culinary, Banquets, Sales, Rooms, and Operations to ensure seamless communication and execution.
• Anticipate event needs, manage changes, and resolve client or operational challenges professionally.
• Manage event budgets, minimums, billing details, profitability, and upsell opportunities.
• Build strong client and vendor relationships, mentoring fellow Event Managers and Coordinators.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Vendor relations

Client communication

Planning & scheduling

Problem solving

Cross-functional partnership

Education

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

Tools

Delphi

Opera

Cvent

Job description

Find Your Place at Bardo

Named the #1 Hotel in Savannah by Travel + Leisure in 2026, Hotel Bardo Savannah is more than a hotel. It’s a neighborhood clubhouse, a gathering place and a world of its own—where exceptional hospitality feels personal, thoughtful and always a little unexpected. Set beside Forsyth Park in the heart of Savannah, Bardo brings together 149 guest rooms and suites, Saint Bibiana, Bar Bibi, The Green Room, Saltgrass Spa, The Cooking School and spaces designed for everything from quiet mornings to unforgettable celebrations. Our most recent recognition from Travel + Leisure joins a growing list of honors, including Bardo’s distinction as a Condé Nast Traveler Triple Crown recipient, recognized across the Hot List, Gold List and Readers’ Choice Awards. But the recognition belongs to the people behind the experience—a team that believes the smallest details can make the biggest impression. At Bardo, hospitality is generous, intuitive and full of personality. Whether you’re welcoming a guest, setting the table, creating a restorative spa experience or making everything happen behind the scenes, you play a part in creating the kind of place people never quite want to leave.

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?

• 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.