Senior Executive Event Strategist

Vanguard; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Event Planner to shape and own the event strategy for its most complex and high-profile meetings and conferences. You will advise sponsors and senior leaders on objectives, audiences, experience design, and investment priorities, delivering memorable experiences across in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

You will lead cross-functional teams, partner with sponsors to set scope and success measures, manage budgets and risk, and elevate playbooks and processes.

Qualifications

• Five years related work experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, high-profile meetings or events.
• Experience advising senior leaders and managing complex stakeholder, vendor, budget, and risk considerations.

Responsibilities

• Leads the most complex and high-profile events with minimal direction.
• Partners with sponsors and senior leaders to establish event strategy, objectives, audiences, experience principles, delivery format, investment priorities, and success measures.
• Establishes the strategic direction and decision framework for events and guides planners and partners to translate strategy into plans.
• Leads resolution of complex or ambiguous challenges affecting outcomes, investment, or viability, and advises on tradeoffs and contingencies.
• Evaluates event performance using data, costs, and outcomes and advises on future strategy and investment.
• Delivers executive-level communications regarding strategy, decisions, progress, risks, investment considerations, and outcomes.
• Establishes vendor and delivery strategies and directs external partners for complex events.
• Coaches event planners and promotes adoption of planning standards and playbooks.
• Leads improvements to event processes, policies, and operating models.
• Ensures Vanguard protocols are incorporated into event strategy and execution.

Skills

Event leadership

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Senior leadership advisory

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Event Planner to shape and own the event strategy for its most complex and high-profile meetings and conferences. You will advise sponsors and senior leaders on objectives, audiences, experience design, and investment priorities, delivering memorable experiences across in-person, virtual, and hybrid formats.

You will lead cross-functional teams, partner with sponsors to set scope and success measures, manage budgets and risk, and elevate playbooks and processes.