Senior Global Events Strategist

BCD Travel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Education support

Travel discounts

Volunteer opportunities

Recognition program

Job summary

BCD Meetings & Events in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Senior Event Planner to manage end-to-end planning and delivery of client conferences, partnering with internal stakeholders, vendors and support teams in a fast-paced corporate environment.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of corporate meetings experience, strong project management, budgeting and negotiation skills, and proficiency with Cvent and Microsoft 365.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of demonstrated experience planning corporate meetings, conferences, leadership programs, or other complex events.
• Strong project management, budgeting, negotiation, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Experience working within a financial services or similarly regulated environment.
• Proficiency with Cvent, Microsoft 365, and event reporting or project-tracking tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a polished and professional approach to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing events from intake through reconciliation, including timelines, budgets, venues, vendors, attendee communications, production, onsite delivery, and post-event reporting.
• Building trusted relationships with event hosts and stakeholders, understanding their objectives, and translating them into clear, executable event plans.
• Bringing creativity and fresh thinking to event concepts, participant experiences, and solutions while working within brand, budget, compliance, and operational requirements.
• Managing multiple programs and priorities while proactively identifying risks, dependencies, decisions, and items requiring escalation.
• Partnering effectively with GCE support teams, including Attendee Data Management and Web Specialists, to ensure coordinated delivery and a consistent participant experience.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Communication

Travel readiness

Tools

Cvent

Microsoft 365

Event reporting tools

Job description

BCD Meetings & Events in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Senior Event Planner to manage end-to-end planning and delivery of client conferences, partnering with internal stakeholders, vendors and support teams in a fast-paced corporate environment.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of corporate meetings experience, strong project management, budgeting and negotiation skills, and proficiency with Cvent and Microsoft 365.