Senior Meetings & Events Lead — Incentive Travel

Maritz; Atlanta (GA); Sur place; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Travel opportunities

Résumé du poste

Maritz is seeking a Senior Event Manager to lead planning and execution of corporate meetings, incentive travel, and luxury events in Atlanta. You will drive end-to-end delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure exceptional client service for executives, VIPs, and partners.

The role requires experience with complex multi-day events, contracts, budgeting, and strong communication. A hybrid approach and 30% travel may apply, with onsite responsibility in Atlanta.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive event planning experience within corporate, agency, hospitality, destination management, or event services.
• Demonstrated experience leading the planning and execution of complex, multi-day, and large-scale meetings and events.
• Required experience planning and managing incentive travel programs from concept through onsite execution.
• Required experience supporting executive, VIP, and C-level attendee events, including high-touch guest experiences and protocol management.
• Strong knowledge of event management disciplines, including registration, attendee travel, supplier management, onsite operations, and event execution.
• Proven success developing, managing, forecasting, tracking, and reconciling event budgets.

Responsabilités

• Lead the planning and execution of corporate meetings, incentive travel programs, executive events, hospitality programs, and special events from concept through onsite delivery.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, budgets, communication plans, and execution strategies to ensure successful program outcomes.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day client contact, delivering exceptional customer service while building relationships with clients, executive stakeholders, VIP attendees, and supplier partners.
• Manage all aspects of event logistics, including attendee management, housing management, air travel, ground transportation, food & beverage, meeting space, production, gifting, and ancillary activities.
• Negotiate and manage supplier relationships, including DMCs, AV providers, transportation partners, production vendors, and other third-party suppliers.
• Conduct sourcing and RFP processes, evaluate proposals, negotiate pricing and terms, and align with client objectives, risk management, and profitability goals.
• Review, negotiate, and manage contracts to ensure compliance and minimize risk.
• Coordinate site inspections, planning visits, and client working sessions to support program development and execution.
• Lead cross-functional project teams by providing direction, coordinating resources, and maintaining project documentation.
• Manage program financials, including budgeting, forecasting, expense tracking, payments, invoicing, reconciliation, and post-event reporting.

Connaissances

Event planning

Budget management

Vendor management

Project management

Client relations

Communication

Microsoft Office

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Cvent

Description du poste

Maritz is seeking a Senior Event Manager to lead planning and execution of corporate meetings, incentive travel, and luxury events in Atlanta. You will drive end-to-end delivery, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure exceptional client service for executives, VIPs, and partners.

The role requires experience with complex multi-day events, contracts, budgeting, and strong communication. A hybrid approach and 30% travel may apply, with onsite responsibility in Atlanta.