Strategic Event Program Lead

GS1 US; Ewing Township (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

GS1 US is seeking an experienced Manager, Event Program Management to lead integrated planning across the Enterprise Events portfolio, including GS1 Connect, the organization's flagship conference.

You will collaborate with event strategists, marketers, internal partners, and external agencies to translate strategy into action, manage milestones, dependencies, and risk, and improve cross‑functional collaboration and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Approximately 3–5 years of experience in project management, program management, event management, marketing operations, or related discipline.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive progress without direct reporting authority.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans for GS1 Connect and priority events.
• Translate strategies into actionable workstreams, milestones, timelines and dependencies.
• Coordinate activities across event strategy, marketing, audience acquisition, programming, sponsorship, technology, and operations.
• Establish ownership and accountability for cross‑functional workstreams.
• Monitor progress, identify dependencies and risks, and adjust plans to maintain objectives.

Skills

Project management

Program management

Event management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power BI

Airtable

Smartsheet

Job description

GS1 US is seeking an experienced Manager, Event Program Management to lead integrated planning across the Enterprise Events portfolio, including GS1 Connect, the organization's flagship conference.

You will collaborate with event strategists, marketers, internal partners, and external agencies to translate strategy into action, manage milestones, dependencies, and risk, and improve cross‑functional collaboration and governance.