Strategic Project Lead for Cross‑Functional Delivery

Birch Events; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Birch Events is seeking a detail‑oriented Project Manager to keep complex event projects on schedule and on budget from contract to load‑out. You will run timelines, track open items, and ensure every team knows what is owed and when.

No event experience required; we’ll teach you the event side. We value candidates who have handled multi‑project, deadline‑driven work across construction, architecture, manufacturing, retail rollouts, film, tech, or related fields.

Qualifications

• 2+ years managing projects with many stakeholders, outside vendors, and fixed deadlines, in any industry.
• A track record of managing budgets, schedules, and scope on several projects at once.
• Highly organized; you keep the tracker current without being asked.
• Clear, direct communicator who can hold creative and technical teams to deadlines without slowing them down.
• Comfortable in project tools and spreadsheets, and quick to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain the master timeline for each project, working back from a fixed event date.
• Coordinate project kickoffs and recurring check-ins with each project pod; track open items, decisions, and owners.
• Budget and vendor management: track spend, collect quotes, contracts, and deliverables; liaise with finance on PO and invoices.
• Systems and reporting: keep project data current in our OS, report status, risks, and blockers to leadership; run post-project reviews.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Scheduling

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder comms

Process improvement

Job description

Birch Events is seeking a detail‑oriented Project Manager to keep complex event projects on schedule and on budget from contract to load‑out. You will run timelines, track open items, and ensure every team knows what is owed and when.

No event experience required; we’ll teach you the event side. We value candidates who have handled multi‑project, deadline‑driven work across construction, architecture, manufacturing, retail rollouts, film, tech, or related fields.