What You'll Bring:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in event management or a related field.
Five to ten years' experience in B2B and internal event management.
Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong negotiation and collaboration skills.
Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written).
Proven experience leading cross functional teams and managing agencies/vendors.
Understanding of event technical production and logistics.
Ability to react quickly and remain calm in high-pressure situations.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, problem solve, manage multiple projects/events at one time, and consistently meet deadlines.
Ability to work independently while remaining a team player; willingness to accept and provide direction.
Comfortable with the ambiguity that can accompany a position in a dynamic organization.
Experience using Salesforce and Eloqua or other marketing automation platform preferred.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, including over weekends and/or holidays.

Competencies

Attributes

Responsibilities:

Oversee all event planning and logistics for TU Canada's most strategic and significant events, including the annual customer summit, customer advisory boards, annual internal sales kick-off, and quarterly internal town halls.
Build and lead strategic event plans, managing end-to-end event execution, including venue sourcing, contracting, event logistics (F\&B, hotels, venues, transportation, branding), event production (staging, A/V), event attendee communications, etc.
Lead stakeholder meetings, manage project plans, and develop and execute event plans.
Act as a strategic advisor to internal stakeholders by recommending improvements to previous events, implementing industry best practices, suggesting innovative ideas and cost efficiencies.
Manage cross-functional stakeholders, setting clear expectations, and driving for alignment on event strategy and delivery.
Plan, forecast, and manage against defined event budgets, process all payments, and partner with finance and accounting on budget reporting and reconciliation.
Manage vendor and partner relationships.
Manage event technologies, such as registration, mobile apps and other event platforms or technologies.
Manage post-event follow-up and evaluation to assess effectiveness and ROI.
Understand and adhere to TU policies and requirements (e.g. brand, procurement, etc.).

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