Events Manager

7 hours ago

🌪️ Kansas – Remote

Although this job is listed in Kansas, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎪 Events

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Global Payments Inc.

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Finance • Fintech • B2B

Global Payments Inc. is a leading worldwide commerce platform, dedicated to facilitating global transactions. As a Fortune 500 company, it delivers cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions to over 4 million customers, handling approximately 66 billion transactions annually. The company is driven by a global team of approximately 27,000 experts focused on enabling commerce and supporting businesses of all sizes to grow effectively. With a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Global Payments Inc. supports talent development across various roles in technology, sales, customer service, and more, helping businesses streamline their operations and enhance their growth potential.

10,000+ employees

Founded 2000

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

📋 Description

• Owns mid-to-large scale events (regional conferences, larger trade shows, multi-day workshops, etc.) • Manage event budgets, vendor contracts and payment schedules • Develop and execute event strategies aligned with business objectives • Lead pre-event meetings, stakeholder alignment and post-event debriefs • Oversee registration, onsite logistics, AV, catering and venue management • Analyze event performance (attendance, ROI, lead capture) and present reports • Mentor junior event coordinators and specialists • Ensure all events are aligned with the company's brand and messaging • Assess potential risks related to event execution (weather, health protocols, vendor reliability, etc.) and develop contingency plans • Collaborate cross functionally with other marketing teams (demand gen, product marketing, creative services) to maximize the impact and value of events • Source and evaluate event venues catering services, entertainment and other event suppliers. • Gather feedback from attendees, stakeholders, and team members to assess the success of the event and report out

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree • Combination of relevant training and/ or experience in lieu of degree • Early career, 4-6 years event planning experience (including events with 200-500+ attendees) and/or trade show management • Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation encouraged • Strong negotiation, vendor management and budget skills. • Proficiency in event/project management software (Wrike, Cvent, Monday, etc.).

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental and vision care • EAP programs • paid time off • recognition programs • retirement and investment options • charitable gift matching programs • worldwide days of service