Manager, Events Programming

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🕒 July 30

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PMI

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1 - 1 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit

PMI is the Project Management Institute, a global nonprofit professional association that sets standards, provides education and credentials, and supports the practice of project and program management. PMI offers widely recognized certifications (PMP, CAPM, PMI-ACP, PMI-CPMAI, and others), publishes standards and guides such as the PMBOK Guide, runs training, events, research and thought leadership, and provides digital tools and enterprise solutions (e. g. , PMI Infinity) and membership services to a community of project professionals (noted as more than 800,000 members).

📋 Description

• Lead the end-to-end development and execution of event programs ranging in size from 400 to 5,000+ attendees (in person), 100k (virtual) balancing strategic leadership with direct program execution • Balance strategic oversight with direct execution — creating, curating, and managing content for key segments or high-priority events. • Guide daily operations of program and speaker development, ensuring alignment with PMI’s processes, policies, and event industry best practices. • Own content strategy, speaker selection, and program flow for select initiatives, while supporting your team in delivering theirs. • Provide operational and strategic guidance on programming activities, including adherence to timelines and budgets. • Lead, mentor, and grow a global team, cultivating a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture. • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., Marketing, OCEO, Volunteer Programs) to align goals and deliver cohesive, audience-focused programming. • Contribute to long-term programming strategy, identifying emerging trends, new speaker talent, and innovative learning formats. • Continuously assess and refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and elevate program quality. • Engage confidently with executive stakeholders, presenting complex ideas, influencing decisions, and building trusted relationships. • Lead large session rehearsals and oversee complex AV setups to ensure seamless delivery. • Work flexibly across time zones and occasionally outside standard business hours, including weekends and travel as needed.

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing or delivering educational conferences and training events (in-person and virtual). • Bachelor’s degree, Education, Organizational Behavior, or a related business discipline. • Industry certifications such as PMP, CAPM, CMP, CPLP, DES is highly desirable. • Expertise in content design, learning needs analysis, and stakeholder collaboration to meet audience expectations. • Strong understanding of adult learning principles and how to translate them into effective programming. • Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills across diverse, global teams and stakeholders. • Strategic thinker with the ability to analyze data, manage complex projects, and propose innovative solutions. • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally (approx. 25%), including weekends and holidays. • Proficiency in the business language for PMI (English) • Travel 10-25%