Senior Events Manager

Senior Events Manager

Stanford University is seeking a Senior Events Manager to provide leadership and direction for new and current event programs and projects for the Dean's Office at the School of Medicine. We are seeking a leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment. This role requires strong creative instincts and a passion for designing meaningful experiences. The successful candidate will need to think strategically about audience engagement, community-building, and brand presence. Attention to detail across event design, communications, and production is required, and the Senior Events Manager will need to be comfortable operating at both a strategic and tactical level. This role requires a strong executive presence and the ability to engage confidently with other senior leaders, speakers, and external partners. This leader will develop and mentor staff, working with the Events Director to provide opportunities for professional growth and ensuring the efficient operation of events.

Duties include:

• Manage staff in the day-to-day operations for functional area(s) of responsibility. Responsible for hiring and retaining staff, career coaching, personal development for direct reports and accountable for the performance of employees. Ensure work completion within schedule and constraints.
• Provide strategic leadership for the creation, development, and execution of events.
• Build effective and focused event planning teams; create strong morale and team spirit.
• Oversee the management of event teams and/or production consultants to produce quality, multi-faceted events and productions.
• Work cross-departmentally to prepare and manage complex program budgets and ROI proposals.
• Delegate both routine and important tasks and decisions, while assuming final responsibility for event logistics through effective team management.
• Frequently interact with subordinate supervisors, customers, and/or functional peer group managers, normally involving matters between functional areas or other schools, departments/units.
• Analyze successes and failures and implement improvements; marshal resources to accomplish goals.
• Scope the length and difficulty of tasks, projects, and events; help team break down work into process steps. Identify opportunities for synergy and integration.
• Develop on-going relationships with internal and external partners.

Other duties may also be assigned.

Education & Experience (Required): Bachelor's degree and eight years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Required): Demonstrated history in creating innovative event planning strategies and successful event collaborations. Excellent judgment and decisiveness, high integrity, enthusiasm, diplomacy, and tact. A collaborative leader who engages and empowers an organized team of event planning professionals, fostering a strong, cohesive team environment. Superior verbal and written communication skills. Skilled at developing a staff of professionals and support personnel. Includes selection, motivation, and leadership of staff, as well as evaluation and development. Demonstrated competency in budget management, cost accounting and vendor contract relationships. Exceptional customer service skills with the ability to cultivate professional business partnerships.

Certifications & Licenses: Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver's License.

Physical Requirements*: Frequently stand/walk, sit, perform desk-based computer tasks, and use a telephone. Occasionally kneel/crawl, twist/bend/stoop/squat, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, and grasp forcefully, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 21-40 pounds. Drive vehicle day and/or night with non-commercial license.

* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Working Conditions: May require some travel and working evenings and weekends.

Work Standards: When conducting university business, must comply with the California Vehicle Code and Stanford University driving requirements. Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations. Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned. Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide.

The expected pay range for this position is $142,036 to $164,918 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website provides detailed information on Stanford's extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process. Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources.