Global Business Events Manager

Global Business Events Manager

Imagine yourself…

• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.
• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.
• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on your community's water systems.

At Hach, a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you'll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you'll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world's everyday water needs, and where you'll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we're working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

Position Summary:

The Global Business Events Manager leads end-to-end planning and execution of Hach's global business events, ensuring exceptional attendee experiences and measurable impact against commercial, culture, and brand objectives. Reporting to Global Marketing, this role owns event strategy, program management, budget and vendor management, logistics, and post-event analysis for key internal programs (including Commercial Kickoff and President's Club) and associate-supported community events, while partnering cross-functionally to support trade shows and other priority event needs. The scope of this position includes responsibility for executing three critical global events annually, each requiring multiple site visits to ensure proper coordination and quality. Additionally, the expectation is to plan these events 18–24 months in advance to guarantee seamless delivery and alignment with organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on-site execution; manage escalations, safety, and contingency plans to deliver a high-quality attendee experience.
• Own end-to-end program management for assigned global events from concept through execution and closeout.
• Lead event core teams on a regular cadence; drive decisions, remove obstacles, and coordinate workstreams (content, branding, exhibitor/sponsor relations, logistics/operations, project coordination, and satellites).
• Develop event strategy, objectives, and success metrics in partnership with Marketing, Sales, and Product Management; ensure messaging and deliverables align to business priorities.
• Build and manage event budgets (up to $3M+), forecast spend, track financial performance, and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Establish and upkeep event governance and standards, including templates, playbooks, and SOPs, to ensure consistent, scalable planning and execution across global events.
• Source, negotiate, and manage contracts for venues, sponsors/exhibitors, and third-party vendors in collaboration with Legal, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance.
• Create and execute detailed event logistics and operations plans (timelines, run-of-show, registration, travel, on-site production, risk management, and contingency plans).
• Serve as primary liaison across key stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Global Marketing, Community Relations, Events, and regional teams) to align expectations and ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage RFP and procurement processes to ensure competitive, compliant vendor selection and clear scopes of work.
• Design and analyze post-event feedback (surveys, debriefs, and performance reporting) and translate insights into actionable improvements across the event portfolio.
• Monitor event and experiential marketing trends and benchmark competitor events to recommend innovations that enhance attendee engagement and business outcomes.

Education and Background

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5+ years directly related event management experience in internal and external, corporate event planning; B2B experience, preferred.
• Experience with planning and realizing large and small high-profile events
• 5 years' experience writing promotional copy, managing events, planning, and executing campaigns and providing content for social media, blogs, emails and websites
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail with ability to operate collaboratively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing social media channels

Skill Requirements:

• Must be able to travel up to 30% of the time, including domestic and international trips. Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends to support in-person or virtual events and adapt to various time zones when working remotely.
• 3+ years of experience developing and managing comprehensive event budgets, ensuring cost-effective solutions without compromising quality.
• Strong negotiation skills with vendors and suppliers to secure optimal rates and maintain financial control throughout event planning and execution.
• Experience working with global markets, including North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.
• Experience using Cvent for event management, including registration, attendee tracking, and reporting.
• Experience with SFDC, CRM, and project management systems, preferably Marketo and Wrike.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.

Hach is proud to part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto, a $5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you'll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™—and building rewarding careers along the way.

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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve.Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.