Events & Engagement Program Manager

Job Title: Events & Engagement Program Manager (Program Manager III)
Duration: 3 months with possibility of extension
Location: Hybrid- New York- 3 days a week in the office
Job Responsibilities:
Events & Engagement Program Manager, GBG North America. Full-time contract, approximately 40 hours per week, Dec 14, 2026- Mar 13, 2027, based in New York with at least 3 days per week onsite and event travel as needed. Requires 5-8 years in program management, events, executive communications or business operations.

Top skills: end-to-end event and offsite delivery; executive speaker preparation; executive writing; influencing senior leaders; building intake processes and reusable playbooks.

About the Role
The client is seeking a temporary Program Manager (contract role) to support planning and execution of executive-facing programs, events, offsites, and strategic communications. In this role, you will help drive end-to-end coordination across stakeholders, build operating rhythms and repeatable processes, and ensure high-quality delivery across multiple workstreams at once.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end program management for executive events, offsites, and speaking engagements, including timelines, stakeholder alignment, content readiness, logistics coordination, and post-event follow-through.

Manage multiple programs simultaneously, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.

Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain operating rhythms (e.g., planning cadences, weekly updates, decision logs, stakeholder reviews).

Produce clear, executive-ready written materials (e.g., program updates, briefing docs, run-of-show documents, talking points, and recap notes).

Build scalable playbooks and documented processes to enable consistent execution and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

5-8 years of experience in program management, events, executive communications, or business operations.

Demonstrated experience leading large events, offsites, or executive speaking engagements end to end, including managing several concurrently.

Experience building processes and operating rhythms from scratch in a fast-moving environment.

Strong executive writing skills and the ability to synthesize complex information into clear, action-oriented communications.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced degree.

Experience in a sales or go-to-market organization, marketing events, or communications.

Experience scaling work through playbooks, AI-enabled workflows, and automation.

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