Senior Event Manager
BoomPop
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $120,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Plan, lead, and execute 8–12 concurrent high-complexity events, including incentive trips, multi-day retreats, and high-production programs.
- Serve as the primary strategic contact for clients, offering consultative guidance and creative solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Manage all aspects of event execution: budget creation, venue and vendor sourcing, production, logistics, and reconciliation.
- Oversee event budgets of $500K–$2M+, balancing client goals with BoomPop’s margin targets and cost efficiency.
- Partner cross-functionally with Sourcing, Creative, Product, and Finance teams to ensure seamless delivery.
- Mentor Event Managers by sharing best practices, reviewing plans, and helping solve complex challenges.
- Identify and implement process improvements that enhance scalability, efficiency, and profitability across the Events org.
- Lead post-event reviews to surface learnings and drive continuous improvement.
- Model operational excellence, proactive communication, and a calm, solution-oriented approach in every client interaction.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience in end-to-end event management, including large-scale, complex, or high-production events.
- Demonstrated success managing 8–12 simultaneous programs with budgets of $500K–$2M+.
- Proven ability to serve as a trusted client partner and strategic advisor.
- Strong vendor sourcing, contract negotiation, and relationship management experience.
- Deep understanding of budget management, margin protection, and reconciliation.
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience mentoring or influencing others, even without direct management.
- Startup mindset — agile, resourceful, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Willing and able to travel up to 10% for onsite execution or team offsites.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity, with tons of room for career growth
- Company sponsored 401(k)
- Generous PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Flexibility to work from anywhere
- Amazing annual team-wide and department offsites
- World-class medical, vision, and dental plans with 100% employee contributions covered + 80% dependent contributions covered
- $50/month phone stipend
- Occasional Travel: Connecting is in our DNA, please note that we anticipate roughly 6-8 nights of travel per year for this role.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
event managementbudget managementvendor sourcingcontract negotiationlogisticsproductionreconciliationprocess improvementprogram managementclient consultation
Soft Skills
communicationorganizationproblem-solvingmentoringstrategic advisingrelationship managementagilityresourcefulnesscalmnesssolution-oriented