Director, Events Management Strategy
Veeva Systems
Salary
💰 CA$109,700 - CA$148,400 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Curate inspired, world-class events that surprise and delight our employees
- Define an overarching and consistent creative strategy for how we approach internal events, new event formats or engagement ideas, and expected ROI
- Refresh and create processes and approaches that scale across the business
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of employee events, including coordination with vendors, facilities, and agency teams
- Maintain and manage event calendars, timelines, budgets, sentiment trackers, and measurable outcomes in coordination with senior leaders
- Manage strong partnership with internal communications and employee experience teams to ensure event strategy, messaging, and branding aligns with company goals
- Serve as a trusted partner to cross-functional partners and agencies — working with their teams to reimagine and up-level Dropbox experiences
- Analyze feedback and metrics post-event to improve future experiences
- Partner with Internal Communication and Culture, Employee Experience, Office of the CEO Team, Offsite Planning Team, and Workplace Team
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience managing events or similar functions
- In-depth and hands-on experience in events services, hospitality, client service, or consulting
- Creative thinker with the ability to conceptualize unique event themes, experiences, and activations that resonate with target audiences and reinforce the brand's messaging
- Several years of experience in event planning and strategy, preferably in the technology industry
- Proven track record of successfully planning and executing large-scale events, such as conferences, product launches, trade shows, and customer events
- Demonstrated ability to partner a team of event planners, coordinators, and agencies
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail, including the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with internal teams, external vendors, and stakeholders at all levels
- Proficiency in budget development, forecasting, and management to ensure events are executed within allocated financial resources
- Experience in evaluating ROI and effectiveness of events to optimize future budget allocations
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, with the flexibility to adjust event plans and strategies in response to changing market dynamics or internal strategy
- Travel approximately up to 30%
