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Meetings Professionals International

Events Manager

Meetings Professionals International, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We drive responsible growth by delivering for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. Being a great place to work is core to how we drive responsible growth, including our commitment to an inclusive workplace, exceptional talent development, wellness support, performance recognition, and community impact.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning and coordination of complex client and internal events, including both in-person and virtual.

Work with the Event Segment Executive, line of business, Communications, Marketing, and Academy partners to develop and recommend event and content strategy that achieves line of business goals and priorities.

Partner with the Event Segment Lead, line of business, Communications, Marketing, and Academy partners to develop the strategic objectives, budget, and execution plan for each program and for the overall yearly plan of the line business event portfolio.

Regularly liaise with the highest levels of management on the coordination of our programs by serving as an advisor and event management expert to the function or line of business, proposing value-add event activities and directions around marketing and communications initiatives and priorities, strategic objections, program planning, and event optimization strategies.

Ensure events are planned within company guidelines and manage all risks associated with events, including protecting employees, clients, the brand, financial oversight, information security, and operational risk; engage compliance, legal, risk, corporate security, and corporate communication partners as needed.

Advises and provides direction and input on overall event plan to additional assigned vendor planners.

Manage end-to-end event execution, including detailed budget creation, sourcing, invitation creation, agenda/Run of Show development, planning technology tools, attendee management, logistics planning (menus/audio visual/technology), pre and post event reporting, invoice processing, and event reconciliation.

Coordinate the planning, management, and execution of complex events, both in person and virtual.

Work with minimal supervision on a daily basis to deliver for stakeholders, both in the office and onsite at events. Provide on-site support of logistics for events, attendee, and risk management.

Required Qualifications

10-15 years large scale/complex conference and event production experience.

Extensive knowledge of event planning processes, including contracting, logistics, onsite execution, budget management, and reconciliation.

Stakeholder management, including experience leading cross functional teams with external partners.

Excellent written and verbal communication, executive presence, and strategic influencing skills.

Strong financial management and experience managing multi-million dollar budgets.

Balance strategic direction with detail orientation.

Travel 20-30% time.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Customer and Client Focus

Event Planning

Presentation Skills

Project Management

Financial Oversight

Active Listening

Business Acumen

Collaboration

Prioritization

Written Communications

Executive Presence

Influence

Written and Oral Communications

Risk Management

Shift 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week 40

Pay and Benefits Pay range: $96,800.00 – $136,600.00 annualized salary, based on experience, education, and skill set. This role is eligible for a discretionary incentive and an annual discretionary award based on performance. Benefits include industry-leading benefits, paid time off, resources, and support to enable genuine impact and contributions to sustainable growth and community service.

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