Director, Conference Logistics (Strategic Project Management)

Responsibilities

• Identify and leverage data-driven metrics to measure the success of projects and initiatives, creating a compelling storyline and presentation for senior leaders across the organization.
• Manage Key Initiative Meetings (KIMs) to report on the progress of projects and key initiatives through defining meeting objectives, agenda and content creation, meeting preparation, meeting notes & action items and timeline management
• Collaborate with our Logistics team and Centers of Excellence to advance initiatives that harness customer insights, enabling the delivery of an elevated, innovative on-site experience that aligns with attendee needs.
• Build trusted partnerships with team members and leaders across the organization, leveraging in office time to connect with stakeholders, learn from your peers and keep a pulse on priorities across the teams
• Partner with key stakeholders and leaders across the logistics team to drive forward strategic changes, identify compelling solutions and ensure alignment of conference portfolio priorities
• Track attendee feedback responses and scores flagging trends within the data to translate the needs of our audience.
• Continuously seek opportunities to expand knowledge across the competitive market, emerging trends and all functions of the logistics team
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Requirements

• Bachelors degree with focus on project management
• 10 years of project management experience
• Experience leveraging project management technology programs to record project milestones and track status updates.
• Experience of large, complex events
• Proven budget management abilities
• Management of indirect project team
• Experience of working in a complex multi layered environment with multiple stakeholders
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Additional Information

The Director of Conference Logistics, Strategic Project Management leads high-impact initiatives that support the priorities of the Global Logistics leadership team and strengthen the Conferences portfolio. As a visionary, hospitality-driven leader, this role partners across Conference Logistics to optimize, scale, and elevate the global conference experience through innovative, customer-centric solutions. With a deep understanding of the Conferences organization, this individual sets direction for project execution, manages a portfolio of strategic initiatives, and ensures alignment to business goals while driving efficiency, continuous improvement, and meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment.

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