Senior Events Manager

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Visa is seeking a highly motivated Senior Event Manager to drive strategy and execution of select Visa internal events, including sales kickoffs, employee engagement events and executive programs. Reporting to a Director of Internal Events, this role requires a customer-centric focus and a strategic mindset while managing the conception, execution, content production, onsite management, and post-event reconciliation of select events. Responsibilities include: 

• Program Lead for assigned events. Oversee. project meetings and communicating clear agendas and follow-up actions with project team and key stakeholders. 

• Developing event project plans including strategy, goals, metrics, timeline and roles and responsibilities 

• Managing the vendor and venue selection process in coordination with Sourcing and Finance teams. Communicate with chosen vendors and suppliers throughout the event cycle.  

• Invoice and budget tracking. Escalating unforeseen changes to necessary stakeholders.  

• Event design and audience experience development, working with stakeholders to determine needs and desired outcomes for event audience 

• Hotel room block and venue management 

• Manage run of show, content production, audio visual needs and vendors 

• Attendee communications, registration management and mailbox management 

• Mobile app development 

• Onsite delivery and execution 

• Post event reconciliation, surveys and reporting 

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

8 or more years of relevant work experience in event program management and operations with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications

9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD

Demonstrated exceptional project management, organization and planning skills applied in a fast paced, multi-tasking environment 

Must possess a passion for events and in-depth understanding of how events engagement bolsters brand, drives regional and global business strategy, supports business objectives, and aligns with the overall marketing and communications strategy of a global organization 

Creative approach to development of event concepts – think outside the box – with a desire to constantly innovate and improve all event aspects 

Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills, particularly with senior executive level stakeholders 

Willing to challenge the status quo and look at things from a different angle 

Proactively bring forward new ideas and look for innovative solutions that help simplify processes 

Self-directed personality that takes a proactive, hands-on role in problem solving, decision-making, creating new procedures and innovating new ways to enhance existing processes 

Strong customer orientation. Look to deliver impactful and beneficial meetings for clients and attendees with a focus on quality 

Driven, self-starter with an ability to prioritize projects in a deadline driven environment 

Must be able to facilitate domestic and international meeting programs, as required. Job requires 15-20 percent overnight travel and from time-to-time overtime and weekend work 

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.