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Senior Manager, Events (Remote)

Slalom
Chicago, IL Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/14/2025
Sr. Manager, Events

Location: Remote

This is a remote position; however, candidates must reside near one of our office locations.

Who You’ll Work With

At Slalom, we create impactful, high-visibility experiences that drive meaningful outcomes for our business. As a Senior Event Manager, you will own the execution of our highest-tier events, from inception through post-event analysis. You will work closely with senior leadership, marketing teams, and key stakeholders to ensure events deliver measurable results and contribute to our business goals.

This role is designed for someone with a proven ability to lead full-cycle events, ensuring that planning, execution, and follow-up are aligned with strategic objectives. You will influence event strategy, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and manage vendors to deliver a seamless experience. Your leadership and expertise will be crucial in executing events that move the business forward and exceed expectations.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead Full-Cycle Event Execution: Own the end-to-end planning and execution of high-impact events, ensuring on-time delivery, aligned objectives, and high-quality outcomes.
  • Drive Event Strategy: Partner with marketing leadership and business teams to define clear event goals, develop strategic plans, and ensure event impact aligns with business priorities.
  • Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with Global Marketing, Industry, and Partner teams, to ensure event objectives are met, and all teams are aligned.
  • Influence Stakeholders: Consult with internal stakeholders to understand goals, offer strategic recommendations, and maintain alignment across all event aspects.
  • Manage Vendor Relationships: Lead the selection, negotiation, and management of vendors, ensuring high-quality service while staying within budget.
  • Optimize Budgets & Timelines: Own the event budget, track expenses, and proactively manage timelines to ensure successful event delivery.
  • Analyze & Report Outcomes: Conduct post-event evaluations, gather feedback, and share insights to assess event effectiveness, applying learnings to improve future events.
  • Maintain Brand Integrity: Ensure events reflect Slalom’s brand, values, and culture, delivering a cohesive and memorable experience for all stakeholders.
  • Drive Process Improvement: Continuously refine event planning and execution processes to scale events more efficiently and enhance their impact.

What You’ll Bring

  • 5 years of experience in event management, project management, or marketing, with a proven track record in delivering complex, high-profile events.
  • Expertise in in-person event execution, with a deep understanding of logistics, budgeting, and stakeholder management.
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple events and shifting priorities.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a demonstrated ability to influence decisions and align cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency in managing budgets, negotiating contracts, and overseeing vendor relationships.
  • A solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to resolve problems creatively and under pressure.
  • Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills, and a proactive approach to managing events.
  • Experience with event management tools and platforms.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle high-stakes events with confidence.
  • Travel onsite to events up to 40% annually.

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Lead the planning and execution of high-visibility events that have a direct impact on Slalom’s business strategy.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership and key teams across the organization, shaping the direction of major events.
  • Play a pivotal role in scaling and refining our event strategy, bringing innovative solutions and insights to the table.
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.
  • Join a team that thrives on creativity, agility, and continuous learning, empowering you to grow and make a lasting impact.

About Us

Slalom is a next-generation professional services company creating value at the intersection of business, technology, and humanity. With our fiercely human approach, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by over 700 technology partners, our nearly 12,000 team members in ten countries and 49 offices help people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For nine years running. Learn more at slalom.com.

Our Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the targeted base salary pay range is $115,000 to $155,0000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.

We will accept applications until March 4th or until the position is filled.

Salary : $115,000 - $1,550,000

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