Director, Events - Hybrid; Los Angeles

Position: Director, Events and Experiences - Hybrid (Los Angeles) XPRIZE OverviewXPRIZE is an established global leader in designing and executing large-scale competitions to solve humanity’s greatest challenges. As a 501(c)3, our unique model democratizes innovation by incentivizing crowd-sourced, scientifically viable solutions to create a more equitable and abundant future for all. Since our founding in 1994, we’ve launched $519 million in prize competitions that are driving more than $31 billion in social and economic impact — a 60x return on philanthropic investment. The portfolio of events includes a range of sizes from intimate networking events to 500-person summits both virtual.The Director of Events is a key role within the Marketing organization and must be highly nimble, organized, efficient, and able to communicate effectively to both event staff and the XPRIZE leadership. Create tools to help staff create smaller events including a branded event-in-a-box resourceAct as key liaison between internal partners, event staff, in-house creative and any third party vendors leading up to the event, ensuring that event deliverables/goals are metLeverage, select and negotiate effectively with event vendors and partners to meet company goalsLead, conceptualize, plan, and execute overall attendee experience from start to finishManage overall budget, stay accountable to budget and reconcile with key budget owners; regular reporting and financial tracking to key organizational groups and leadershipImpact EvaluationLead event planning meetings and debriefs for each event; compile post-event wrap-ups and presentations, including collaborating with Advancement to assess the ROI for eventsSummarize key learnings and takeaways that can improve the overall outcome of the event and process system and incorporate lessons learned into future eventsCollect post-event attendee feedback; review and analyze data; and communicate learnings to key stakeholdersManagementRecruit, manage and mentor event team staff including setting goals and objectives and clear roles and responsibilities across the teamCoach team and drive for excellence so that together the team is able to:Plan in advance, anticipate needs and create timelines and project trackers to proactively and effectively manage eventsOversee aspects of event administration and logistics, including budgets, timelines, print materials, staff memos, guest outreach, and staff/volunteer directionManage relationships with external vendors including audio visual, photography, design, copy, caterers, and print teamsCoordinate services such as accommodations and transportation for participants,…