Senior Manager, Events and Experiences

About the PositionAs Senior Manager of Events and Experiences, you lead delivery across a broad portfolio of client and internal events, from executive convenings and multi-day conferences to large-scale activations and community programs. You are the primary delivery lead on each engagement and the direct team leader for the Managers and Coordinators supporting the work.Senior Managers operate with substantial autonomy on the delivery side. You receive an established scope from the Director and are responsible for everything that follows, including the project plan, the budget, the vendor ecosystem, the team’s output, and the quality of the final product. You are engaged across the full event lifecycle, from planning through post-event debrief, with the greatest time investment in production and on‑site delivery.You report to the Director. Travel is expected based on the geographic scope of assigned engagements.Requirements What You’ll Be Responsible For: Strategic PlanningUphold the quality standards defined by the practice, ensuring all engagements are executed consistently and meet expectations for excellence across planning, production, and delivery.Support day‑to‑day management of client relationships for assigned engagements, maintaining consistent communication, delivering against expectations, and escalating key moments to the Director.Support new business efforts and client growth initiatives as needed, contributing delivery perspective, event planning insight, and executional input.Collaborate with Directors to operationalize project frameworks, ensuring objectives, success criteria, and delivery expectations are clearly translated into execution plansTranslate the approved scope into a working project plan, budget tracker, and master timeline, and own all three from kickoff through debrief.Lead internal kickoff meetings and delivery work sessions, and support client kickoff and milestone meetings by translating direction into an executable plan.Assign project work, monitor team workload, and ensure all engagements follow established processes and standardsAssign project related work to the identified Athena project team with a clear scope, deadlines, and context, and confirm understanding before moving on.Monitor team workload across your assigned engagements and redistribute tasks when capacity is uneven or a deadline is at risk.Ensure all assigned engagements follow established internal processes, templates, and documentation standards, and address gaps when they arise.Track project health using hours logged, deliverable progress, and budget burn, and bring a current picture of engagement status to the Director proactively.Flag risks, budget variances, and scope changes before they escalate.Project Management & Event DeliveryTranslate established event strategy into operational and programmatic decisions that support client goals and intended audience outcomes.Oversee client‑facing meetings and lead day‑to‑day working sessions, ensuring plans, updates, and next steps are clearly communicated and aligned to established direction.Manage executional decisions across format, vendors, and…