Who We Are
Robert Half, one of FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies and a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For is hiring for a Senior Manager, Events to join the Marketing department.
The Senior Manager, Events reports to the Director, Regional Marketing, Events & Partnerships and leads the centralized Events function responsible for advising on, planning, and executing Robert Half’s national, partnership, and regional events. This role combines event strategy and portfolio judgment with strong operational leadership across a high-volume portfolio of approximately 800 annual events.
The Senior Manager leads two Event Managers and one Event Specialist and owns event feasibility, format, service level, planning standards, full tactical execution, vendors, venues, registration, staffing coordination, materials, shipping, technology, production, and event reporting inputs. Regional Marketing and Partnerships own the business objectives and broader programs that events support; the Events team owns the event plan and delivery.
What You'll Do
Event Portfolio Strategy, Intake & Service Model
Establish and manage a coordinated national and local event portfolio aligned to target audience, partnership, market, and revenue goals.
Advise program owners on whether an event is the right solution and recommend format, scope, timing, service level, budget, and measurement approach.
Implement strategic, standard, and self-service event levels to align support with business value and complexity.
Manage event intake, prioritization, calendar visibility, production capacity, and resource allocation in partnership with Operations & Measurement.
Identify duplication, portfolio gaps, repeatable formats, and events to expand, change, consolidate, or stop.
Full Event Planning & Tactical Execution
Own end-to-end planning and execution for approved national, partnership, and regional events.
Manage research, registration, contracting, venues, vendors, show organizers, production partners, timelines, and detailed workplans.
Coordinate field staffing, schedules, preparation calls, speakers, attendees, calendars, travel-related logistics, and stakeholder communications.
Manage booths, displays, signage, marketing materials, premiums, inventory, shipping, storage, and on-site setup requirements.
Oversee event technology, registration platforms, virtual and hybrid delivery, lead capture, and other event systems.
Coordinate pre-event promotion requirements and post-event follow-up with program owners and enterprise marketing teams.
Provide on-site or virtual production leadership for strategic events and ensure consistent execution standards across the portfolio.
Vendor, Budget, Risk & Operational Excellence
Develop preferred vendor, venue, production, and service partner strategies that improve quality, speed, pricing, and consistency.
Manage event expenses/estimates, invoices, commitments, and cost controls in partnership with Operations & Measurement.
Establish event playbooks, checklists, templates, service standards, contingency plans, and risk-management practices.
Ensure events comply with contractual, safety, privacy, accessibility, brand, and operational requirements.
Use technology, automation, and AI-enabled workflows to simplify event production and improve capacity.
Measurement, Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement
Lead, coach, and develop two Event Managers and one Event Specialist.
Define event data and feedback requirements with Operations & Measurement, including attendance, engagement, cost, operational quality, and field follow-up.
Provide event reporting inputs and recommendations to program owners for repeat, change, or stop decisions.
Build consistent event-management capabilities, cross-training, and career development across the team.
Monitor stakeholder experience, production performance, cycle times, and capacity to improve the service model.
What You'll Need
Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or…