Content & Programming Senior Manager, Global Events

Harvey • New York, NY

7d • $114,500 - $171,700

About The Position

The Content & Programming Senior Manager owns the stage experience at Harvey’s global events, particularly FORUM, a conference series for leaders across the legal profession. The role shapes the executive narrative, speaker lineup, session design, and editorial standards so each event reflects Harvey’s strategic goals and identity. It combines editorial decisions and content development with hands-on project management and execution, including speaker preparation and coordination of the Harvey Product Keynote across teams. The position works at the intersection of content, product marketing, and executive engagement to deliver high-quality events for customers, prospects, and the legal community.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in events, content, or programming roles.
• Strong project-management skills and a track record of managing multiple workstreams for high-visibility events with fixed deadlines and large speaker rosters.
• Experience developing content for large in-person events, including themes, session design, and speaker curation.
• Experience managing speakers directly, including outreach, scheduling, rehearsals, and day-of support.
• Strong storytelling ability and skill in turning complex business and product priorities into narratives for senior stakeholders and attendees.
• Ability to process diverse information quickly, make and communicate decisions, and develop plans and processes from scratch.
• A process-first approach and comfort building trackers, playbooks, and documentation.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with Product, Product Marketing, Creative/Design, and Leadership, including executives, while meeting tight timelines.
• High ownership, professionalism, tact, and judgment, with the ability to work amid ambiguity.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to remove jargon and filler from session copy and talk tracks.
• Curiosity about people and their work, with the ability to build knowledge of customers and identify stories suited to the stage.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to flagship or high-visibility conferences.

Responsibilities

• Own event programming from initial concept through final run-of-show, managing concurrent workstreams against fixed event dates.
• Project-manage the Harvey Product Keynote end to end with Product and Product Marketing, determining what to showcase and driving content, rehearsals, and approvals to deadline.
• Source, schedule, and manage 30 or more speakers per event, including outreach, talking points, preparation calls, rehearsals, and day-of support.
• Build and maintain programming trackers, playbooks, timelines, and run-of-show documents to support events across editions and geographies.
• Curate the full agenda, including session descriptions, breakout talk tracks, and content across stages, ensuring sessions support event strategy.
• Build and maintain a speaker database of customers, prospects, and industry voices, including notes on topics, speaking strength, and relationship owners.
• Work with Customer Engagement and Customer Success to identify, recruit, and prepare customer speakers and develop their stories into on-stage content.
• Partner with Production, Marketing, Creative, and Enablement to translate content decisions into the live event experience.
• Analyze post-event data and feedback to guide future content strategy, speaker selection, and format decisions.
• Provide Leadership with organized updates on progress, risks, and open decisions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed