Director, Conference Logistics (Strategic Project Management)

Gartner•Irving, TX

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Conference Logistics, Strategic Project Management leads high-impact initiatives that support the priorities of the Global Logistics leadership team and strengthen the Conferences portfolio. As a visionary, hospitality-driven leader, this role partners across Conference Logistics to optimize, scale, and elevate the global conference experience through innovative, customer-centric solutions. With a deep understanding of the Conferences organization, this individual sets direction for project execution, manages a portfolio of strategic initiatives, and ensures alignment to business goals while driving efficiency, continuous improvement, and meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelors degree with focus on project management
10 years of project management experience
Experience leveraging project management technology programs to record project milestones and track status updates.
Experience of large, complex events
Proven budget management abilities
Management of indirect project team
Experience of working in a complex multi layered environment with multiple stakeholders

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end projects which support the priorities of the global logistics team through effective stakeholder management, project planning and implementation.
Identify and leverage data-driven metrics to measure the success of projects and initiatives, creating a compelling storyline and presentation for senior leaders across the organization.
Manage Key Initiative Meetings (KIMs) to report on the progress of projects and key initiatives through defining meeting objectives, agenda and content creation, meeting preparation, meeting notes & action items and timeline management.
Collaborate with our Logistics team and Centers of Excellence to advance initiatives that harness customer insights, enabling the delivery of an elevated, innovative on-site experience that aligns with attendee needs.
Build trusted partnerships with team members and leaders across the organization, leveraging in office time to connect with stakeholders, learn from your peers and keep a pulse on priorities across the teams.
Partner with key stakeholders and leaders across the logistics team to drive forward strategic changes, identify compelling solutions and ensure alignment of conference portfolio priorities.
Track attendee feedback responses and scores flagging trends within the data to translate the needs of our audience.
Continuously seek opportunities to expand knowledge across the competitive market, emerging trends and all functions of the logistics team.