Corporate and Workplace Solutions, Event Management - Junior Business Coverage Manager, Associate

Goldman Sachs • Jersey City, NJ

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate and Workplace Solutions Division aims to deliver solutions that maximize the efficiency and productivity of its people. Within this division, the Corporate and Workplace Experience pillar includes Onsite Solutions, Corporate Events and Production, and Real Estate teams. The Onsite Solutions and Corporate Events and Production teams deliver experiences globally to both clients and employees, encompassing areas like Hospitality, Transportation, and Event Management. The Real Estate team is responsible for planning, developing, building, and operating Goldman Sachs facilities across more than 60 cities in 23 countries. These operations are supported by Corporate Planning and Management's Finance and Engineering teams, which handle financial accounting, reporting, operations finance, procurement, contract management, and business planning, as well as the CWS Administration and Communications team, responsible for organizational development and internal/client communications. This role reports to the Americas Head of Events and will partner with the business to develop and lead an event marketing strategy. The position will oversee events and conferences with a strong emphasis on best practices, commercial excellence, and consistent delivery, recognizing that Goldman Sachs events are crucial for maintaining the firm's image and fostering key client relationships.

Requirements

• 3-4 years of experience in event management in a fast-paced corporate organization
• Personal integrity, initiative, leadership qualities, and the ability to work as part of a team in an environment that demands excellence, time and energy
• Effective communication skills with proven ability to build and maintain relationships
• Proactive and forward-thinking both pre and post event; follows-up with clients for feedback throughout the event life-cycle and provides team timely updates (on processes/procedures and best practices)
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities while maintaining high quality standards
• Creative thinking and a focus on innovation
• Ability to adapt style as the situation requires
• Strong negotiating/commercial skills
• Ability to develop credibility with clients and vendor teams
• Demonstrates gender and cultural sensitivities

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Business Coverage Manager on the oversight, project management and execution of key events
• Understand core goals and objectives of the businesses supported
• Identify opportunities for improvement on an ongoing basis
• Build relationships and partner with key stakeholders/groups/individuals in division
• Provide oversight and team leadership for project managers staffed on events or conferences for the business
• Understand and lead protocol objectives for each event during both the planning and execution stages ensuring overall success of each event
• Travel for onsite support of event delivery as needed
• Contribute to the building of an accurate and thorough annual budget and adherence to that budget
• Primary responsibility for weekly approvals, ongoing reporting and data integrity
• Vendor procurement and management – includes contract negotiation, management, and adherence to the firm’s vendor management best practices
• Maintain an overall brand strategy using firm resources and event management templates and best practices
• Work with client team to provide guidance on agenda building, material design and speaker and presentation idea generation
• Acts willingly as a resource to other Business Coverage Managers and team members

Benefits

• training and development opportunities
• firmwide networks
• wellness
• personal finance offerings
• mindfulness programs

What This Job Offers

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