Senior Event Planner

BCD•New York, NY

12d•$95,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

BCD Meetings & Events is seeking an experienced Senior Event Planner to support our client’s Global Conferencing and Events function. In this client-dedicated role, you will manage the end-to-end planning and delivery of events and conferences while partnering closely with internal stakeholders, vendors, and support teams. The ideal candidate is highly organized, service-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple programs in a fast-paced, regulated corporate environment.

Requirements

10+ years of demonstrated experience planning corporate meetings, conferences, leadership programs, or other complex events.
Strong project management, organization, budgeting, negotiation, and attention-to-detail skills.
Experience working within a financial services or similarly regulated environment.
Proficiency with Cvent, Microsoft 365, and event reporting or project-tracking tools.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a polished and professional approach to senior stakeholders.
A collaborative, accountable working style and the flexibility to support occasional travel, early mornings, evenings, or onsite event requirements.

Responsibilities

Managing events from intake through reconciliation, including timelines, budgets, venues, vendors, attendee communications, production, onsite delivery, and post-event reporting.
Building trusted relationships with event hosts and stakeholders, understanding their objectives, and translating them into clear, executable event plans.
Bringing creativity and fresh thinking to event concepts, participant experiences, and solutions while working within brand, budget, compliance, and operational requirements.
Managing multiple programs and priorities while proactively identifying risks, dependencies, decisions, and items requiring escalation.
Partnering effectively with GCE support teams, including Attendee Data Management and Web Specialists, to ensure coordinated delivery and a consistent participant experience.
Using Cvent and other event technology to support registration, communications, reporting, and event delivery.
Following established processes, financial controls, compliance requirements, and service standards while maintaining accurate documentation in shared event folders.
Providing calm, solutions-focused support during planning and onsite execution, adapting quickly when requirements change.