Senior Manager, North America Events

Visa - Foster City, CA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Foster City, CA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Manager for the North America Events team at Visa will focus on event operations and logistics, creating and managing events that support Visa's client and employee initiatives across the U.S. and Canada. This role requires a strategic understanding of business objectives to translate them into successful event programs, reporting to the Sr. Director of North America Events.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics for various types of event programs such as large-scale client conferences, Client Roundtables, User Conferences, Hospitality Events, and internal All-Staffs and Annual Sales Meetings.
• Manage project timelines, production schedules, and event specifications.
• Develop and deliver event marketing and communications to support increased audience engagement.
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts across event elements including venue sourcing, food and beverage planning, housing management, AV production, and transportation.
• Support robust analytics to illustrate event effectiveness and lead generation measurement to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain accurate event budgets, administer and reconcile event spend, payments, and invoicing.
• Create and administer event registration sites and event apps for large scale events.
• Manage logistics for industry tradeshows.
• Create event proposals, pitches, and budget estimates.
• Support implementation of event monetization and fee-structured event processes.

Requirements

• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD.
• Proven experience in event marketing processes and principles with direct event experience on corporate events of 1000+ attendees and $5M+ budgets.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong event marketing and communications background to support attendee strategy and attendee journey planning.
• Proficient in MS suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and savvy with technology with a data-focused mindset.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Hospitality, Event Marketing, English, communications, public relations, marketing, or related discipline.
• Experience in payments, fintech, financial services, or another relevant area.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of virtual event platforms such as Cvent, Swoogo, On24, Eventfinity and virtual meetings using MS Teams and/or WebEx.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• FSA/HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program