Event Manager-3

Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

The Event Manager role focuses on the delivery of quality meeting planning and execution services for a variety of clients as part of an end-to-end management solution. Whilst the role primarily focuses on the logistic management, there may also be the need to provide creative support.

What You’ll Do

Operational Delivery

• Ongoing key operational client contact – act as the key client contact for program including proposal creation and presentation, contracting, regular WIP reviews, ongoing engagement and escalation as needed

  
  
  

• Ongoing Leadership and Management of support teams and/or coordinator(s) to delivery best results

  
  
  

• Source, Negotiate, Contract and Manage all vendors / suppliers for the meeting on client’s behalf and ensuring quality services at efficient rates

  
  
  

• Create and Manage critical path for event(s) including key dates internally and externally

  
  
  

• Create, design and manage all aspects of the program (food and beverage, activities, transport, theming etc.)

  
  
  

• Attendee Management and associated aspects (initiations, itineraries, rooming lists, special needs, dietary requirements, attendee communications etc.)

  
  
  

• Coordinate, or manage, the air ticketing team for the event for seamless operations and client facing engagement

  
  
  

• Facilitate all supplier payments including regular reporting on fund movements 

  
  
  

• Create and Manage the initial, negotiated, working and final budgets throughout the program in an accurate and timely manner

  
  
  

• Proactive management of event, and account, profitability

  
  
  

• Full financial reconciliation post event within defined SLA parameters

  
  
  

• Meet all deliverables and SLA’s, both internally and externally

  
  
  

• Understand and be compliant with all policies

  
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum of 5 years proven event management experience

  
  
  

• Ability to work within budgetary parameters, meeting critical deadlines, and handle multiple projects simultaneously

  
  
  

• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and interpersonal are essential with ability and present and engage at a senior stakeholder level

  
  
  

• Ability to work with the corporate clients to develop programs, including destination selection, site inspections, negotiations, costing and onsite management through final billing

  
  
  

• Ability to reestablish and develop business from within existing client streams

  
  
  

• Air booking experience – preferred (Galileo, Sabre GDS)

  
  
  

• Should be comfortable to work in APAC/EMEA Shifts

  
  
  

Location

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and wellbeing resources to support you and your immediate family.

  
  
  

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

  
  
  

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

  
  
  

• We strive to champion Inclusion in every aspect of our business at Amex GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global INclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

  
  
  

• And much more!

  
  
  

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!