Project Manager

JOB TITLE: Project Manager

JOB LOCATION: Hybrid to either NYC or Boston (need to come in from time to time)

WAGE RANGE*: $65 - 69/hr. W2

JOB NUMBER: 187476

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree with 8-10 years of event planning, conference management or program management experience
• Expertise with events and/or marketing within the financial services industry preferred.
• Experience interfacing and negotiating with groups at all levels and across multiple functions, including senior sales managers and corporate executives.
• Highly customer focused and willing to provide services to both internal partners and external clients.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment; adaptable and reliable with a strong 'can do' attitude.
• Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Cvent, Salesforce and Marketo preferred.

Job Description

• You will be responsible for leading and coordinating strategic and tactical event program development in support of our strategic program needs within the overall SPDR SPY ETF marketing plan.
• You will manage and maintain relationships with key partners across the SPDR business.
• You will lead and collaborate with internal teams and/or vendors to successfully design, plan and execute proprietary events, third-party conferences and sponsorships while ensuring consistent brand/event standards required to build a best-in-class SPY Event Program.
• You will ensure all event components are impactful, integrated into broader SPY marketing plans and follow guidelines to showcase thought leadership across channels.
• You will collaborate with Sales, Product Marketing, and external clients to identify key themes, goals and messaging for each event.
• Build project plans, lead planning calls, and coordinate with all business partners to meet deliverables.
• Provide strategic, innovative thinking to connect the dots around key event components including presenters, brand message, locations and overall attendee experience.
• Help manage/oversee all presenters for events and conference participation -- including coordinating speaker requests, consulting on presentation content/creation and coordinating speaker prep to ensure alignment with messaging and goals.
• Diligently track budgets/spend to ensure events and conferences are within designated budget amounts and industry spending limits.
• Dedicated to measuring return on investment for all programs and provide monthly analysis reporting around any SPY-related post-event sales activity.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.