Sr Manager, Conferences Strategic Planning

This role will be responsible for managing the Global Conferences strategic activity planning for Experiential Marketing and various other Gartner business units. This person will lead strategic alignment for programs such as the prospect invitational program, Gartner Showcase, Consulting Clinics, among others. You will coordinate with our business partners in Corporate Marketing, Consulting, and Conference Delivery to ensure our prospects and clients maximize their experience at our conferences.
 

What You Will Do:

• Partner with the Experiential Marketing team on prospecting activities which drive conversion and client value. Optimize the use of our Prospect Invitational Programs across the conference portfolio and help create consistent, effective approaches. 
• Partner with key stakeholders to identify and drive the most impactful ways to utilize conferences to drive prospecting activities and enhance the prospect’s conference experience.
• Partner with Conference Program Management to ensure strategic alignment in all activities taking place at a conference.
• Identify and implement opportunities for more effective planning of prospecting experiences.
• Support strategic alignment of existing business unit-led programs at conferences, including Gartner Showcase, Consulting Clinics
• Project manage and partner with business units on priority programs and ad hoc requests at conferences - working closely with key Global Conferences partners
• Build relationships with leaders and key points of contact across each Business Unit to increase awareness of how Global Conferences can help them achieve success
• Seamless attendee experience for attendees in prospecting programs
• Creation of a strategy to “Bring Gartner to Life” experience for all attendees visiting the Gartner Showcase
• Engagement and effective program management with our business partners across Conferences and our internal partners
• Successful implantation of Consulting programs that align with Conference brand and agenda
• Key stakeholders include all teams in Global Conferences, Experiential Marketing, Consulting, and other Gartner business units

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5+ years' relevant business experience
• Proficiency in developing and leading cross-functional initiatives
• Demonstrates high level of influence at a senior level
• Strategic leader with excellent implantation skills
• Project management skills including deadline management
• Leadership skills with the ability to communicate, collaborate, motivate, and execute
• Proven ability to build and leverage relationships both internally and externally
• Solution oriented strategy, showing ability to self-motivate and collaborate
• Strong organizational skills: able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strategic thinker: able to independently work issues through to resolution
• Proactive and decisive with a high sense of urgency, able to work at a fast pace
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
• Communicative and collaborative with strong oral and written communication skills
• Client focused
• Curious and inquisitive with exceptional problem-solving skills

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