Global Business Events Manager

Imagine yourself…

• Joining a company with a proven track record of success and an exciting future.

• Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

• Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on your community’s water systems. 
   

At Hach (www.hach.com), a Veralto company, we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every team member plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team and the broader Veralto network, you’ll be part of a unique work environment where purpose meets possibility: where you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs, and where you’ll have opportunities to foster your professional development and fuel your career growth.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.  More about us: https://www.hach.com/about-us

Position Summary:

The Global Business Events Manager leads end-to-end planning and execution of Hach’s global business events, ensuring exceptional attendee experiences and measurable impact against commercial, culture, and brand objectives. Reporting to Global Marketing, this role owns event strategy, program management, budget and vendor management, logistics, and post-event analysis for key internal programs (including Commercial Kickoff and President’s Club) and associate-supported community events, while partnering cross-functionally to support trade shows and other priority event needs. The scope of this position includes responsibility for executing three critical global events annually, each requiring multiple site visits to ensure proper coordination and quality. Additionally, the expectation is to plan these events 18–24 months in advance to guarantee seamless delivery and alignment with organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead on-site execution; manage escalations, safety, and contingency plans to deliver a high-quality attendee experience.
• Own end-to-end program management for assigned global events from concept through execution and closeout.
• Lead event core teams on a regular cadence; drive decisions, remove obstacles, and coordinate workstreams (content, branding, exhibitor/sponsor relations, logistics/operations, project coordination, and satellites).
• Develop event strategy, objectives, and success metrics in partnership with Marketing, Sales, and Product Management; ensure messaging and deliverables align to business priorities.
• Build and manage event budgets (up to $3M+), forecast spend, track financial performance, and identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Establish and upkeep event governance and standards, including templates, playbooks, and SOPs, to ensure consistent, scalable planning and execution across global events.
• Source, negotiate, and manage contracts for venues, sponsors/exhibitors, and third-party vendors in collaboration with Legal, Strategic Sourcing, and Finance.
• Create and execute detailed event logistics and operations plans (timelines, run-of-show, registration, travel, on-site production, risk management, and contingency plans).
• Serve as primary liaison across key stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Global Marketing, Community Relations, Events, and regional teams) to align expectations and ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage RFP and procurement processes to ensure competitive, compliant vendor selection and clear scopes of work.
• Design and analyze post-event feedback (surveys, debriefs, and performance reporting) and translate insights into actionable improvements across the event portfolio.
• Monitor event and experiential marketing trends and benchmark competitor events to recommend innovations that enhance attendee engagement and business outcomes.

Education and Background

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years directly related event management experience in internal and external, corporate event planning; B2B experience, preferred.  
• Experience with planning and realizing large and small high-profile events
• 5 years’ experience writing