Senior Manager Events

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

In this role, you will lead and be responsible for the event strategy, logistic management, communication, and execution of large-scale national and regional events. Additionally, you will oversee the RFP process in partnership with the Strategic Meeting Management Sourcing team and partner with and manage multiple cross-org and third-party vendor relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Event & Program Planning and Execution

  • Coordinate all field event logistics in partnership with internal teams and external vendors, including compliance review, registration, exception approvals, AV, content development, speaker engagement, hotel logistics, and post‑event communications

  • Manage end‑to‑end program execution to ensure delivery meets quality standards, timelines, milestones, scope, risk, and budget objectives

  • Facilitate high‑level planning sessions to define program goals, metrics, schedules, and success criteria in alignment with program sponsors

  • Assess business needs and propose program enhancements to senior leaders to gain alignment and support

• Cross‑Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with key business partners across the organization to develop strategic messaging and ensure programs address organizational needs

  • Coordinate across multiple teams to integrate plans and enable effective, seamless execution

• Messaging & Communications

  • Maintain awareness of enterprise‑wide messaging to ensure all programs and marketing initiatives align with corporate priorities

  • Support communication plans and oversee content delivery across relevant channels

• Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

  • Track and analyze program performance against established plans, metrics, and budgets

  • Monitor participation and outcomes, identify opportunities for improvement, and execute approved enhancements quickly

  • Ensure sustainability and ongoing effectiveness of assigned programs

Required Qualifications

• 7-10 years' relevant experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

• Ability to travel 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Effective relationship builder; partners cross-functionally and works effectively with various levels of the organization

• Innovative and creative thinker with the ability to identify new events marketing opportunities

• Team player who has the presence to inspire and unite varying points of view

• Strong communications and interpersonal skills with a strong client-centric mentality

• Solid command of FINRA/SEC guidelines

• Programs and events experience in the financial services industry

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

 

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additiona