Event Manager Full Time

Event Manager

Location: New York City, London UK

At the moment, we are all working remotely. However, we have offices in London and New York, and this position can be based in either office in the US or UK (subject to your existing legal right to work in either jurisdiction).

About OpenFin

OpenFin is a fast-growing financial technology company backed by the world’s largest banks and most respected Fintech VCs, including J.P. Morgan, Barclays, HSBC, Wells Fargo, SC Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, DRW, Nyca Partners, and Pivot Investment Partners. OpenFin modernizes and democratizes app development and distribution in the finance space. We provide a secure OS that brings a fast and intuitive app experience to the financial desktop. Built on Google’s Chromium and GitHub’s Electron open source projects, OpenFin combines native experience, data sharing, lightning-fast distribution, and robust security with an agile web development and deployment model to accelerate digital transformation and innovation. OpenFin is used by thousands of developers to deploy and run more than 1200 apps at more than 1500 financial institutions.

About the Role

At OpenFin, in person and virtual events play a critical role in generating leads, building brand and community. We are now looking for a Global Event Manager to join our busy and fun OpenFin Marketing team, to lead and manage the firm’s organization and attendance of internal and external events running from conferences, webinars, meetups, and boardroom style lunch & learns (virtual & in-person). Our events range from 50 people all the way up to 2,500. This position will report into the Global Head of Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Work with our Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Product Strategy and Head of Marketing to understand our target market, sub-segments and personas
• Research appropriate 3rd party events and conferences aligned to our target market and make appropriate recommendations re participation aligned with our strategy and budget
• Research and develop event concepts for OpenFin community building
• Manage all events from concept to implementation, this includes internal events as well as 3rd party events and our global offsites
• Research venues for events, including proposal & cost comparisons
• Negotiate costs & contracts with vendors
• Handle the submission of contracts & legal review
• Work with vendors on banquet event orders, room blocks, audio visual needs, etc.
• Work with our in-house design team, to ensure timely delivery of invitations, website landing pages, signage & other marketing materials
• Work with the broader marketing team to ensure events are profiled and marketed correctly through social channels as part of our demand generation strategy
• Managing and overseeing events on the day of, including problem-solving, welcoming guests, directing event set-up, communicating with staff, and organizing speakers, vendors and partners
• Create weekly status emails & attendee statistic excel reports and closely co-ordinate with our sales team
• Create post event briefing packs including successes and areas for improvement
• Update & organize data within multiple databases (Pardot, Salesforce, Mailchimp, Website)
• Manage individual event budgets & timelines
• Execute events in collaboration with OpenFin’s Partners and Customers within the Financial Services sector
• Coordinate & lead virtual events using Zoom & preferred vendors
• Onsite staffing for in-person events, including travel as needed
• Planning multiple events, webinars etc at once!

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in corporate events, conferences, or corporate access
• Experience working within Financial Services preferred but not essential
• Superior organization and adaptability skills with a high-level attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task & perform well under pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Google’s Workspace, Asana, Eventbrite, and Meetup.com
• Preferable experience in Webex & Zoom
• Travel approximately 5-10 times a year in addition to early mornings and/or late nights around local events

Life at OpenFin

At OpenFin, our mission is to stay on the cutting edge of web technologies and to enable our customers to do the same. While we are currently remote, we pride ourselves on our friendly, diverse, understanding office culture. Our goal is to create a space where employees can learn and innovate, and overall, have a good time doing it. Our employees have a diverse set of interests and experiences, and we encourage you to explore those interests and share with us! We have regular happy hours and social events. Our offices and our employees are conducive to a productive learning experience — all the while creating innovative and compelling solutions for our clients.

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