Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Events
Role Overview
At the heart of every high-performing organization is a rhythm—a cadence of meetings, priorities, and events that align teams and drive execution. The Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Events will be responsible for orchestrating this rhythm across the business, ensuring seamless planning and execution of internal operations, executive engagements, go-to-market activations, and corporate-wide events.
This role blends strategic planning, operational rigor, and creative execution. You will work cross-functionally with leadership, marketing, sales, and people teams to deliver high-impact experiences that reinforce organizational priorities, culture, and brand.
Key Responsibilities
Business Cadence & Operational Rhythm
- Own the planning and execution of recurring leadership and cross-functional meetings (e.g., QBRs, all-hands, strategic offsites).
- Develop and manage meeting agendas, pre-reads, follow-ups, and action tracking.
- Ensure alignment across teams by maintaining a consistent operating rhythm and communication flow.
Executive & Leadership Events
- Plan and manage executive-level engagements including board meetings, leadership summits, and strategic retreats.
- Coordinate logistics, content development, and stakeholder communications.
- Serve as a liaison between executive sponsors and operational teams to ensure flawless execution.
- Support building board materials and board meeting preparation.
Go-To-Market & Enablement Events
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams to deliver impactful GTM events such as product launches, enablement sessions, and customer briefings.
- Align event strategy with business objectives and performance metrics.
- Manage vendor relationships, budgets, and post-event reporting.
Corporate & Culture Events
- Work with the People team on the planning and execution of internal culture-building events including holiday parties, recognition programs, and team-building activities.
- Collaborate with People team to reinforce employer brand and employee engagement.
- Ensure events reflect company values and foster inclusion across global teams.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience at a SaaS company in business operations, COGs, or strategic planning roles.
- Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong communication and storytelling skills; able to distill complexity into clarity.
- Experience with digital collaboration tools.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Background in a global organization is a plus.
Preferred Attributes
- Strategic thinker with a bias for execution.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Collaborative team player with a proactive, resourceful mindset.
- Passion for creating memorable experiences that drive business impact.
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