Senior Director, Strategic Event Management & Experiential Design

Location: Milwaukee, WI, Corporate; #LI-Remote

Salary: $144,000–$216,000 annually. Geographic-specific pay structures may apply, including $158,400–$237,600 and $165,600–$248,400.

Company

hirify.global is a large financial services company focused on putting clients’ interests at the center of its business.

What you will do

• Set and execute a multi-year vision and annual strategy for enterprise-wide meetings and events.
• Lead event managers, producers, and creative services professionals in delivering field, home office, community, internal, and external events.
• Use analytics, observability, KPIs, automation, reusable processes, integrated technology stacks, and API-first solutions to improve event performance and scalability.
• Build consistent event brand identity and apply brand and design principles across programs.
• Oversee event vendor contracts, housing management, sourcing, procurement collaboration, RFPs, artists, production vendors, budgets, and cost controls.
• Advise senior leaders on event experiences, venues, agendas, investment priorities, risk, sustainability, accessibility, safety, and resource allocation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, event management, marketing, or a related field.
• 10+ years of related business and managerial experience in corporate events strategy, experiential marketing, or event production within a large, matrixed organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge of event strategy, experiential marketing, brand building, event technology platforms, and commercial performance.
• Experience developing strategies aligned with corporate objectives and resolving complex cross-functional business problems.
• Strong negotiation, political savvy, ambiguity management, change leadership, and senior stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience building high-performing teams and leading through subordinate managers or professionals.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working at a luxury hotel property or event venue.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with transparent compensation ranges.
• Focus on team development, growth, culture, and engagement.
• Emphasis on collaboration, experimentation, sustainability, ADA accessibility, safety, and measurable impact.
• Equal opportunity environment supporting creative ideas, leadership, and professional development.