Senior Meeting Planner

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid working model with work from home and on-site presence at clients or hirify.global offices

Salary: $70,000–$75,750 per year, plus potential cost-of-living adjustments, bonuses, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a management consulting and technology firm combining data, science, technology, and human ingenuity to create solutions for patients, caregivers, consumers, and businesses.

What you will do

• Review hotel, venue, and vendor agreements and advise stakeholders on negotiation strategy, pricing, concessions, cancellation terms, and risk mitigation.
• Plan and execute small and mid-sized meetings, team summits, and corporate events from concept through post-event evaluation.
• Coordinate venues, food and beverage, audio-visual services, room setups, transportation, accommodation, registration, communications, and on-site support.
• Develop and manage event budgets, track expenses, and provide financial reporting.
• Partner with sponsors, executives, vendors, and internal stakeholders to align events with business objectives and improve attendee experience.
• Mentor junior team members and maintain contract-review resources, templates, and best-practice guidance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in corporate meetings, events, hospitality, conference management, or a related field.
• Successful experience planning and executing meetings, conferences, team summits, or corporate events.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Cvent and Microsoft Office Suite; fluency in English.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience with Canva or similar image-editing software.
• Experience using AI-powered tools to improve productivity, communication, planning, or analysis.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining remote work with on-site presence at clients or hirify.global offices.
• Comprehensive benefits supporting health and well-being, financial security, time away, and professional development.
• Skills-building programs, milestone training, career progression paths, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Collaborative, client-first environment with cross-functional development opportunities.
• Travel opportunities to work with clients in different environments and cultures.

Hiring process

• Submit an online application with a full set of official or unofficial transcripts.