Associate Director, Meeting Planning and Event Technology

Location: Rockville, Maryland, United States. Hybrid work environment with defined in-person presence requirements; in-person work is required during the week of hirify.global’s annual conference. Travel and extended work hours are required.

Salary: $131,200–$238,300 annually for work performed in Maryland. Actual compensation depends on skills, experience, education, and market factors. Discretionary bonus may also be available.

Company

hirify.global is a securities regulator focused on investor protection and market integrity.

What you will do

• Oversee hirify.global’s Strategic Meeting Management Program, corporate meetings, complex conferences, and event technology operations.
• Manage Cvent integrations with systems including Single Sign-On, Workday, Deem Travel, virtual conference platforms, mobile applications, HTTP Post, and URL branding.
• Develop technology roadmaps, metrics, standards, training materials, and processes that improve efficiency, reporting, fiscal transparency, and program scalability.
• Serve as project manager and virtual technology specialist for revenue-generating conferences, including API integrations, secure data transfers, webcasting, live-stream production, and mobile applications.
• Lead meeting planning from concept through completion, including site selection, contracts, rooming lists, food and beverage, registration, exhibitors, onsite operations, signage, reporting, and attendee engagement.
• Supervise and mentor the meeting planning team, manage suppliers and stakeholders, negotiate vendor contracts, and oversee budgets and financial reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, technology, or a related field, plus at least eight years of meetings management, event management, project management, hospitality, or IT-related experience, or an equivalent combination.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification and Cvent certification are required.
• Expertise with Cvent, Microsoft Office Suite, meeting technology, enterprise integrations, and the ability to learn new technologies.
• Experience managing a strategic meetings management program and Cvent events of up to 3,000 attendees with exhibits.
• Experience negotiating third-party vendor contracts and legal addenda, with in-depth knowledge of virtual event production, audiovisual equipment, webcasting, and multicasting.
• Strong communication, leadership, mentoring, problem-solving, flexibility, and troubleshooting skills in a high-pressure environment.

Nice to have

• Experience managing or leading a team.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration in a professional, highly visible, and fast-paced environment.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, legal, and other insurance programs.
• 401(k) plan with company match and an additional hirify.global-funded retirement contribution may be available.
• Tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, wellness programs, backup family care, adoption assistance, surrogacy benefits, and employee assistance.
• Paid time off, personal and sick days, volunteer service days, paid holidays, and additional family, parental, military, jury duty, bereavement, and voting leave.