Associate Director - Events & Meetings

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• Serve as strategic business partner, working collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure successful oversight and delivery of meetings, events and learning programs that leverage innovation, technology, and branding to anticipate needs and create exceptional participant experience; implement a client-oriented approach, ensuring success in end-to-end meeting delivery while effectively supporting business objectives
• Lead strategy of high-profile and highly complex events, contributing to the development and delivery of differentiated experiences for the firm; manage the team responsible for production of general session programs including collaboration with program sponsors and speakers on content development and delivery, general session theme and set design, managing timelines, adhering to budget and cost effectiveness
• Collaborate with firm leaders and program speakers in the planning process and onsite to provide feedback on effective presentation delivery and articulating different approaches
• Lead the overall program management of assigned events, integrating and leading a team of Events and Meetings professionals who are responsible for executing client-facing and internal programs; oversee the development and execution of project timelines, budget approval process, program design, agenda curation, contracting off-site events, on-site logistics and meeting collaterals
• Onboard and integrate new team members, cultivate strong stakeholder relationships, and ensure successful execution of high-profile, complex initiatives; enhance the firm s meetings and events by delivering differentiated experiences
• Uphold firm s values and ethical standards to maintain integrity, compliance, risk management and independence in vendor and supplier relationships ensuring team members do the same; act as point of escalation for risk items to raise awareness and help resolve sensitive complex issues; use data to develop insights that inform and guide recommendations and delivery for team professional development opportunities, strategic process evaluation, and tool/resource development
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG s respectful and courteous work environment

• Minimum eight years of recent experience in events and meeting strategy and planning, preferably within a professional services firm
• Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred;
  Minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required; CMP or CMM certification is preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Proven track record in developing key stakeholder relationships as a trusted advisor; up to date in the current industry trends and able to apply key components of event design;
  Experience as an impactful people leader; ability to lead, mentor and develop high performing team members
• Demonstrated experience in fostering a collaborative work environment, setting clear goals, providing constructive feedback, driving employee engagement to achieve organizational objectives and supporting professional growth; ability to lead by example, with excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork
• Ability to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team and foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all levels of the organization;
  Ability to participate in development of resource plans and structures and influence organizational priorities and ability to travel up to thirty percent annually
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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