Regional Event Manager, East Coast
Regional Event Manager, East Coast
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Job Description
Block is one company built from many blocks all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams People Finance Counsel Hardware Information Security Platform Infrastructure Engineering and more provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies forecast finances give legal counsel safeguard systems nurture new initiatives and more. Every challenge creates possibilities and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.
The Role
The Regional Event Manager (REM) will manage events in their region in collaboration with different partner organizations. This includes but is not limited to Team Onsites or Offsites External Events and companywide initiatives.
Reporting to the Global Internal Event Lead you will lead and consult depending on the event scope and needs of the group hosting the event. You will review all event requests and assign events based on the type of event often planning multiple events at the same time. You will work with local experience teams to ensure events have adequate dayof support.
This role can be based remotely but please note it will support our east coast offices .
You Will
- In partnership with Regional Event Managers review all requests submitted in thego/eventrequest and triage accordingly.
- Manage all assigned go/eventrequests tickets and calendaring. Assign subtasks to crossfunctional partners (AV IT Trust & Safety Workplace etc) as needed to ensure smooth execution and adequate dayof support.
- Plan and execute assigned companywide events in partnership with onboarded global agencies including venue selection activations giveback communications leadership engagement and feedback.
- Partner with Global Event Lead and Regional Event Managers to create and maintain cohesive event management resources.
- Partner with Board Liaison to plan and execute Board of Directors meetings that occur within region including room setup food & beverage transportation special events and supplies.
- Provide in person event support for executive or large team events traveling up to 25% of the year.
- Lead onboarding communication and maintenance with preferred vendors within the region.
- Build an inventory list of event related supplies in the regions offices for items available to event requestors.
- Collaborate with our AV Centers of Excellence (CoE) IT Trust & Safety and Workplace Experience Team to foster a cohesive global event program.
- Partner with Global Event Lead to enhance event program experience for employees including piloting new tools/technology participating in working groups for global initiatives and project managing special projects as needed.
- Evaluate program effectiveness and provide feedback for improvements.
You Have
- Over 4 years experience in event management or alike (corporate events within large scale tech companies a bonus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong collaborator with partner organizations adaptable to leading or contributing to projects as needed to accomplish goals.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and change; ability to think quickly and pivot directions as needed.
- Confidence in communicating with senior leadership and team leads.
- Experience working with communication and web design (IE: presentations signage event brochures email etc).
- Project Management experience prioritizing events timely response and tracking.
- Strong customer service experience.
Technologies We Use and Teach
- Gsuite
- Slack
- Planned
- JIRA
- Notion
Were working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and fair chance ordinances.
We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what were doing to build a workplace that is fair and square Check out our ID page.
While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Temp
