Senior Manager, Strategic Planning & Events

Role Overview

At the heart of every high-performing organization is a rhythma cadence of meetings priorities and events that align teams and drive execution. The Senior Manager Strategic Planning & Events will be responsible for orchestrating this rhythm across the business ensuring seamless planning and execution of internal operations executive engagements go-to-market activations and corporate-wide events.

This role blends strategic planning operational rigor and creative execution. You will work cross-functionally with leadership marketing sales and people teams to deliver high-impact experiences that reinforce organizational priorities culture and brand.

Key Responsibilities

Business Cadence & Operational Rhythm

• Own the planning and execution of recurring leadership and cross-functional meetings (e.g. QBRs all-hands strategic offsites).
• Develop and manage meeting agendas pre-reads follow-ups and action tracking.
• Ensure alignment across teams by maintaining a consistent operating rhythm and communication flow.

Executive & Leadership Events

• Plan and manage executive-level engagements including board meetings leadership summits and strategic retreats.
• Coordinate logistics content development and stakeholder communications.
• Serve as a liaison between executive sponsors and operational teams to ensure flawless execution.
• Support building board materials and board meeting preparation.

Go-To-Market & Enablement Events

• Partner with Sales Marketing and Product teams to deliver impactful GTM events such as product launches enablement sessions and customer briefings.
• Align event strategy with business objectives and performance metrics.
• Manage vendor relationships budgets and post-event reporting.

Corporate & Culture Events

• Work with the People team on the planning and execution of internal culture-building events including holiday parties recognition programs and team-building activities.
• Collaborate with People team to reinforce employer brand and employee engagement.
• Ensure events reflect company values and foster inclusion across global teams.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience at a SaaS company in business operations COGs or strategic planning roles.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills; able to distill complexity into clarity.
• Experience with digital collaboration tools.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced high-growth environment.
• Background in a global organization is a plus.

Preferred Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a bias for execution.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Collaborative team player with a proactive resourceful mindset.
• Passion for creating memorable experiences that drive business impact.