Manager, Meetings

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded in 2015 by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg to help solve some of societys toughest challenges from curing or preventing disease to improving education and addressing the needs of our local communities. We provide the operational support across our areas of work.

The Team

Across our work in Science Education and within our communities we pair technology with grantmaking impact investing and collaboration to help accelerate the pace of progress toward our mission. Our Operations organization provides the support needed to push this work forward. Operations consists of our Brand & Communications Central Tech Finance People Real Estate/Workplace/Events/Facilities/Security (REWFS) Strategy & Operations and Ventures teams. These teams provide the essential operations services and strategies needed to support CZIs progress toward achieving its mission to build a better future for everyone.

The Events & Engagement team part of REWFS creates meaningful experiences that connect people spark collaboration and strengthen our organizational ecosystem. Through thoughtfully designed internal events scientific convenings and training opportunities the team fosters a sense of belonging and promotes knowledge sharing across CZI and its partner communities.

Within Events & Engagement the Meetings Team is responsible for producing over 20 mission-aligned convenings annually. These include scientific gatherings such as flagship events grantee meetings workshops and hackathons that bring people together to accelerate discovery and build collaborative communities.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Manager Meetings to lead the team responsible for planning and executing high-impact convenings that advance CZIs mission. These gatherings serve as strategic tools to catalyze collaboration foster community and accelerate progress across CZIs science. education and technology work. This role combines strategic convening design with operational execution requiring close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external partners.

As Manager you will oversee a team of event professionals guide the design and delivery of convenings from concept to completion and ensure every gathering reflects our values of inclusion purpose and excellence. You will also play a critical role in scaling our systems improving processes and enhancing how we connect and support our growing ecosystem of colleagues grantees and collaborators.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Events & Engagement and partners closely with scientific and programmatic staff REWFS colleagues Biohub partners and external collaborators.

What Youll Do

• Lead the strategy planning and execution of a portfolio of external-facing convenings
• Manage and mentor a team of event planners ensuring effective execution and professional development
• Design convening formats that foster community collaboration and shared learning aligned with CZIs mission
• Oversee full-cycle event logistics including venues vendors budgets registration travel and on-site execution
• Collaborate with program Biohub and operational stakeholders to define goals shape agendas and engage participants
• Improve systems and processes to ensure consistency scalability and learning across convenings
• Gather and apply feedback and data to measure outcomes and inform future events
• Champion inclusive accessible and high-impact convening practices
• Travel up to 25% with additional in-office presence expected during convening periods

What Youll Bring

• 7 years of experience leading complex multi-day convenings
• 2 years of experience managing people including hiring and coaching team members
• Strong track record in both strategic convening design and hands-on execution
• Expertise in vendor management budgeting contracting and operational logistics
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and an ability to partner effectively at all levels both internally and externally to CZI
• Ability to manage competing priorities in dynamic environments with high attention to detail
• Proficiency in Google Workspace Zoom and event/project management tools (e.g. Cvent Airtable Salesforce or Jira)
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification or similar credentials preferred
• Demonstrated interest in or affinity with science and/or artificial intelligence preferred

Compensation

The Redwood City CA base pay range for a new hire in this role is $138000 - $189200. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience as evaluated throughout the interview process.

Better Together

As we grow were excited to strengthen in-person connections and cultivate a collaborative team-oriented environment. This role is a hybrid position requiring you to be onsite for at least 60% of the working month approximately 3 days a week with specific in-office days determined by the teams manager. The exact schedule will be at the hiring managers discretion and communicated during the interview process.

Benefits for the Whole You

Were thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible.

• Provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice.
• Funding for select family-forming benefits.
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving

If youre interested in a role but your previous experience doesnt perfectly align with each qualification in the job description we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

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