Corporate Events & Experiences Lead

Responsibilities:

Corporate Events & Experiences

Own end-to-end planning and execution of Harrison Street’s corporate events and experiences across North America, from initial concept through on-site execution and follow-up.

Plan and execute firmwide employee events and experiences, including town halls, offsites, celebrations, social programming and other culture-building events.

Partner closely with the Global Chief People Officer to develop events and experiences that support firm priorities, relationships and culture.

Bring fresh concepts and creative ideas to events, with a focus on evolving and improving recurring experiences over time.

Curate all aspects of the experience, including venues, hospitality, programming, food and beverage, entertainment, gifting, branded materials and other touchpoints.

Oversee employee-facing branded materials, swag and gifting programs, ensuring they are thoughtful, elevated and consistent with the Harrison Street brand.

Manage high-profile, confidential and time-sensitive events and initiatives with discretion and sound judgment.

Ensure seamless execution and a consistently high-touch experience for employees, clients, executives and guests.

Stay current on emerging event, hospitality and experiential trends and bring relevant ideas and best practices to Harrison Street.

Annual Events Calendar & Talent & Culture Partnership

Own and maintain the firmwide annual events calendar, bringing together corporate, employee and other relevant events across Harrison Street.

Meet with Talent & Culture subcommittees as part of the annual planning process to understand their proposed events, timing and objectives.

Provide event-planning expertise, guidance and recommendations to subcommittees as they develop annual programming, while subcommittees retain responsibility for owning and executing their respective events unless otherwise agreed.

Bring a firmwide perspective to the calendar, identifying scheduling conflicts, gaps, duplication and opportunities to better coordinate programming across groups

Help create a thoughtful cadence and mix of events and experiences throughout the year

Serve as a resource to Talent & Culture committees on event concepts, venues, vendors, budgets and planning best practices

Event Operations & Vendor Management

Own event budgets, timelines, logistics and execution plans with a strong focus on quality, efficiency and cost management.

Source, evaluate and manage venues, agencies and vendors across North America; negotiate contracts and pricing as appropriate.

Build and maintain strong relationships with preferred venues and vendors.

Identify opportunities to consolidate vendors, leverage firmwide relationships and drive efficiencies.

Develop scalable event-planning processes, tools, templates and best practices to support consistent execution.

Track event feedback and conduct post-event reviews to identify learnings and improve future programming.

Requirements:

5–8+ years of progressive experience in corporate event planning, experiential events, hospitality or a related field, preferably in a high-touch professional services, financial services or client-service environment.
Demonstrated ability to independently own complex events from initial concept through execution.
Experience working directly with executive-level stakeholders and managing high-visibility events and experiences.
Proven ability to manage multiple events, timelines and priorities simultaneously with exceptional attention to detail.
Strong project management, organizational and follow-through skills.
Strong creative instincts paired with practical, disciplined execution.
Experience managing event budgets, vendor relationships and contract negotiations
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across an organization and with external partners.
High level of discretion, judgment and professionalism.
Ability and willingness to travel as needed throughout North America to support key events and on-site execution.
Flexibility to support events outside of standard business hours, including evenings and occasional weekends.
Key Attributes
Strong taste, aesthetic judgment and attention to detail.
Creative thinker who brings original ideas and a clear point of view.
Thinks like a host, not simply an organizer.
Anticipates needs and thinks several steps ahead.
Balances creativity with budgets, timelines and practical execution.
Calm under pressure and solutions-focused.
Polished, professional and comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
Proactive, resourceful, accountable and able to operate independently.
Why This Role Matters
Opportunity to own and shape Harrison Street’s corporate events and experiences program across North America.
Broad exposure across employee, client and executive experiences.
High degree of ownership and creative autonomy.
Opportunity to strengthen how Harrison Street brings its culture, relationships and brand to life through experiences.