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As an Event Manager on the Navan Events team, you will plan, coordinate, and execute a diverse portfolio of client events—delivering world-class service, managing budgets with precision, and leveraging Navan's cutting-edge travel and event technology to scale operations. In this role, you will empower organizations to foster thriving cultures through expertly curated in-person experiences while driving decisions that support Navan’s revenue goals and product innovation.
What You’ll Do- End-to-End Execution: Design, plan, and execute 8–12 client events simultaneously, managing timelines, vendor contracts, and logistics.
- Strategic Advisory: Educate clients on industry best practices, offsite strategies, and cost-effective event design while building strong client relationships to drive account retention and repeat business.
- Budget & Financial Oversight: Manage event budgets to maximize impact and protect gross margins while supporting Navan’s net revenue goals and preferred vendor network.
- Product Collaboration: Utilize Navan’s proprietary platform daily, delivering actionable UX and feature feedback to internal Product and Engineering teams to optimize our event management software.
- Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Source, negotiate, and maintain relationships with top-tier venues and suppliers to secure competitive rates and exceptional service.
- Client Satisfaction: Consistently meet and exceed NPS and CSAT targets through exceptional execution.
- 30-60-90 Day Success Roadmap
- Within 30 Days: Complete onboarding on Navan’s platform and SOPs; shadow senior planners on active accounts; begin managing initial events with Team Lead support; establish cross-functional relationships with Sourcing, Product, and Customer Success.
- Within 60 Days: Independently manage a full pipeline of events end-to-end; consistently meet CSAT targets; provide direct feedback to the Product team to optimize Navan’s event management software.
Within 90 Days: Act as a strategic advisor to key clients; consistently hit net revenue and margin targets; drive process improvements that enable team scalability; achieve high client retention through post-event follow-up.
- 5+ years of end-to-end event management experience, including sourcing, budget management, vendor negotiations, and onsite execution.
- Strong project management skills with a proven track record of handling high-volume event portfolios in fast-paced environments.
- High executive presence with experience presenting directly to C-suite and senior leaders.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with a creative, client-first mindset.
- Prior hospitality or corporate travel industry experience preferred.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% for onsite event execution, team syncs, and client meetings.
Navan uses AI-assisted Automated Employment Decision Tool (Metaview) to assist with evaluating resumes against job qualifications for this role. All final decisions are made by human recruiters and hiring managers.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of end-to-end event management experience
- Experience with event sourcing, budget management, vendor negotiations, and onsite execution
- Strong project management skills and experience managing high-volume event portfolios in fast-paced environments
- Experience presenting directly to C-suite and senior leaders
- Exceptional problem-solving skills with a creative, client-first mindset
- Prior hospitality or corporate travel industry experience
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10%
What the Team is Saying
Navan Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families are explicitly offered, and healthcare is often characterized as a strong part of the package with mental‑health resources included. This breadth of core health benefits is consistently highlighted alongside lifestyle supports.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Policies emphasize flexible/unlimited vacation in the U.S., with region‑specific structures such as five weeks of paid annual leave in the UK. This scope of time‑off options is presented as a clear advantage.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is structured at 16 weeks for birthing parents and 10 weeks for non‑birthing parents. This level of support is positioned as a meaningful benefit for families.
Navan Insights
What We Do
Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the leading all-in-one business travel, payments, and expense management platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com.
Why Work With Us
At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation.
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Navan Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
In-person connections is the foundation of Navan, the connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and what we can achieve together. We operate on a hybrid working model, which we define as four days a week in-office.
