Associate Director Meeting Services

KPMG LLP provides audit, tax and advisory services to a broad range of clients. KPMG’s commitment to its clients is demonstrated in our client service delivery approach with cross-functional teams that extend across industry segments. We are currently seeking an Area Events and Meeting Services Associate Director to join us in our Washington DC or Tysons Corner office.
Responsibilities:

Accountable for the development and implementation of regional event marketing and meeting plan and the execution of services related to Events and Meetings

Lead an integrated team of Event Marketing and Meeting Services professionals to help execute internal and client facing events

In conjunction with Area leadership and Area Marketing, develop event-specific objectives, and identify opportunities to maximize relationship-building and business development interactions with clients

Responsible for the Area events and meeting services budget

Help ensure the successful end-to-end delivery of conferences, seminars, tradeshows, and other regional events

Institute mechanisms for lead generation, follow-up, client feedback, and ROI analysis

Collaborate with National Events and Meeting Services to define and raise standards for best practices, consistency, and controls relative to the execution of events and meetings

Work with firmwide Procurement and Area Operations leadership to enable the facilitation of efficiencies and economies of scale, leading to greater process and control orientation

Formulate the Area’s overall event marketing and meetings plan, in order to maximize firm exposure and generate leads, and work with National Events and Meeting Services to help ensure that firmwide business objectives are being supported

Develop and implement a client-oriented approach to effective and cost efficient management of regional events and meetings. Help ensure that service delivery is aligned with and fully supports the firm’s business priorities and goals on an Area and local level

Manage, develop, and mentor Area events and meetings staff

Oversee department operations, including financial management
Job Requirements
Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college/university

Eight years of experience with increasingly responsible and significant positions in the areas of marketing, event marketing, and hospitality

Able to conceive and execute business plans, build and maintain effective relationships within a matrix organization, work with various levels of management, including partners, in the creation and development of events and meetings that maximize impact

Interact comfortably and professionally with clients and prospective clients

Able to create and manage project budgets

Able to demonstrate a working knowledge of the firm’s services

Able to prioritize projects and motivate a team to meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment

Demonstrate organizational, leadership and people management skills
KPMG offers and supports flexible work arrangements as well as part-time schedules. We also offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.Interested? Please send your resume referencing Code 06741107. We strongly encourage you to apply online at