Marketing Associate Director, Event Team Leader

Req ID: 259031
NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Marketing Associate Director, Event Team Leader to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).
NTT DATA is searching for an Associate Director to lead our team of Event Managers. The candidate will be a well-organized event professional with excellent communication skills and an understanding of event and trade show best practices. The candidate should be comfortable in a highly matrixed environment and able to lead a team while influencing marketing directors who support specific go-to-market teams.
The ideal candidate will have a creative mind and an appreciation for the benefit of global consistency during the events planning process, as well as detail-oriented project management and onsite execution.
This role works closely with executives and marketing leaders to plan and execute the logistics for our largest and most impactful client and internal events, as well as industry and partner trade show management. Responsibilities include management of the team in compliance with all applicable processes, assigning and balancing workload for team members, managing the event calendars, ensuring high caliber execution of all events, negotiating agreements with vendors, providing overall program and budget management, coordinating internal and external stakeholder communications.
An ideal candidate would have 10 to 12 years of experience with business-to-business services and/or technology-oriented event planning skills and 3+ years of experience in leading a team and/or providing best practices to a team.
In this role you will be responsible for:

• Oversight of the execution of NTT DATA's event and trade show program in North America.
• Lead a team of 3-5 event managers for direct execution of major events, and the provision of advisory services and best practices for all other events.
• Coach, mentor and develop the internal event management team.
• Maintain an event calendar and execution model for North America engaging across industry, portfolio and content marketing teams.
• Develop consistent invitation attendee communication processes.
• Directly execute certain internal and/or external events.
• Identify new and/or emerging opportunities to create a best-in-class event management function.
• Manage agency resources and adhere to marketing budget, vendor and agency relationships and payments.
• Proficiency in business and marketing technology tools including Salesforce, Workfront, Pardot, PowerPoint, and Excel.

• Managing budgets, processing invoices, liaising with vendors, and managing contracting process in compliance with policies and procedures.
• Handling on-site logistics.
• Presenting plans to senior leaders.
• Executing strong event feedback surveys and creating post event reports.

Requirements:

• 10-12 years of relevant marketing event experience.
• 3+ years of experience leading a team and/or coaching in a matrixed environment.
• Bachelor's degree in marketing, public relations, communications, or hospitality or equivalent Event certification and work experience.
• Professional event management certification.
• Ability to travel to events and manage onsite logistics.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid senior leadership level presentation skills.
• Solid financial, business acumen and analytical skills.
• Excellent project management skills

About NTT DATA Services
NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.
NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.