Event Operations Specialist

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Position Overview

The Vice President of Event Management and Operations strategizes and executes mid and large-scale events for Morgan Stanley at Work. Reporting to the Head of Global Event Management and Operations, this role is responsible for the end-to-end implementation of key initiatives required to plan and execute events in coordination with key stakeholders on content strategy, production timelines, deliverables, and goals.

The candidate must possess superior communication skills, thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven role. The ideal candidate excels in a team environment, builds relationships, is culturally astute and a resilient, resourceful problem-solver.

Job Description/Position Responsibilities

The Vice President of Event Management and Operations will be responsible for Content and Speaker management for our annual Thrive conference, Thrive Regional Forums, and various Morgan Stanley at Work meetings.

• Run, manage, and deliver all size client events in coordination with Event Management team.
• Create communication strategies for senior executive speakers including - messages, scripts and talking points.
• Guide internal and external speaker resources through content development and preparation process.
• Manage approval process for all speaker materials: presentations, handouts, flyers, and scripts.
• Manage breakouts, including Learning Labs, Education Sessions - from planning to execution for hundreds of corporate clients.
• Create and maintain a deliverables timeline to ensure content is on schedule for the conference.
• Responsible to confirm content aligns with the conference goals, brand messaging and target audience.
• Curate session topics, identify potential speakers, and manage speaker communications and content submissions.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create promotional content, including digital materials, social media posts and email campaigns.
• Continually review event management models to ensure execution is consistent with goals of Morgan Stanley at Work Businesses.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to deliver programs that contribute to the health of Morgan Stanley at Work.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, minimum of 5-10 years' experience in an events role within a large organization preferred.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates integrity, tact, diplomacy, confidentiality and a commitment to company values and HR principles with demonstrated experience interacting with senior management.
• Proven ability to cultivate relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Flexibility to adapt procedures, and processes to ensure completion of projects.
• Excellent professional etiquette maintain composure and remain positive under pressure.
• Critical and Creative thinking are critical, along with an exceptional attention to detail, strong follow-up skills.

Additional Qualifications

• Ability to communicate well in a variety of complex situations.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and working with competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain poise, presence, professionalism and exhibit solid judgment.
• Able to multi-task in a demanding environment.
• Initiative-taking and hard working with ability to handle changing priorities.
• Excellent time and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Effective people skills and adaptable team player.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on high-impact events that shape the workplace and industry.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities to enhance your skills and career growth.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Salary range for the position: [$110,000 - $130,000/] Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. The application window is expected to close [5/1/2025], but may be extended depending on whether a candidate has been selected.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).