Director, North America Events

$146,900 - $213,000/Yr

Visa - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities

About the position

The Director of North America Events at Visa is responsible for leading event operations and logistics to support Visa's client and employee initiatives across the U.S. and Canada. This role involves managing various types of events, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives, and enhancing audience engagement through effective event marketing and communication strategies. The position requires a strong background in event management, budget oversight, and vendor negotiation, while also focusing on analytics to measure event effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics for various types of event programs such as large-scale client conferences, Client Roundtables, User Conferences, Hospitality Events, and internal meetings.
• Develop and deliver event marketing and communications to support increased audience engagement.
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts across event elements including venue sourcing, food and beverage planning, and AV production.
• Support robust analytics to illustrate event effectiveness and lead generation measurement to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain accurate event budgets, administer and reconcile event spend, payments, and invoicing.
• Create and administer event registration sites and event apps for large scale events.
• Manage logistics for industry tradeshows and create event proposals, pitches, and budget estimates.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor's Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD.
• Proven experience in executing executive-level programs and employing current event management strategies and tactics.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong event marketing and communications background to support attendee strategy and attendee journey planning.
• Proficient in MS suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and savvy with technology with a data-focused mindset.

Nice-to-haves

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Certification preferred.
• Knowledge of virtual event platforms such as Cvent, Swoogo, On24, Eventfinity and virtual meetings using MS Teams and/or WebEx.
• Experience in payments, fintech, financial services, or another relevant area strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Health savings account
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance