Manager - Corporate Events
CVS Pharmacy - Hartford, CT
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Job DescriptionPosition Summary: The manager, corporate events position is part of the Corporate Events team, a division of the marketing department, which supports the entire CVS Health organization for meetings, sponsorships and trade shows. Our mission is to create and execute innovative brand experiences for our business partners and customers that foster growth, retention and reflect our corporate goals and objectives. This individual will be responsible for managing meetings, sponsorships, and trade shows within the Center of Excellence. Day to day, this individual will partner with key business stakeholders to develop event strategies with a focus on delivering best in class events that help influence our constituents, industry and grow our brand. This person will advocate delivery of best-in-class event planning and management to ensure our teams' services are consistent across all projects.Job Description Manage a variety of in-person, virtual and hybrid meetings, sponsorships and tradeshow for both internal/external customers. Ability to pre-plan and onsite management of very large, multi-venue, complex conferences. Partner with enterprise leaders to create compelling agendas, customer, and employee engagement; influencing overall design of events ensuring consistent enterprise centric best practices are leveraged. Strategically work with internal business partners across the Enterprise to understand, facilitate and support their goals and objectives while proactively and effectively integrating events into business plans that help grow our business and achieve desired outcomes. Develop and maintain internal business partner relationships by delivering the highest level of customer service while delivering successful event outcomes and flawless execution. Partner with internal business partners and teams to establish appropriate event strategies and project plans, ensuring clear communications of objectives, timelines, budget, project status, expectations while providing updates on a regular basis. Identify operational challenges and develop solution, based strategies/processes Collaborate with cross functional teams such as legal, IT, HR, and marketing to facilitate components of meetings and various needs. Partner with procurement on legal contracts, SOW's, LOA's. Candidate will work with internal Operations Manager for meeting approvals, tracking, Oversight and management of event financials, reconciliation, and cost savings documentation Measure key ROI and ROE indicatorsFundamental Components Works in collaboration with the corporate meetings & events team on assigned meetings, sponsorships, trade shows from start to finish, including venue sourcing, pre-event planning, project management, design, production, logistics, registration management, budget management, onsite event support, final reconciliation and billing accuracy, meeting close out and other duties. Project manages multiple, complex timetables successfully in a collaborative and extremely fast paced environment. Partners with external relationships (agencies, vendors) and works with cross-functional internal teams; creative services, marketing operations, which support direct efforts and collaborate closely to develop and successfully execute programs. Provides onsite support to implement meetings, trade shows, and events. Ensures compliance policy and procedures are followed, completes all required approvals and processes. Delivers operational requirements and tasks in the agreed timeline per internal stakeholder requests. Remains current and updated on industry trends in event management and integrates them into the design of the event, when applicable.Skills: Leadership and management skills Business driving strengths including strong analytical, organization and planning abilities, and solution-oriented decision-making. Dedicated and focused with the ability to prioritize and compete multiple competing tasks. Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels within Enterprise. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Strong understanding of event technologies.Pay RangeThe typical pay range for this role is:Minimum: 60,300Maximum: 130,000Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.Required Qualifications10+ years of meeting & event management with internal and external customers.Travel required:In a post-Covid environment this position will require approximately 25%-50% travel including weekends. Must be able to carry and lift heavy objects up to 35 lbs. Must have a valid driver's license to rent cars.Preferred QualificationsCMP or CMM certificateCvent CertificationEducation Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experienceBusiness OverviewBring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand - with heart at its center - our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable. We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.
Created: 2025-11-15