Company:Oliver Wyman
Description:
About Oliver Wyman
Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation.
The firm has 7,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC].
For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on X @OliverWyman.
Job Overview:
Oliver Wyman is seeking a creative, results-oriented Events Planner to manage and organize Oliver Wyman’s client B2B marketing initiatives, client facing events and support internal events. This role is sharing responsibility delivering high-quality OW branded events and providing administrative support to the APR Events Team.
The Events Planner will work with all team members in the marketing team, events team leads all aspects of event planning and delivery in Asia Pacific Region. This role will also work closely with the Global Events Team to ensure programs adhere to global event policies and standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Stakeholder Management - Lead event project initiatives in region partnering with business, marketing and supporting functions to develop impactful programs in alignment with business strategy.
- Effective planning and end-to-end execution of client, internal and Oliver Wyman Forum events
- Support the Events Director on regional event tasks and execution of flagship events.
- Research – Keep up to date with new venues, hotels, food & beverage concepts, industry practices in the region.
- Event Production and Delivery - Develop creative event concepts and coordinates logistics including venue sourcing, virtual production, accommodation and travel, invitation and registration, event communication, F&B and event, in collaboration with wider internal teams such as IT, Design and Marketing.
- Post Event Analysis and Closing – post event analysis, feedback collection, monitor ROI data, track and record event budgets and cost savings.
- Ensure all events and programs are compliant with firm wide standards and policies.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across businesses Leadership Team and other partner functions such as Marketing, Events, DTP.
- Occasional business travel to support onsite based on event schedule
Person Specification:
- 3-5 years’ experience of corporate events management in a global/regional environment.
- Strong industry network of peers, venue partners, vendors and suppliers across Asia Pacific Region.
- Strong contract and vendor negotiations.
- Excellent verbal, written communication and analytical skills. Being fluent in more than one language is an added advantage.
- Experience with CRM and event management tools e.g. Cvent, Microsoft Dynamics etc.
- Experience with virtual and interactive tools e.g. Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slido, etc.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Skills and Attributes:
- Service focused – dedicated to meeting expectations through securing effective relationships with stakeholders and clients while executing deliverables to the highest standards.
- Able to be flexible and adaptable to confidently manage stakeholders and event from end-to-end.
- Extremely thorough and detail oriented, strong knowledge of vendor negotiation and strong budget discipline.
- Has a high level of energy and integrity, demonstrates leadership skills and respect for a diversity of opinions and styles, and is not afraid of accountability and responsibility.
- Has a growth mindset – always open to learning opportunities, able to take constructive feedback in stride and incorporate feedback.
- Ability to think strategically, execute quality output under tight deadlines and work extra hours as needed.
- Highly motivated, flexible, enthusiastic, innovative, and creative in required determination to achieve results through initiative and common sense.
- High level of creativity, availability to think ‘outside the box’ and to multitask.
- Versatile with an aptitude for hard work, the maturity and temperament to handle a variety of situations and an ability to rise to new challenges.
- A team player with the ability to function independently, but collaboratively to meet deadlines.
What We Offer
- Growth culture: Extensive learning & development opportunities, annual performance review process & discretionary performance bonuses.
- Inclusive and diverse workplace culture: Dedicated Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging team, and passionate employee resource groups.
- Comprehensive benefits: From day one of employment, you’ll have access to a full array of benefits for your financial, health and well-being.
- Work-Life Balance: We support a healthy work-life balance for our employees, recognizing the important of personal time and fulfilment outside of work, including a hybrid working model.
Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.
