Manager, External Events

The Organization

When you're the best, we're the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves. We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future.

Kaufman Hall is seeking a strategic, relationship-oriented Manager, External Events to design and deliver external engagement programs that strengthen the firm's brand, deepen client relationships, and advance business development across healthcare and consulting markets.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, this role will translate firm priorities into targeted events and external engagement opportunities. The Manager, External Events will lead strategy, planning, execution, follow-up, and measurement in partnership with practice leaders, marketing, business development, communications, consultants, and external vendors.

• Develop and manage an annual external events strategy and calendar aligned to firmwide business objectives, priority audiences, and growth opportunities.

• In partnership with the Thought Leadership sponsor and Talent team, maintain a roster of active speakers, expertise areas, and priority speaking topics to identify the strongest alignment between speakers, audiences, venues, and firm strategy.

• Partner with practice leaders and business development teams to define event objectives, target audiences, success measures, and desired follow-up.

• Use market trends, competitor activity, client needs, and firm priorities to recommend event formats, sponsor ships, and engagement approaches.

• Lead end‑to‑end event planning and execution, including timelines, budgets, venue selection, registration, invitations, agendas, speakers, travel, catering, audiovisual needs, branding, and on‑site logistics.

• Coordinate Kaufman Hall's participation in external conferences and industry events, including sponsor ships, speaking opportunities, attendee engagement, and post‑event follow‑up.

• Manage relationships with conference organizers and other external partners.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to develop event messaging, promotional materials, invitations, speaker communications, social content, and post‑event follow‑up.

• Support executive and client engagement events that create meaningful opportunities for relationship‑building and business development.

• Prepare briefing materials, run‑of‑show documents, speaker guidance, attendee lists, staffing plans, and other materials needed for successful execution.

• Establish consistent event planning processes, templates, tools, and standards across Kaufman Hall.

• Manage event budgets, track expenses, process invoices, and provide regular reporting on costs, attendance, engagement, and outcomes.

• Evaluate event performance and provide data‑informed recommendations to improve future investments, formats, sponsor ships, audiences, and outcomes.

• Maintain accurate records of event contacts, attendance, commitments, and follow‑up activities in partnership with business development and marketing teams.

• Coordinate cross‑functional planning meetings and ensure owners are aligned on deliverables, deadlines, and decisions.

• Anticipate risks and resolve issues quickly and professionally before and during events.

• Ensure events reflect Kaufman Hall's brand, client‑service standards, and commitment to an inclusive and professional experience.

• Bachelor's degree in event management, marketing, communications, business, hospitality, or a related field.

• 5 or more years of…