Director, Conference Logistics; Strategic Project Management

The Director of Conference Logistics, Strategic Project Management leads high‑impact initiatives that support the priorities of the Global Logistics leadership team and strengthen the Conferences portfolio. This visionary, hospitality‑driven leader partners across Conference Logistics to optimize, scale, and elevate the global conference experience through innovative, customer‑centric solutions.

• Lead end‑to‑end projects which support the priorities of the global logistics team through effective stakeholder management, project planning, and implementation. Projects span across all logistics teams and require a resourceful individual with a passion for continuous learning.
• Identify and leverage data‑driven metrics to measure the success of projects and initiatives, creating a compelling storyline and presentation for senior leaders across the organization.
• Manage Key Initiative Meetings (KIMs) to report on the progress of projects and key initiatives through defining meeting objectives, agenda and content creation, meeting preparation, meeting notes & action items and timeline management.
• Collaborate with our Logistics team and Centers of Excellence to advance initiatives that harness customer insights, enabling the delivery of an elevated, innovative on‑site experience that aligns with attendee needs.
• Build trusted partnerships with team members and leaders across the organization, leveraging in‑office time to connect with stakeholders, learn from peers, and keep a pulse on priorities across the teams.
• Partner with key stakeholders and leaders across the logistics team to drive forward strategic changes, identify compelling solutions and ensure alignment of conference portfolio priorities.
• Track attendee feedback responses and scores, flagging trends within the data to translate the needs of our audience.
• Continuously seek opportunities to expand knowledge across the competitive market, emerging trends and all functions of the logistics team.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus on project management.
• 10 years of project management experience.
• Experience leveraging project management technology programs to record project milestones and track status updates.
• Experience of large, complex events.
• Proven budget management abilities.
• Management of indirect project team.
• Experience of working in a complex, multi‑layered environment with multiple stakeholders.

Gartner offers world‑class benefits, highly competitive compensation, and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive—working virtually when it is productive and joining colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging, and inspiring. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 107,000 USD – 161,000 USD.

Employees may also participate in an annual bonus plan or a role‑based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Additional benefits include generous PTO, a 401(k) match up to $7,200 per year, and the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.

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