Programming Manager , Events

We are seeking an experienced Programming Manager, Events for a remote contract opportunity supporting a growing portfolio of high-profile events, including a flagship multi-day conference. This role is ideal for an event programming professional who enjoys building compelling agendas, developing speaker relationships, and creating engaging attendee experiences from concept through execution.

• Develop and execute programming strategies for flagship events, multi-day conferences, and related event experiences.
• Partner with internal teams to build agendas, session formats, content plans, and run-of-show details.
• Manage end-to-end speaker coordination, including outreach, invitations, confirmations, preparation, materials collection, and ongoing communications.
• Coordinate speaker logistics such as travel, accommodations, scheduling, contracts, payments, documentation, and compliance requirements.
• Serve as the primary on-site contact for speakers, resolving issues and supporting successful session execution.
• Participate in post-event debriefs and reporting, including session attendance, attendee engagement, performance insights, and improvement opportunities.

• Pay Rate: $70 to $85 per hour.
• Employment Type:
  
  Temporary contract.
• Schedule:
  
  Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Work Arrangement:
  Fully remote, U.S.
  
  -based.
• Location Preference:
  Candidates in San Francisco or New York City are preferred.
• Travel:
  Required for key events, including on-site conference execution.

• Lead programming strategy and execution for conferences, flagship events, and multi-track agendas.
• Manage speaker recruitment, communications, contracting, materials, logistics, and on-site support.
• Coordinate programming timelines, project trackers, deadlines, deliverables, and stakeholder updates.
• Collaborate with Events, Education, Product, Marketing, Legal, Finance, Procurement, production, and sponsorship teams.
• 4+ years of experience in conference programming, event management, content development, or speaker management.
• Hands-on experience managing programming and speaker logistics for owned brand events, including on-site execution.
• Proven ability to develop and execute multi-track conference agendas and manage high-profile speakers.
• Strong understanding of event programming strategy, session development, speaker preparation, and run-of-show coordination.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with speakers, agency partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Marketing, Procurement, production, and event teams.
• Familiarity with event analytics, attendee engagement reporting, post-event measurement, and performance evaluation.

• Experience supporting major financial services events, professional conferences, or high-visibility corporate programs.
• Experience navigating legal, procurement, finance, and compliance review processes for speaker agreements and programming materials.
• Experience coordinating sponsored sessions, executive speakers, or thought leadership programming.
• Candidates based in San Francisco or New York City are preferred.

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