Senior Events Specialist

at  Geotab

WHO WE ARE

Geotab ® is a global leader in IoT and connected transportation and certified “Great Place to Work™.” We are a company of diverse and talented individuals who work together to help businesses grow and succeed, and increase the safety and sustainability of our communities.
Geotab is advancing security, connecting commercial vehicles to the internet and providing web-based analytics to help customers better manage their fleets. Geotab’s open platform and Geotab Marketplace ®, offering hundreds of third-party solution options, allows both small and large businesses to automate operations by integrating vehicle data with their other data assets. Processing billions of data points a day, Geotab leverages data analytics and machine learning to improve productivity, optimize fleets through the reduction of fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and achieve strong compliance to regulatory changes.
Our team is growing and we’re looking for people who follow their passion, think differently and want to make an impact. Ours is a fast paced, ever changing environment. Geotabbers accept that challenge and are willing to take on new tasks and activities - ones that may not always be described in the initial job description. Join us for a fulfilling career with opportunities to innovate, great benefits, and our fun and inclusive work culture. Reach your full potential with Geotab. To see what it’s like to be a Geotabber, check out our blog and follow us @InsideGeotab on Instagram. Join our talent network to learn more about job opportunities and company news.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

You bring energy and creativity every day as you help develop and implement event strategies that inform, educate and engage our partners and customers across the globe. You are comfortable managing a broad range of events and coordinating every detail within an allocated budget and in compliance with brand standards. You have significant communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills and proven experience working with internal and external business partners, vendors, and suppliers

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

• Bachelors degree Specialization in Business Administration, Marketing or related.
• Post-Secondary Diploma/Degree or equivalent experience required or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience in related field may be substituted
• 5-8 years of event experience
• Experience with managing a budget
• High accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
• Able to work well under pressure and respond to fast changing priorities and deadlines
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal relationship building skills.
• Move easily between generating big, creative ideas, and driving ongoing process improvement
• Strong oral and written communication skills with proven ability to influence
• Track record of taking ownership and driving results
• Proven analytical and data decision-making capabilities and making business recommendations to drive event performance
• Demonstrated ability to perform well in a highly dynamic, geographically diverse, and rapidly changing environment
• Technical competence using software programs, including, but not limited to Google Suite for business (Sheets, Docs, Slides)
• Ability to travel to events 6-10 times a year
• CMP Designation (Certified Meeting Planner) highly valued.
  If you got this far, we hope you’re feeling excited about this role! Even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.