C-Suite Event Manager Job ID 223926 Posted 13-Jun-2025 Service line GWS Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Facilities Management Location(s) Mountain View - California - United States of America **About the Role** The Event Manager is pivotal in delivering high-quality experience services for events. The role's primary goal is to align operations with client needs and objectives, ensuring detailed event execution and high client happiness for our C-Suite Clients. This role will lead sophisticated events, engaging with high-profile clients, and ensuring service excellence across 250 events annually. This role combines leadership, operational management, client relationship building, and detailed event execution to create outstanding experiences. **What You’ll Do** Lead Event Planning & Execution: Serve as the primary point of contact for all aspects of event management, including C-Suite, Tier 1, and offsite events. Develop and communicate comprehensive event plans, incorporating curation and ideation. Vendor & Logistics Management: Source and handle vendors for catering, décor, entertainment, and giveaways. Oversee event logistics such as setup, staff coordination, attendee and speaker needs, and post-event teardown. Budget & Service Oversight: Support budget development and ensure timely invoice processing. Lead food and beverage services, including menu planning and catering coordination. Client Engagement & Communication: Act as the primary client liaison, ensuring clear communication, issue resolution, brand-compliant materials, and post-event reporting with actionable insights. Operational Management: Collaborate with onsite partners and event staff to assign tasks, recommend schedules, and drive service consistency through ongoing process improvement. Administrative Oversight: Manage budgets, billing, and invoicing; maintain business continuity plans; and use digital tools and SharePoint for reporting and operational support. **What You’ll Need** Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention preferred. Ability to guide the exchange of difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems. Leadership skills to empower team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job field and department. In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mentality. Advanced math skills. Ability to calculate difficult figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations. **Why CBRE?** When you join CBRE, you become part of a global leader in commercial real estate and investment services that help businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact! Our collaborative environment is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service, and excellence — and we value the varied perspectives, backgrounds, and skills s of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your full potential! **Disclaimers** + Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. • CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Event Manager position is $115,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Event Manager position is $130,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance. **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). Host Host is a service line of CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate organization. Our mission is to increase individual well-being, personal productivity and organizational effectiveness through people-led, technology-enabled services. Put simply: our goal is to help people work smarter and delight in doing it. Our experience offering connects employees to their environments - via technology, amenities, and communities that matter the most. Host’s scalable product suite includes concierge-quality services provided by talented CBRE “hosts”; world-class customer service training and certification; and a powerful, enterprise-grade technology platform. The platform, which can be tailored to specific client requirements, features a robust mobile experience that allows users to navigate the workplace, schedule meetings with colleagues, reserve workspaces, use food and beverage services, and access building and concierge services. Find out more (https://www.cbre.com/services/plan-lease-and-occupy/experience-services) CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)