Company Name: JLL
Location: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Type: Full Time
Salary: NA
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Global Events (EMEA) to join our dynamic Global Events team. This pivotal role centers on managing a diverse portfolio of internal and client-facing events while serving as a key stakeholder liaison across the organization.
The ideal candidate will excel at fostering successful working relationships, driving cross-functional collaboration, and delivering exceptional stakeholder experiences that support business objectives.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Build and nurture productive relationships that anticipate stakeholder needs while delivering best-in-class service.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, providing strategic event insights that drive measurable business impact and foster long-term partnership success.
- Unite diverse teams around shared goals through exceptional interpersonal skills and collaboration.
- Facilitate effective communication between stakeholders, ensuring alignment on expectations and strategic outcomes while navigating organizational dynamics with tact and diplomacy.
- Manage a portfolio of internal and client-facing events, ensuring flawless execution that strengthens stakeholder relationships and advances strategic business objectives.
- Contribute meaningfully to critical departmental initiatives by delivering solutions that create measurable value.
- Execute marketing processes spanning financial management, technology, and procurement while maintaining collaborative relationships with all parties.
- Engage stakeholders proactively throughout each planning stage, ensuring transparency, alignment, and shared ownership of outcomes.
- Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills to influence, inform, and inspire stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Build credibility through consistent professionalism and integrity that drives organizational success.
Required Qualifications:
- Proven track record in stakeholder relationship management and cross-functional collaboration
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to build rapport across diverse audiences
- Strong organizational capabilities with meticulous attention to detail in relationship and project management
- Deep understanding of organizational dynamics and ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, professionalism, and credibility
- Proactive, adaptable approach with flexibility to thrive in changing stakeholder requirements
- Commitment to delivering exceptional stakeholder experiences and measurable business results
- Build credibility through consistent professionalism and integrity that drives organizational success.
Preferred experience and technical skills:
- Minimum of 5 – 7 years of experience in Event Management or Event Marketing
- Strong written and verbal English language skills
- Strong attention to detail and project management skills
- Excellent communication skills for collaborating with subject matter experts
- Leadership and management experience preferred, if not directly managing people but oversaw programs and/or initiatives with several people/teams (situational leadership)
- Ability to identify opportunities for efficiencies, create new processes, and implement
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks, and prioritize
- Proficient with MS office suite and event technologies (CVENT)
