Our Business:

Come work with great people and be challenged to reach your potential at Ceridian Dayforce. We depend on highly skilled and enthusiastic achievers like you to provide innovative solutions for thousands of companies and twenty five million employees worldwide. By fostering values that promote freedom, flexibility and creativity we encourage professional growth and offer rewarding career opportunities. Ceridian provides comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off as well as a host of other world class benefits.

Job Summary

The Marketing Events Manager will have a variety of responsibilities from event planning and execution to the project management of special projects such as Ceridian’s annual sales kickoff and future product launches. Activities will often entail the coordination of resources across internal departments as well as external resources including partners and customers. The Marketing Events Manager will therefore work closely with several stakeholders both inside and outside the organization.

Responsibilities:

Planning and execution of strategic events and conferences including Ceridian’s annual sakes kickoff

Supervise trade show presence including exhibit logistics, staff training, purchasing and supervising outside services, and managing show budgets

Management and supervision of special events including customer and prospect roadshows

Management, coordination and execution of key projects including product launches

Participate in determining show selection, show strategy including related promotions

Provide event expertise and implement best practices to ensure a high quality event experience and high ROI on all events

Understand business and provide strategic direction and messaging is applied to events programs

Build awareness resulting in new customers; customer retention through special events; increased employee effectiveness through our company events

Qualifications:

5 + years related trade show planning and/or event/meeting planning experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Strong project management skills are a requirement

Strong level of personal organization with excellent oral/written communication skills

Must be detail oriented, with the ability to handle multiple assignments promptly and effectively

Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment while effectively managing multiple tasks

Ability to react quickly and decisively to resolve customer issues

Must have excellent customer service and communication skills to represent the company well, off site and unsupervised, to prospects, vendors, and customers

Must be able to develop and manage a show/event budget effectively

Must be able to lift heavy weights up 50 pounds, conduct light physical labor, climb stairs/ladders, work late nights and long hours, and stand on show floors for 10-12 hours at a time for events and trade shows

Events expertise in managing and executing large conferences and tradeshows

Experience working with product management, sales, and customers

Familiarity with CRM and marketing automation systems preferred (Oracle and Eloqua are an asset)

Demonstrated business acumen with a solid reputation as a key contributor to operational excellence

Experience in an enterprise-wide software development environment preferred

Excellent communication and PC skills, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Bachelor’s degree is preferred

Must have valid driver’s license

Must have a valid passport and the ability to travel internationally

Requires approximately 30-65% travel