Conference Planner - Mid

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Conference Planner - Mid for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Research and Advisory clients in Irving, TX . Responsibilities :

• The primary focus of this role is to track and monitor conference resource allocations and travel requirements.
• This individual will partner with a cross-functional team to understand the conference resource requirements, staffing approach, and travel reviews.
• As a part of this role, the individual will own the change request and change management process to ensure the accuracy of all reports.
• It is important for this individual to learn the role responsibilities across all functional teams, while honing their leadership and management skills.
• This self-starter should continually seek opportunities for improvement to help the organization evolve and scale effectively in a changing environment.
• Partner with a cross-functional project team to document, track, and audit conference delivery requirements to ensure we have the right resources to deliver world-class experiences across the globe
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the business to assess needs, evaluate opportunities, and identify solutions
• Apply a change management process and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative
• Evaluate requirements and ratings to prepare contingency planning scenarios and mitigation plans
• Prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a high-performance and often-stressful environment.

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3-5 years' experience in Project Management, Consulting, Administration or Customer Service, conference or event experience preferred
• Exceptional collaboration skills with proven ability to build partnerships across lines of businesses
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; demonstrated ability to speak/write clearly and persuasively
• Strong analytical skills to deliver programs and strategies that effectively address business needs
• Ability to efficiently prioritize and plan work activities in a dynamic work environment
• Consistent demonstration of integrity, collaboration, no-limits mindset, objectivity, and delivering results consistently