Evercore seeks to hire an experienced Vice President to join our Corporate Events Team. In this role, the person will work with a team of Corporate Events professionals to deliver exceptional experiences to our employees and clients. The ideal candidate will excel in managing complex event logistics, ensuring flawless execution and delivering a superior level of client service. 

Primary Responsibilities 

The primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to translate objectives into impactful event experiences. 

• Oversee the planning and execution of conferences, executive forums, and major client-facing events. 

Team Management & Operational Excellence 

• Lead a team of event planners on larger programs, ensuring strong project ownership, collaboration, and consistent delivery standards. 

• Manage best practice processes, workflows, and timelines across the full event lifecycle. 

• Drive innovation in event formats, engagement strategies, and experiential design. 

Stakeholder & Client Engagement 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business sponsors, providing strategic guidance and creative solutions that align with objectives and compliance requirements. 

• Build effective relationships with internal clients, ensuring personalized, high impact experiences across both external and internal programs - including leadership offsites, employee engagement initiatives, and corporate culture events. 

Budget, Contracts & Supplier Management 

• Own all aspects of event budgeting, including forecasting, approval processes, cost control, and invoice reconciliation. 

• Manage key supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure service delivery meets or exceeds expectations. 

Compliance, Governance & Risk Management 

• Ensure events adhere to firmwide policies, legal requirements, anticorruption guidelines, data protection standards, and government official protocols. 

• Manage compliance driven processes, including invitee preapprovals, transparency documentation, and risk assessments. 

Content, Production & Communications 

• Lead external speaker sourcing and management, including diligence, contracting, briefing, and logistics. 

• Oversee development of event communications and marketing assets in partnership with Design and Digital teams (invitations, agendas, websites, mobile apps, branding collateral). 

• Collaborate closely with audiovisual and production teams on staging, technical design, and content delivery. 

Insights, Reporting & Continuous Improvement 

• Deliver post event reporting, performance analysis, and stakeholder feedback to inform future strategy. 

• Maintain accurate and timely reporting across event metrics, budgets, and value tracking. 

• Drive continuous improvement by enhancing planning cycles, operational processes, and engagement methodologies. 

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS 

The ideal candidate will have a strong team-based attitude and work ethic. They will be ambitious and resourceful, as well as intellectually curious and eager to learn. Additional qualifications include: 

• Bachelors degree required; professional event certifications (e.g., CMP, CSEP) preferred. 

• 812 years of senior event management experience, ideally in financial or professional services - with proven success delivering high profile, client-facing conferences and internal corporate events. 

• Strong leadership abilities with a track record of influencing senior stakeholders, guiding teams, and making sound, solution-driven decisions. 

• Exceptional organizational, project management, and multitasking skills, with the ability to manage multiple largescale events under pressure while maintaining accuracy. 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence engaging C-suite executives, clients, and vendor partners. 

• Deep knowledge of premium venues, supplier management, and event operations, including hybrid and virtual formats and event technology platforms. 

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, event management tools, and familiarity with CRM systems. 

• Flexible and adaptable, with willingness to work evenings/weekends and travel as needed. 

• Strong team orientation, a client first mindset, and commitment to delivering high standards of excellence. 
• Conversational/business proficiency in French and/or Italian.