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**Senior Associate, Events & Meetings - KPMG** Plan and execute in-person, virtual, and hybrid events for senior firm leadership, supporting business groups, and stakeholders. Manage all aspects of pre-planning, onsite support, and post-event duties, ensuring high industry and firm standards. Collaborate cross-functionally and with vendors, making decisions with discretion and sound judgment. Leverage Microsoft Office Suite, Cvent, and AI technologies. Requires 3+ years in events planning, supporting senior-level stakeholders. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
- Compensation
- Not specified USD
- City
- Los Angeles
- Country
- United States
Currency: $ (USD)
Full Job Description
Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.
KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Events and Meetings organization.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and execute in-person, virtual, and hybrid events or programs in support of senior firm leadership and priority stakeholders, including but not limited to: project timelines, contract negotiation, budgeting and approvals, data analysis and reporting, innovative event concepts, executive-level attendee experience design, support of agenda development, and logistics management; manage all aspects of preplanning, postevent, and onsite support, including food and beverage, vendor coordination, A/V oversight, room setups, and other duties based on the event needs
- Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned senior leaders and their support teams, building and maintaining strong relationships with multiple stakeholders aligned to business groups; ensure service delivery is aligned with event goals, firm priorities, and the expectations associated with executive-facing programs; ensure the highest industry and firm standards are established in all aspects of meeting and event planning
- Collaborate and manage deliverables with other internal departments and external vendors, often within complex, highly visible, or time-sensitive environments
- Work as part of the planning team on large-scale programs to support event objectives and logistics, while also maintaining dedicated ownership of programs for assigned stakeholders
- Work both independently and as part of a project team to make decisions with a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment in accordance with firm policies, procedures, compliance, and risk management, using firm-supported tools and appropriately escalating risks or issues as needed
- Collaborate with Events & Meetings colleagues to share industry updates, promote best practices, drive synergies and consistency, and foster a culture of innovation to highlight a clientcentric approach
- Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
Qualifications:
- Minimum three years of recent experience in events and meeting planning within a professional services firm is preferred, with experience supporting seniorlevel or executive stakeholders strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; high school diploma or GED required
- Experience in professional relationship building and key client/stakeholder management, including the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders and their support teams
- Strong communication, problemsolving, analytical, and independent judgment skills to support an environment driven by client focus and teamwork; able to ideate, create, plan, and execute executivelevel events requiring attention to detail, discretion, and responsiveness, and comfort operating in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments, consistently meeting and exceeding key stakeholder objectives
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite and applications including Copilot and other AI technologies; Cvent experience or knowledge is preferred
- Ability to travel up to 30% as needed
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)
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