Sr. Manager, Meetings (Wisdom)

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General Purpose of this Job

Senior Manager, Mercury Village Gatherings

This team is responsible for large, high level internal meetings that includes planning, strategy, financial planning, and managing a team of Managers, Supervisors, Planners. An ideal candidate will have a strong Corporate Meeting Planning or hospitality background, an ownership mindset to consistently and proactively seek ways to improve the business and a leadership ability to drive execution.

The Manager will be a key thought partner of the Mercury Village Gatherings team. The Manager will report to the Director/Senior Director of Mercury and will be based in DaVita's world headquarters in Denver, CO.

The following is a brief overview of the expected roles and responsibilities of this position.

Essential Duties

* Thought and process leadership for projects

o Understand the problems or questions posed

o Synthesize data from multiple sources

o Develop and drive analyses to address the key issues

o Communicate recommendations to key stakeholders through verbal and written presentations

o Responsible for maintaining timelines, scheduling and coordination of these meetings

o Owns at least one aspect of functional area; contributes to direction of broader functional area

o Leads the works of their team, impacting functional area and department goals

• Leadership

• • Manages a team who manage meetings and events of different sizes (10-10,000)

  • Supervises, leads, coaches, develops junior team members

  • Address conflict, resolves problems and facilitates common solutions

  • Develops plan for on-site responsibilities and manages on-site teams

  • Assist in variety of responsibilities in the absence of the director

o Ability to manage and delegate tasks as needed

o Shapes the culture of their team and project teams; reinforces Village culture with others

o Prioritizes and champions a culture of belonging

o Provides equal access to resources, support, and opportunities for individual and team growth

o Evaluates TM performance regularly and identifies training and development needs

o Makes challenging people decisions

* Gets the Right Stuff Done

o Own projects from inception to implementation

o Manages work with multiple team members and stakeholders, and communicates project(s) progress and achievements to leadership

o Balances competing priorities to deliver on deadlines, with limited support

o Excels in ambiguity; skilled in sense-making in an ill-defined environment and leading team to a comprehensive solution

• Negotiation

• • Negotiates pricing and concessions and reviews contract

  • Manages additional third party vendors (e.g. transportation, decor, production, etc.)

• Communication

• • Strong communication with interdependent teams and vendors

  • Excellence in interpersonal skills needed to supervise, manage and lead others.

  • Manages heavy correspondence. Ability to craft and communicate responses to inquiries in a time sensitive manner, escalate issues as necessary and inform team of communication status.

  • Drives discussions with team, key leaders and stakeholders to share meaningful insights

  • Delivers persuasive recommendations to senior audiences within and outside of functional area

  • Effectively networks throughout organization; viewed as an enterprise influencer

  • Demonstrates a poised and credible demeanor, projecting confidence

• Financial

• • Budget accountability of forecast, budget and actual

  • Proposes and reviews event venues and provide projected budgets associated with all proposals

  • Provides event analysis, reporting, surveys and budget closing

• Has the authority to make independent choice free from immediate direction or supervision

• Ability to manage event registration, rooming list, food & beverage planning and budgeting for all tasks.

• Read trade publications, attend seminars, and consult with other learning management and meeting management professionals in order to keep abreast of standards and trends.

• Must be able to perform in a fast-paced, continuously evolving environment

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, quantitative disciplines preferred

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Accreditation, preferred

• Minimum of ten (10) year's event planning experience required

• Management experience

o Simultaneously manage and prioritize multiple projects for competing internal clients

o Assume ownership and accountability for projects, including the timely delivery and the quality of the final work product

o Stretch "up" and "down" in responsibilities as needed

• Minimum of five (6) years of experience developing and reconciling budgets required

• Proven project management experience

o Demonstration of ability to delegate and manage capacity

* High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

* 5-6 years hands-on working experience/building online registration sites

• Proven project management experience

* Superior judgment and decision making skills

* Self-starter with strong work ethic

Travel and time requirement

Travel: 30-50%

Nights/Weekends: 30-50%

Essential Behaviors, Skills and Attitudes Required for Success in this Position

• Personal values aligned with DaVita's core values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment and Fun

• Have empathy, consideration and respect for other teammates with the ability to work alongside individuals from diverse cultural, educational and professional backgrounds

• Superior analytical abilities combined with a high tolerance for ambiguity

• Bonus Eligible: Yes

What We'll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace , backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita's online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.