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Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $180,600.00 - $234,700.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Plan
Tuition Assistance
Employee stock purchase plan
Wellness resources
Employee assistance program
short-term disability
long-term disability
Job Description
Saab, Inc. is a distinguished leader in the defense and security industry, committed to advancing global safety and security through innovative technology and expert solutions. With a robust workforce of 19,000 employees globally, Saab consistently pushes the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge systems that support the armed forces, federal agencies, and commercial partners across the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Saab maintains a strong presence in the U.S. with local business units and employees in eight strategic locations. The company is renowned for fostering a diverse workforce, promoting professional growth, and maintaining a... Show More
Job Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, or related field
- Minimum 10 years of corporate event planning and trade show experience
- Proven ability to manage complex, multi-day events
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Experience managing vendors, contracts, and budgets
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to lead cross organizational teams
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically up to 40%
- Ability to travel internationally to Sweden once per year
- Prior people management experience or demonstrated leadership readiness
- Ability to pass pre-employment drug screening
- Compliance with government security investigation and classified information access eligibility
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience planning and executing corporate events and trade shows, preferably in the defense industry
- Proven experience managing complex, multi-day trade shows and executive-level events
- Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple events simultaneously
- Experience managing vendors, contracts, and budgets
- Excellent communication, organization, and attention to detail
- Confidence to lead cross organizational matrixed team
- Domestic travel up to 40%, can be shared with Event Coordinator
- Travel to Sweden 1x/year
- Experience working with the U.S. Department of War highly preferred
- Prior people management experience or demonstrated readiness to lead staff
Job Duties
- Own end-to-end planning and execution of U.S. trade shows, conferences, and exhibitions
- Develop annual trade show strategy to drive business outcomes in partnership with business development and program leadership
- Manage booth design, logistics, shipping, installation/dismantle, and on-site execution
- Coordinate with internal global stakeholders on messaging, demos, staffing, and customer engagement
- Coordinate closely with external exhibit house
- Manage trade show budgets, timelines, vendors, and post-event reporting
- Implement best practices for digital content management and storage
- Provide detailed and clear ROI reports on events and activities associated with executed programs
- Plan and execute corporate events including facility grand openings, leadership forums, customer user groups, and internal meetings
- Ensure events align with brand standards, security requirements, and business objectives
- Lead site selection, contracts, vendor management, and on-site logistics
- Partner with executive leadership to support agenda development, speaker coordination, and VIP experiences
- Hire, onboard, and manage a corporate events professional supporting corporate events
- Build and manage a network of external vendors
- Establish scalable processes, templates, and best practices for event planning
- Develop and manage annual event budgets, track expenses and ROI
- Ensure compliance with company policies, government regulations, security protocols, and export control considerations
- Conduct post-event evaluations and drive continuous improvement
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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