Senior Conference and Events Manager

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is a premier independent investment bank and financial advisory firm that specializes in serving the global middle market. With a rich history and established reputation, BGL operates out of multiple key cities including Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, and New York, and maintains dedicated real estate offices in Chicago, Cleveland, and San Antonio. As a founding member of REACH Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions, BGL extends its expertise and services to clients across 30 countries, ensuring a broad international reach. The firm prides itself on providing senior-level attention and leveraging deep industry knowledge, transaction expertise, and strong relationships to help private and public corporations, alongside debt and equity sponsors, navigate mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructurings, valuations, real estate transactions, and other strategic financial decisions. Brown Gibbons Lang & Company values the expertise and commitment of its team, attributing the firm's growth and success to its talented employees. The company invests significantly in employee development, recognizing that talented professionals are fundamental to delivering exceptional client service. Operating in a high-performance environment, BGL fosters a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation. This role is for a Senior Conference and Events Manager positioned in Chicago, IL, or Cleveland, OH, tasked with leading one of the firm's most high-profile client-facing initiatives—the BGL Growth Conference. This flagship annual event requires a strategic leader who can oversee every aspect of its planning, marketing, budgeting, execution, and continuous growth. The Senior Conference and Events Manager will operate with a year-round planning cycle and take full ownership of this critical event, ensuring it aligns with BGL's overarching growth strategy, business objectives, and target audience engagement. The ideal candidate is a seasoned event professional with extensive experience managing large-scale, complex conferences, preferably within professional or financial services sectors. This senior leadership position demands a visionary who can strategically shape the long-term direction of the conference while managing operational detail meticulously. Candidates must be self-starters capable of independent decision-making in a fast-paced environment, and must also excel at leading cross-functional teams with clarity and purpose. Key responsibilities include comprehensive event management tasks such as budgeting, contract negotiation, vendor relations, logistics, marketing coordination, and on-site event execution. In addition, the candidate will collaborate closely with the BGL Marketing team and other internal stakeholders to develop event marketing materials, manage registrations, oversee event technology, and ensure a seamless guest experience. Vendor selection and contract management, budget oversight, and rigorous post-event analysis to continually improve the conference quality are critical components of the role. This position offers an exceptional career growth opportunity, with potential advancement into broader leadership roles managing the firm’s entire event portfolio once mastery of the Growth Conference is demonstrated. The role offers a competitive salary range of $110,000 to $186,000 USD annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications. BGL is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, operating as an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The firm provides a comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental coverage, paid time off, 401(k) with employer matching, paid holidays, and additional perks such as cell phone reimbursement. Authorization to work in the U.S. is required, as BGL does not sponsor employment visas.