Operations Manager, The Experience Studio - North America

Operations Manager

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The Experience Studio (part of Amex GBT Meetings & Events) launched in 2024 and was created to provide a new range of creative events with a 360-degree approach that maximizes emotional and physical engagement, brand impact, and business objectives for external and internal audiences. Backed with global reach and integrated technology, the Experience Studio has serviced over 15,000 events of all sizes, to uniquely provide strategic and creative support as well as logistics and travel - all in one place.

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading a large, remote team of event professionals to deliver exceptional experiences for clients across the U.S. and Canada. The high-profile role is responsible for driving strong financial performance, client retention and renewal strategy driven by successful operational execution and client partnerships.

The Operations Manager will apply leadership, collaboration, and relationship building skills to exceed profitable business margins realizing bold financial targets.

As part of the client retention strategy, the Operations Manager will lead the team responsible for encouraging and maintaining relationships with clients within the portfolio with the purpose of client happiness leading to renewal and expansion. Along with internal business partners, this role will be responsible for ensuring our promise is consistently demonstrated throughout the life cycle of the event.

Lead the creation, refinement, and deployment of processes, structures, and systems that ensure outstanding operational delivery.

Develop operational staffing models and methodologies that build efficiencies and maximum productivity while increasing profit margins.

Leverage knowledge, resources, and systems from other cross functional teams.

Coach, lead, and guide direct and indirect reports to establish operational excellence.

Balance volume, productivity, customer deliverables, process, and service levels.

Participate in client meetings, presentations, and business reviews as required.

Resolve problems and remove obstacles through interaction with other functional departments and calls out obstacles to Director as needed.

Develop strategic partnerships with multiple contacts within client and supplier organizations.

Maintain proactive, positive, open line of communication with clients to ensure understanding of expectations and client satisfaction.

Partner with Strategic Meetings, Global Venue Sourcing, business travel, corporate card, and other partners to ensure alignments and cross collaboration amongst shared accounts.

Develop, review, and update the yearly, quarterly, and monthly financial forecasts.

Strategize, analyze, forecast, implement, and manage financial and operational measures to supervise results and ensure financial goals (profitability and revenue) are achieved.

Executive sponsor for all pricing and proposals confirming maximum revenue and profitability.

Proactively develop and implement cost savings measures, when appropriate, on individual programs and / or throughout the Experience Studio.

Established credibility in the development and implementation of growth strategies.

Demonstrated success with developing and sustaining high-performance organizations.

Proven results in exceeding client revenue and profitability targets.

Operational experience or understanding of operational processes as they relate to meetings and events.

Minimum of 10 years client management and strategic operational leadership experience.

Solid understanding of business financials, contracts, and service levels.

Ability to lead, influence, and empower others - direct / indirect reports, internal and external.

Ability to travel by airplane, boat, rail and / or car.

Bachelor's degree preferred.

CMP designation a plus.

Location : United States

The US national base salary range for this position is from $88,200.00 - $163,800.00. The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role. Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, the anticipated range of which is posted above, this role is either eligible for a sales incentive plan based on specific sales' roles, or for a discretionary annual bonus, which rewards participants based on individual and / or company performance.

For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.