Partner Event Manager, gReach Program for People with Disabilities (English, Japanese)

Minimum qualifications:

• 1 year of experience planning and executing end to end online/offline events.
• Experience using Google Workspace or other productivity tools.
• Ability to communicate in Japanese fluently to build relationships with partners, stakeholders, and attendees of the events.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing projects, with strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to troubleshoot issues and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently as this is an external partner facing role and some of the attendees of the events only speak English.

About the job

The gReach Program is a 12 months paid upskilling program for industry professionals with disabilities where participants will receive on-the-job-training and work on a range of projects. The goal of the gReach program is to provide participants from underrepresented groups with the opportunity to grow their career as professionals.

As a Partner Event Manager, you will be responsible for planning and execution of partner events.

From startups building their first app to billion-user consumer companies crunching big data, the Google Cloud Platform gives developers and businesses the most advanced data and analytics solution on the market, along with Google's secure, high performance infrastructure. Our team of technical account managers and software engineers work with partners across all functions to develop solutions that harness Google's planet-wide platform to solve the world's most challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the partner managers, partner engineers, and partner marketing team to develop event strategies that align with overall partner business goals.
• Manage all aspects of event planning and execution, including venue selection, business agreement negotiation, logistics, budget management, attendee registration, on-site coordination, and post-event follow-up.
• Create innovative event formats and content that resonate with our target audience and deliver a positive and memorable experience for partners.
• Track and analyze event performance metrics, such as attendance, engagement, lead generation, and ROI. Prepare post-event reports with key findings and recommendations for improvement.
• Foster strong relationships with partners through effective communication, collaboration, and support.