Employee Experience Events Lead

OverviewYour Opportunity at ARC’TERYX: As the Employee Experience Events Lead, you will design and execute impactful events and experiences that foster connection, recognition, and engagement across our global teams. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Employee Experience Events, you will plan, implement, and scale key initiatives, ensuring alignment with our values and vision. This role is based out of our North Vancouver office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.Meet Your Future TeamThe People & Culture Enablement and Experience team leads business management, project management, employee experiences and events. Through thoughtful experiences, impactful meetings, meaningful interactions and activations in our spaces, we create the conditions for teams and the business to thrive. This team is the conduit between People & Culture experiences, programs and projects, and our cross-functional partners — enabling growth, scaling our capabilities and activating our culture to achieve our business goals. We create and implement standard operating principles to ensure a consistent experience for our global and regional employees. We work in close partnership with our cross-functional partners within People & Culture, and across the organization.If you were in the Employee Experience Events Lead role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:Designing on-brand experiences that reflect our purpose and values while delivering logistical excellence across event timelines, budgets, and deliverablesLeading the planning and production of assigned employee events, including experience design, vendor management, registration, communications, site operations, partner collaboration and on-site executionContribute to the building of a global playbook for employee events that balances centralized brand standards with regional flexibility and ownershipManaging relationships with external vendors including event production companies, AV partners, tenting, catering, venues and permitsCollaborating with internal cross-functional partners (e.g. Product Education, Brand, Employee Impact) to ensure cohesive and inclusive experience deliveryBuilding and presenting compelling PowerPoint decks to communicate concepts, strategies, and post-event impact to stakeholdersTranslating abstract concepts or cultural ideas into tangible event touchpoints (e.g. installations, activations, rituals, programming)Bringing a thoughtful and inclusive approach to event planning, with consideration for environmental impact, accessibility, and the well-being of all participantsStaying ahead of trends in live experience, experiential design, and outdoor events to inspire ongoing innovationLeveraging communication platforms as social tools to connect our global employee communityExploring and implementing technology solutions that support event management, including registration, translation, hybrid engagement, and post-event analyticsHere are some of the things you could be working on in the future:Identifying opportunities and evolving new and existing employee experience events and recognition programs, as neededWorking closely with cross-functional teams, including Brand and Community Marketing, to align events with company goals and valuesQualificationsYou have 5+ years of event management experience, along with a post-secondary diploma or certification in Event Management, Communications, Project Management, or equivalent experience in lieuYou are an empathetic and proactive communicator, and care about engaging people in an inclusive mannerYou have a strong understanding of event management, creating experiences that resonate with the target audienceYou have a highly collaborative working style and have a demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationshipsYou establish systems and programs to ensure projects, events, and processes are running smoothlyYou effectively balance autonomy and collaborationYou embrace a growth mindset and are passionate about learning and growing in your roleYou remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguityYou seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is rightYour passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living itYou bring a designer’s mindset to experiences—thinking through flow, moment mapping, and intentional storytellingYou’re deeply organized, cool under pressure, and proactive in resolving challenges before they ariseYou have excellent PowerPoint or Keynote presentation skills—you know how to visually and narratively sell an ideaYou’re comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and enjoy working with creatives, builders, and business partners alikeYou bring a lens of inclusion, access, and care to your work and consider how different people experience spaceCompensation$94,000 - $117,000 a yearA reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$94,000 - CAD$117,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include benefits that we offer.Equal OpportunityArc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.Additional ContextLeave it Better — We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way.Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us betterDisruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through. #J-18808-Ljbffr