Job Description

As a Senior Trade Show & Event Planning Specialist, you will act as team leader in designing the events strategy, handling advanced event planning tasks and overseeing various components of event execution. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all aspects of our trade shows are meticulously planned and executed, enhancing our brand's impact and customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Act as Team Leader, coordinating the Events Team

• Design an effective events plan to support Sales and Business objectives

• Lead the coordination of comprehensive event logistics

• Oversee vendor relations and negotiate service agreements

• Manage all aspects of on-site event execution

• Analyze and report on event metrics and feedback

• Assist in the design and production of event materials

• Develop and manage event budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness

• Coordinate cross-functional efforts to ensure alignment with event objectives

Skills

• Advanced Project Management: Manage detailed complex event projects
• At least 5 years of experience
• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive event strategies.
• Vendor Relations: Maintain and negotiate effective vendor partnerships.
• Data Analysis: Ability to analyze and report on event data.
• Communication Skills: Strong skills in briefing and debriefing stakeholders.
• • Creative Collaboration: Work effectively with creative and digital teams.
• • Budget Oversight: Manage and monitor event budgets for efficient spending
• • Proficient in English. Coordination with the Spanish Event Team will be on a daily basis

What We Offer

We operate in a rapidly growing multinational environment and provide our teams with:

People First: care and attention to the work environment, to people, and to their individual and professional growth within the Technology organization.

Continuous Learning:

• Access to top-tier technological training platforms
• Access to high-quality learning paths through the internal #GROW program
• Knowledge-sharing communities
• Customized development paths

International and Cross-functional Projects: opportunities to participate in international and cross-functional projects, ensuring the exchange of knowledge and ideas.

Working Methodology: an operational approach based on a collaborative, informal work environment that is open to the exchange of ideas.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model
• Flexible start and end times to support work–life balance
• Meal vouchers worth €8
• Online well-being programs
• Health insurance
• Welfare platform available to all employees

Location Milan and smart working

#Li-Hybrid

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.