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Boston Consulting Group

Global strategy and transformation consulting firm

Meetings & Events Digital, Housing & Delegate Management Senior Manager

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 7
Full-timeLisbon, PortugalNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • 8–10 years of relevant experience in digital events, meetings management, technology-enabled operations, product/business ownership, or a related function, ideally in a global professional services or enterprise environment.
  • Deep working knowledge of event technology and digital participant journeys, including registration, mobile/event apps, virtual or hybrid platforms, on-site technology, and delegate-management tools.
  • Experience overseeing housing/accommodation or adjacent event services, including their operational, supplier, data, and participant-experience considerations.
  • Demonstrated experience acting as a business owner, product owner, or senior business partner for SaaS/digital platforms, including requirements definition, prioritization, roadmap input, testing, adoption, and continuous improvement.
  • People-management experience, including coaching, feedback, performance management, and team development.
  • Ability to manage complex programs and multiple concurrent priorities autonomously, anticipate risks, and resolve escalated issues.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to frame ambiguous information and develop data-informed narratives that influence stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of data privacy, security, compliance, and risk considerations relevant to digital event and participant-management services.
  • Experience working across global, cross-functional teams, particularly with Product, IT, Procurement, business stakeholders, and external suppliers.
  • Willingness to travel approximately 10–20%.

Responsibilities

  • Translate the DHD service strategy into operating priorities across registration, digital and housing platforms, delegate management, and housing/accommodation services, coordinating internal teams and external suppliers to deliver an integrated service.
  • Lead complex, high-profile event service delivery across multiple regions and stakeholder groups, directing project teams and external suppliers while maintaining a cohesive participant experience across digital and housing touchpoints.
  • Manage operations, programs, and projects that provide leverage to the DHD Director; anticipate changing priorities, allocate resources effectively, and drive complex work to high-quality outcomes.
  • Establish and reinforce standards, playbooks, quality controls, and service measures that improve consistency, scalability, and stakeholder experience.
  • Identify service risks and operational dependencies early, develop mitigation plans, and resolve escalated issues with sound judgment and appropriate stakeholder engagement.
  • Act as business owner for M&E's digital and housing technology platforms, ensuring the products meet business and user needs and support the end-to-end event service model.
  • Partner with Product and IT teams to define business requirements, prioritize enhancements, shape product roadmaps, and make trade-offs across user experience, functionality, risk, cost, and technical feasibility.
  • Represent M&E business needs in platform governance, release planning, testing, adoption, and change management; ensure new capabilities are operationally ready and embedded into team workflows.
  • Use platform performance, participant feedback, service data, and stakeholder insights to identify root causes, develop improvement priorities, and influence future investment decisions.
  • Promote responsible adoption of automation, artificial intelligence, analytics, and emerging event technologies to improve participant experience, efficiency, data quality, or resilience.
  • Oversee housing/accommodation services alongside registration and digital delivery, integrating room-block, booking, participant communication, and data processes into the broader attendee journey.
  • Partner with internal teams and external providers to deliver housing services to agreed standards, with clear ownership, controls, escalation paths, and service expectations.
  • Simplify and standardize housing workflows and technology to reduce manual effort, improve data accuracy, and strengthen participant experience.
  • Ensure appropriate attention to data privacy, security, contractual obligations, and operational risk across housing and delegate-management processes.
  • Line manage a team of up to five colleagues, setting clear objectives, priorities, deliverables, and team norms while creating an inclusive, high-performing environment.
  • Coach team members, provide developmental feedback, create growth opportunities, and lead performance management throughout the year, including goal setting, check-ins, and reviews.
  • Balance empowerment with managerial direction, enabling team ownership while providing support and intervention when complexity, risk, or stakeholder needs require it.
  • Build capability across digital event design, housing, platform ownership, data and analytics, and consultative stakeholder management through knowledge sharing and practical apprenticeship.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to event owners and senior stakeholders, clarifying complex or ambiguous requirements and translating them into practical service and technology solutions.
  • Lead cross-functional conversations and working groups with Product, IT, Procurement, event teams, housing and technology suppliers, and other partners to encourage dialogue, influence perspectives, and drive decisions to resolution.
  • Develop data-informed narratives and recommendations explaining trade-offs, risks, priorities, and opportunities to stakeholders with different levels of technical expertise.
  • Bring external benchmarks, supplier capabilities, and emerging practices into the team, and lead targeted improvement initiatives that strengthen quality, scalability, and value creation.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Cvent or comparable event platforms is strongly preferred.
  • Experience leading up to five direct reports is preferred.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

About the Company

Boston Consulting Group

Global strategy and transformation consulting firm

BCG provides global management consulting, advising leaders in strategy and transformation across industries, with expertise in M&A, operations, pricing, sustainability, and AI. BCG X builds AI solutions, digital products, and new ventures by combining engineers, data scientists, designers, and venture builders for clients. Specialist units Inverto, Platinion, and Quantis support procurement, IT architecture, and sustainability, while the BCG Henderson Institute supplies research. The goal is to help clients achieve lasting performance improvements and durable value through strategic advisory plus hands-on technology execution.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1963

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