Field and Events Manager

Schellman is a Top 50 CPA firm and a leading provider of attestation and compliance services. Our professional services focus on security and privacy audits, assessments, and certifications. Schellman has become one of the largest cybersecurity assessment firms in the United States without providing any traditional accounting services. We are an accredited multi-framework ISO Certification Body for security, privacy, business continuity, and quality; a globally licensed PCI Qualified Security Assessor and a top provider to clients serving the federal DoD space as a leading FedRAMP 3PAO and the first assessment firm authorized as a CMMC C3PAO. Our specialty and expertise remain in providing best in class Cybersecurity and IT Audits and Attestations. Our culture, approach with clients, and dedication to our values has led us to consistently be a Great Places to Work certified company and rated as a Best Firms to Work For by Accounting Today and a Glassdoor Best Places to Work. We deeply appreciate our employees, as shown by our first core value - People Come First. This is demonstrated in our culture, benefits, and how we handle business. Come see what makes Schellman special!

JOB SUMMARY

The Field and Events Manager is a high-impact role responsible for planning, executing, and optimizing Schellman's live and virtual events-including client events and industry conferences, along with internal sales and marketing event initiatives. In this role, you will own the end-to-end event strategy, ensuring every touchpoint reflects Schellman's brand and drives measurable outreach, pipeline, and engagement outcomes. As a driver in this role, you will oversee event execution and partner closely with Marketing, Sales, and external vendors to bring Schellman's presence to life in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Event Strategy & Execution - Develop and implement an event strategy that supports Schellman's revenue, operational, and outreach objectives across trade shows, conferences, webinars, and client-facing events. This includes building and executing against a metric and analysis plan to measure impact, effectiveness, and return on investment.
• Venue & Channel Evaluation - Gather and evaluate meeting or event requirements, researching and recommending venues or channels that meet the physical, functional, and brand requirements of each event.
• Vendor Management - Build and maintain a reliable vendor network, negotiating and managing contracts for catering, promotional resources, AV/technology, and other event support services.
• Logistics Coordination - Oversee all pre-event activities, including attendee registration, transportation, accommodations, meals, and technology setup, ensuring seamless execution from planning through onsite delivery.
• Rehearsals & Technical Readiness - Conduct rehearsals and system checks of all equipment and connectivity to guarantee flawless execution of live and virtual events.
• Budget Ownership - Manage event budgets, ensuring events stay within cost projections, and prepare periodic management reports on spend and performance.
• Post-Event Analysis - Conduct post-event evaluations to assess effectiveness, gather insights, and drive continuous improvement in future event planning.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Subject Matter Experts to align event initiatives with broader go-to-market goals and ensure consistent messaging and branding.

What You Bring

• Demonstrated event strategy including ROI analysis, lead tracking, and building and measuring reportable metrics.
• Proven Event Management Expertise - Track record of successfully planning and executing both live and virtual meetings/events, ideally within a professional services, technology, or B2B environment.
• Vendor & Budget Management - Demonstrated experience negotiating vendor contracts and managing event budgets to stay within cost projections.
• Detail-Oriented Execution - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent events, timelines, and logistics without sacrificing quality.
• Technology Proficiency - Comfort with event management platforms, virtual event technology, registration systems, and standard office/collaboration tools.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset - Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can adapt event strategy to evolving business needs.
• Travel Readiness - Willingness to travel as needed to support onsite events and vendor relationships.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in event planning or management as an individual contributor

Schellman is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and strongly supports diversity in the workplace; therefore, providing equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law. Schellman uses E-Verify in our hiring process.

At Schellman, we strive to provide a flexible and balanced environment and therefore offer the opportunity to work remotely, unless otherwise stated in the job requirements. Connecting, collaborating and continuous education are also highly valued and therefore we require some travel annually for our Internal Service Delivery roles, which can include in-person training, team meet-ups, and strategy meetings. Service Delivery team members will also be required to travel based on business and client needs.