Corporate Events Manager | Hybrid | 25% Travel

About EllucianEllucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.About The OpportunityThe Corporate Events Manager plays a strategic role within Ellucian’s Corporate Events Team, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, and senior stakeholders to maximize the business impact of Ellucian’s presence at key higher education events. The Corporate Events Team is responsible for the strategy, planning, and execution of Ellucian’s presence at higher education industry conferences, as well as the delivery of Ellucian Live, our flagship user conference. The Events Manager will own a portfolio of industry events while contributing to large-scale programs, including Ellucian Live, with a particular emphasis on ROI reporting, event capture, and executive-facing insights. This role goes beyond execution—focusing on measurement, impact, and decision support to inform where and how Ellucian shows up in the market.Where you will make an impactOwn end-to-end planning and execution for a portfolio of industry events, collaborating with key stakeholders to evaluate event participation, sponsorship agreements, and on-site footprint decisions.Lead planning discussions, manage event budgets, and develop executive-ready event briefings, including objectives, strategy, and post-event outcomes.Work with Operations, Marketing, and Sales to understand and improve event capture, ROI, pipeline influence/attribution, and post-event reporting models.Translate event performance data into clear insights and recommendations for leadership, informing future investment and footprint decisions.Support critical Ellucian Live workstreams, including Breakout Session Content, Sales Engagement, and Event Measurement.Ensure visibility and coordination of Calls for Proposals across the event portfolio, working with stakeholders to ensure event programming supports broader messaging and strategic goals.Act as a trusted and influential representative of the Corporate Events Team when engaging with executives, internal partners, and external event organizers.What Will You BringDemonstrated experience managing industry events or large-scale conferences, ideally within higher education technology or serving higher education audiences.Strong background in event measurement, ROI analysis, and executive reporting.Proven ability to partner effectively with Sales and Marketing teams to connect events to pipeline and business outcomes.Comfortable engaging with senior leaders and executives, with a polished, credible presence.Highly organized, analytical, and able to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.Experience working in complex, cross-functional environments preferred.Proficiency in Salesforce; experience with project management tools (ex. Monday.com) and event platforms (ex. Rainfocus) desirable.What makes #EllucianlifeComprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision Flexible time off Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the futureParental Leave5 charitable days to support the community that supports usTelemedicineWellnessHeadspace Care (mental health)Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver supportDiversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the teamWe Foster a learning culture with:Education Assistance Program Professional development opportunitiesLinkedIn Learning