Director, Global Event Production

Director, Global Event Production

Join our Global Events & Strategic Initiatives team and play a pivotal role in creating corporate events that shape culture, align leaders, and bring strategy to life for colleagues around the world.

As Director, Global Event Production, you'll be the architect behind the technical execution of live, virtual, and hybrid corporate events that bring our mission --to life.

This is an opportunity to showcase your advanced expertise in end-to-end technical event production, show calling, and stage management while collaborating with senior leaders and global teams. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and love pushing boundaries with innovative solutions, this role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on a global scale.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead endtoend event production for highprofile global events across live, hybrid, and virtual formats-from early concept through onsite execution and postevent debriefs
• Design and manage the full technical and production show flow, including stage design, screen strategy, multimedia integration, rehearsals, show calling, and live operations
• Serve as the critical link between event and business content, creative, graphics and video, technology and event logistics - bringing these workstreams together and with an understanding and a vision for how it all comes to life on stage and on screen. This includes being responsible for the application of content on multi-media assets supporting the event including main stage presentation screen(s)
• Stay deeply curious about breakthrough experience design and emerging event technologies, bringing fresh thinking to multimedia, staging, platforms, and audience engagement
• Challenge conventional approaches and continuously raise the bar for how global corporate events look, feel, and perform
• Manage and lead on-site rehearsals with speakers, including C-level executives provide coaching and feedback to ensure confident delivery.
• Manage all technical event components including sound, lighting, video, and virtual platforms to deliver flawless experiences.
• Lead vendor partnerships, budgets, and production schedules ensure services align with statements of work and financial targets.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Brand, IT, AV) to guarantee execution excellence and brand consistency.

Required Qualifications

• University degree plus 12+ years of experience in corporate event production with an incredibly strong portfolio of live and hybrid events.
• Advanced expertise in global experience managing global corporate events (corporate or agency perspective).
• Expert knowledge of end-to-end event production processes, including show calling and stage management for hybrid, virtual, and in-person audiences.
• Have a strategic mindset with the ability to forecast outcomes in a changing environment, and respond accordingly
• Observant: you have the ability to pick up cues and connect the dots to anticipate and trouble shoot
• Proven ability to work with C-level executives and manage high-pressure and stressful situations, including technical disruptions.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal skills, and emotional intelligence ability to adapt quickly and stay calm under pressure.
• Highly organized, deadline-driven, and detail-oriented with a passion for process and continuous improvement.

• Experience with cutting-edge event technologies and multimedia staging.
• Advance experience with virtual event platforms and hybrid engagement strategies.
• Strong creative problem-solving skills and ability to challenge conventional approaches.
• Demonstrated success in managing large-scale budgets and vendor relationships.

When you join our team

• We'll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We'll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we'll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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