American Heart Association Hiring for National VP, Meetings & Events at Dallas, TX Full Time

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

Celebrating Our 100th Year!

The American Heart Association invites you to join our dynamic team as the Vice President of Scientific & Corporate Meetings. In this pivotal role, you will lead and shape transformative experiences while driving revenue growth and optimizing costs to fuel our overall expansion. As a seasoned professional, you’ll leverage your expertise in healthcare meeting trends, both domestically and internationally, to create & elevate impactful events that resonate with our diverse audience. You’ll also shape innovative programming, foster cross-functional collaboration, and ensure seamless execution.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and at heart.org.

Strategic Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership to the meetings & events team.
• Lead and partner with the management team responsible for this work overall.
• Create and lead strong processes to increase experiences and support strategic plans.

Strategic Meeting Planning & Strategy

• Oversee critical events, including Scientific Sessions, International Stroke Conference, and specialty conferences.
• Leverage expertise in logistics and business operations to ensure seamless execution and financial success through comprehensive business plans.
• Develop and maintain systematic automated processes for optimal meeting management.
• Ensure timely, effective, and efficient planning and logistical support for online and live events.
• Create and execute strategies to
• Maintain, grow, and generate new revenue streams through optimal registration, exhibitor recruitment, sponsorship retention, expansion of new ideas, and secure grant awards as part of existing revenue to support innovative programming.

Expense Budget Management

• Create new opportunities related to expense budget management.
• Accurately forecast revenue and expenses.
• Ethically negotiate requests for proposals, contracts, and agreements related to venues, housing, exhibitions, sponsorship, travel, online, and mobile vendors.

Cross-Departmental Support & Collaboration

• Provide robust logistic and venue support to other departments within the American Heart Association.
• Recruit and manage volunteers at all levels for multiple events.
• Extend your influence beyond revenue-generating events by assisting other departments in planning and executing over 400 corporate meetings annually.
• Contribute to the board of director meetings/functions and corporate philanthropic events.

Education

• • Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field or equivalent work experience.

Certification

• • CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) is required.

Experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years prior experience in medical or healthcare meeting planning. industry.
• Prior experience in product development, life cycle revenue, and expense planning.

Skills

• Seasoned at managing large teams with the ability to empower others, develop individuals, and lead through change management
• Highly collaborative with the ability to operate in team environments, brainstorm, and communicate with colleagues
• Strong business analytical acumen.
• Excellent strategic planner and executor with strong problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment, including volunteer management
• Willingness to travel overnight, approximately 25% of the time.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge and/or experience with voluntary health organizations or nonprofit organizations.
• Advanced Degree in Hospitality Management or Business (MBA).

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.

• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance – We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities. We’re committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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