Job Description

Department

: People and Culture

Reports to:

Senior Manager, Employee Experience Events

Location:

North Vancouver, B.C.

Your Opportunity at ARC'TERYX:

As the Employee Experience Events Manager, you are a key player in developing and executing large-scale experiences that ignite our culture, so that our global employees are inspired to thrive both professionally and personally from the moment they walk in our doors. You'll contribute to and manage several integral employee events and programs as part of the employee experience global roadmap to support Arc'teryx in being a great place to work for all. Your passion for inclusively engaging, planning, and activating will show up in all our employee experiences.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team:

The People & Culture Enablement and Experience team leads business management, project management, employee experiences and events. Through thoughtful experiences, impactful meetings, meaningful interactions and activations in our spaces, we create the conditions for teams and the business to thrive.

This team is the conduit between People & Culture experiences, programs and projects, and our cross-functional partners - enabling growth, scaling our capabilities and activating our culture to achieve our business goals. We create and implement standard operating principles to ensure a consistent experience for our global and regional employees. We work in close partnership with our cross-functional partners within People & Culture, and across the organization.
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If you were in the Employee Experience Events Manager role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

+ Designing on-brand experiences that reflect our purpose and values while delivering logistical excellence across event timelines, budgets, and deliverables + Leading the planning and production of large-scale employee events, including creative direction, experience design, vendor management, site operations, and on-site execution
+ Contributing to the building of a global playbook for large-scale employee events that balances centralized brand standards with regional flexibility and ownership
+ Managing relationships with external vendors including event production companies, AV partners, tenting, catering, and permits
+ Collaborating with internal partners (e.g.Product Education, Brand Experience, Employee Impact) to ensure cohesive and inclusive experience delivery
+ Building and presenting compelling PowerPoint decks to communicate concepts, strategies, and post-event impact to stakeholders
+ Translating abstract concepts or cultural ideas into tangible event touchpoints (e.g.installations, activations, rituals, programming)
+ Bringing a thoughtful and inclusive approach to event planning, with consideration for environmental impact, accessibility, and the well-being of all participants
+ Staying ahead of trends in live experience, experiential design, and outdoor events to inspire ongoing innovation
+ Leveraging the communication platforms as social tools to connect our global employee community
+ Exploring technology solutions that support multi-market event management, including registration, translation, hybrid engagement, and post-event analytics

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Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

+ Scaling outdoor events across global regions, adapting the experience model to local cultural contexts, climates, and operational realities + Building a global playbook for large-scale employee events that balances centralized brand standards with regional flexibility and ownership
+ Advising on site operations best practices for remote or non-traditional venues across international markets
+ Supporting the creation of scalable templates, presentations, and visual assets that regional teams can use to activate localized experiences with brand consistency

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Are you our next Employee Experience Events Manager?

+ You have 8+ years of event management experience, along with a post-secondary diploma and ideally certification in Event Management, Communications, Project Management, or equivalent experience in lieu + You have a strong portfolio of producing high-quality, engaging in-person events that involved outdoor site logistics, permitting, and environmental variables
+ You are an empathetic and proactive communicator, and care about engaging people in an inclusive manner
+ You have a strong understanding of event management, creating experiences that resonate with the target audience
+ You have a highly collaborative working style and have a demonstrated ability to build cross-functional relationships
+ You establish systems and programs to ensure projects, events, and processes are running smoothly
+ You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
+ You embrace a growth mindset and are passionate about learning and growing in your role
+ You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
+ You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
+ Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
+ You bring a designer's mindset to experiences--thinking through flow, moment mapping, and intentional storytelling
+ You are deeply organized, cool under pressure, and proactive in resolving challenges before they arise
+ You have excellent PowerPoint or Keynote presentation skills--you know how to visually and narratively sell an idea
+ You are comfortable with cross-functional collaboration and enjoy working with creatives, builders, and business partners alike
+ You bring a lens of inclusion, access, and care to your work and consider how different people experience space

$106,000 - $133,000 a year
A reasonable estimate of the pay range is CAD$106,000 - CAD$133,000 at the time of this posting. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, education and/or training. The upper end of the range is typically reserved for candidates with demonstrated expertise that is above job requirements or who bring exceptional directly transferable experience.

Please note that the range details above reflect the base pay only and does not include our competitive bonus program and benefits that we offer

Equal Opportunity

Arc'teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.

Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.

All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.

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