Events Specialist

About the Position

We are looking for an Events Specialist to join our Workplace Services and Experience team who can help expand the events offered in our Asia offices. The right person will have a service mentality and enjoy building relationships with all sorts of teams across our firm to understand their team goals and what types of events would best suit them.

Our colleagues are key to our firm's success, and we work hard to find opportunities for them to connect with our culture and each other. We aim to offer events that support the broader goals of the firm, while also keeping people feeling engaged, supported and excited to come to work. We also use our event offerings to shape the way people outside of Jane Street interact with our firm, including students and professionals who are looking to work with us.

You will be indispensable to both pieces of this effort, designing, planning and executing events for both current employees and college recruits in our Asia offices. Responsibilities of this role will include:

• Building relationships across the firm to understand our culture and colleagues 
• Organising events from start to finish, including but not limited to: venue selection, catering, entertainment, transportation, promotion, RSVP management and on-site event day support
• Collaborating with our Recruiting, Human Resources, Workspace Services and other internal support teams
• Maintaining a database of all event details and costs
• Working with our Legal team on all event-related contracts

About You

• Have a bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in event management, with the ability to lead events from start to finish
• Having experience planning and supporting events across APAC is a plus
• Intellectually curious and eager to learn; able to propose thoughtful solutions and innovate
• A reliable and flexible team player with a positive attitude 
• Highly organised and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple projects and priorities 
• Willing to work a flexible schedule that may include some early mornings, evening hours and after-hours events; Occasional travel within APAC is required 
• An excellent oral and written communicator
• Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese

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