Assistant Team Lead, Strategic Projects

Overview: Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 4,800 employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide, including 53% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers human connection.The DNA of Cvent is our people, and our culture has an emphasis on fostering intrapreneurship – a system that encourages Cventers to think and act like individual entrepreneurs and empowers them to take action, embrace risk, and make decisions as if they had founded the company themselves. At Cvent, we value the diverse perspectives that each individual brings. Whether working with a team of colleagues or with clients, we ensure that we foster a culture that celebrates differences and builds on shared connections.Due to our continued growth, we are seeking to add an experienced full-time, Program Manager, to assist and support our Country Head. The ideal Candidate should have relevant experience and should be able to work independently with little and no supervision. This person must be exceedingly well organized, flexible and enjoy ambiguous problem solving.Skills to make this role a success are ability to interact across functions at all levels, in a fast-paced environment. The resource should be comfortable working within tight timelines, remaining flexible, proactive, and efficient. The role requires a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. Expert level written and verbal communication skills, strong decision-making ability and attention to detail are key success factors. In This Role, You Will: • Serve as liaison between Country Head & Senior Management for all Strategic initiatives• Identify and Drive initiatives by creating frameworks, project planning, tracking, and reporting to sponsors and executing through cross functional collaboration• Process Harmonization by identifying gaps and recommending improvement areas• Create cross functional operational playbooks by incorporating best practice• Ideation and Implementation of Corporate initiatives within the HR Gamut.• Managing various functional review meetings with country head by ensuring participants are prepared and follow up actionable tasks.• Contributing to Senior Management meetings, capturing major take-a ways, and working with them for a successful closure• Developing keynote presentations for country head for various forums (i.e. Business updates, townhalls, annual companywide event etc.) Here's What You Need: • Experience of 3-5 years with minimum 2 years of relevant experience in Consulting or similar roles• Master’s degree in business administration or similar field• Experience in process mapping & driving transformation projects• Strong experience in managing a portfolio of initiatives & project, prioritizing different actions, and handling senior stakeholders.• Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams and functions• Extremely adaptable with “out of the box thinking” dedicated to efficient productivity• Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives• Excellent Verbal and Written communications skills.• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook• Serve as liaison between Country Head & Senior Management for all Strategic initiatives• Identify and Drive initiatives by creating frameworks, project planning, tracking, and reporting to sponsors and executing through cross functional collaboration• Process Harmonization by identifying gaps and recommending improvement areas• Create cross functional operational playbooks by incorporating best practice• Ideation and Implementation of Corporate initiatives within the HR Gamut.• Managing various functional review meetings with country head by ensuring participants are prepared and follow up actionable tasks.• Contributing to Senior Management meetings, capturing major take-a ways, and working with them for a successful closure• Developing keynote presentations for country head for various forums (i.e. Business updates, townhalls, annual companywide event etc.)• Experience of 3-5 years with minimum 2 years of relevant experience in Consulting or similar roles• Master’s degree in business administration or similar field• Experience in process mapping & driving transformation projects• Strong experience in managing a portfolio of initiatives & project, prioritizing different actions, and handling senior stakeholders.• Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams and functions• Extremely adaptable with “out of the box thinking” dedicated to efficient productivity• Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives• Excellent Verbal and Written communications skills.• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook