Senior event manager, reinsurance

The Senior Event Manager, Reinsurance independently leads complex, high-visibility Reinsurance meetings, conferences, client events, sponsorship activations, and leadership programs. Serving as the sole owner and primary point of contact for assigned programs, this senior individual contributor translates business objectives into event strategies and delivers exceptional experiences through strong judgment, financial stewardship, operational discipline, and proactive risk management. Additionally, they apply a creative, attendee-centric approach when designing the event experience.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of progressive corporate event management experience, deep event operations expertise, strong executive presence, and the ability to act as a trusted advisor in a large, global, matrixed organization.

Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Own complex, multi-workstream events and programs from intake and strategy through onsite execution, reconciliation, and post-event close, with minimal oversight.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business partners and senior stakeholders by shaping event strategy, anticipating needs, and resolving issues before escalation.
• Align events with business priorities, growth objectives, governance requirements, and attendee experience goals.
• Design and create unique attendee experiences and activations that reflect Aon’s brand values and tone.
• Facilitate a project management approach to events, guiding and advising planning teams utilizing project boards, detailed meeting summaries and actively driving development of planning timelines.
• Own event production through the design and implementation of Lead project plans, timelines, communications, run-of-show documents, staffing plans, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Manage venue sourcing and contracting, room blocks, food and beverage, offsite programs, destination management companies, suppliers, and onsite operations.
• Lead audiovisual and production planning.
• Oversee registration including, development of attendee communications, registration reporting and reporting, and data quality.
• Manage post-event success through the debrief process, developing, analyzing and reporting on both qualitative and quantitative results.
• Lead advanced budget management, assess cost drivers and recommend adjustments to mitigate financial risk.
• Responsible for all budget-related activities throughout the event lifecycle, including maintaining accurate records, ensuring timely payments, assessing cost drivers, and recommending adjustments to mitigate financial risk. Ensures all events are closed out in a timely manner and come in under budget.
• Model best-in-class compliance and governance and advise stakeholders and colleagues on sourcing, contracting, procurement, brand, documentation, and event process requirements.
• Travel onsite to lead execution, resolve issues in real time, and ensure a polished attendee experience.

How this opportunity is different

This role combines independent ownership of strategically important events with leadership impact beyond an individual portfolio. The Senior Event Manager strengthens governance and operational standards, improves team practices, and builds team capability through coaching and knowledge sharing.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 8+ years of progressive corporate event management experience, including independent ownership of complex, high-visibility programs.
• Proven ability to lead multiple programs through the full event lifecycle with minimal oversight.
• Strong executive presence, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and project leadership skills.
• Experience influencing across a large, global, matrixed organization and serving as a trusted advisor.
• Strong Cvent expertise across registration websites, mobile apps, reporting, attendee management, and post-event budget entry.
• Advanced Excel and Financial Management Skills.Microsoft Suite skills.
• Deep knowledge of venue sourcing, hotel contracting, food and beverage, audiovisual production, supplier management, event technology, onsite operations, compliance, governance, procurement, brand, and documentation requirements.
• Experience with Monday.com or a similar work-management platform preferred but not required.
• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation is a plus, but not required.
• Highly organized, collaborative, adaptable, solutions-oriented, and calm under pressure; industry experience in financial, professional, consulting, or commercial insurance services is preferred.

Logistics

Remote, U.S.-based role supporting events primarily across North America, with some international event planning. Approximately 25-30% travel, including site visits, planning trips, onsite execution, setup, teardown, and post-event activities; travel is typically 3-4 nights per program, with additional days for larger events. Chicago-based colleagues may attend periodic in-person meetings at the Aon Center for collaboration, training, strategic planning, team engagement, and headquarters events.

Success factors

• Consistently delivers complex events on time and within or below approved budgets while building stakeholder confidence.
• Anticipates needs, resolves risks before escalation, and models strong governance, financial stewardship, and operational discipline.
• Maintains accurate, audit-ready documentation and improves team effectiveness through reusable tools and process enhancements.
• Uses AonGPT, Copilot, and other available technology where appropriate to improve planning, documentation, reporting, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Maintains a positive, collaborative, solution-oriented perspective when faced with process changes or last-minute requests.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $115,000 - $130,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location. The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of Chicago, Illinois. The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.