Venue Find Specialist

About the role

This position focuses on delivering exceptional venue sourcing services to our clients, acting as a key point of contact within the Navan Events team. You will cultivate strong relationships internally and externally, utilizing your market expertise to help clients achieve their event objectives and drive revenue for Navan while ensuring client return on investment.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Provide comprehensive venue sourcing solutions for both new and established clients, serving as a knowledgeable resource.
• Deliver a high-quality, personalized venue-finding experience that aligns with each client's specific event goals.
• Foster collaboration across Navan departments, sharing expert insights on event locations and vendors to support client strategies.
• Maximize revenue generation within Navan Events while ensuring clients receive significant value for their investment.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key individuals throughout the organization.
• Continuously enhance your understanding of the market through industry events, presentations, and site visits.
• Represent Navan Events professionally to clients and suppliers.
• Identify and pursue all potential income opportunities, actively negotiating favorable terms with preferred partners.
• Deeply understand each client's brand, culture, market, and competitive landscape.
• Support the broader Navan Events team by sharing new and existing client leads.
• Maintain accurate project documentation to ensure compliance with company policies.
• Participate actively in relevant internal and external meetings.
• Undergo training on all applicable Navan systems.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in meeting or event planning.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Proficiency in Google Suite or Microsoft Office Suite, with the capacity to learn new technologies.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and address urgent issues promptly.
• Demonstrates empathy and maintains a professional demeanor.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects and demands effectively.
• Skill in negotiating favorable outcomes.
• Strong customer service track record.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Cvent.

Skills & tools

• Google Suite
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Cvent (preferred)

Practical notes

• Compensation range: $55,000 - $68,000 USD per year.
• This range includes base salary and target incentive compensation.
• Starting pay will be determined by factors including primary work location, candidate skills and experience, market demand, and internal equity.
• Navan offers a comprehensive benefits program including healthcare, insurance, retirement savings, equity participation, flexible time off, and paid parental leave.
• Navan is committed to in-person collaboration and has a policy of employees working in the office four days a week for roles tied to an office location.
• Navan is an equal opportunity employer.
• For accommodation requests due to disability, please email talent-accommodations@navan.com.
• Be aware of recruitment scams; legitimate Navan recruiters will not ask for money. All recruiters can be reached via email addresses ending in @navan.com, @navan.tech, or @talent.navan.com.