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BCD Travel’s Mission, Vision and Values recognize that our constantly changing industry is both a challenge and an opportunity.  We see our potential not just to react to those changes, but to anticipate them.

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Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity with a company that works hard, but knows how to have fun, too? You'll find that we have a distinctly different company culture.

BCD Meetings & Incentives is rapidly becoming one of the leading global providers of meetings, group incentive travel and creative services for some of the world's most prominent corporations. Our unique difference is that we bring together resources at a local level, centralize processes on a regional level and leverage our distinctive global presence to deliver the value and results our clients set out to achieve.

We are an independently managed operating company of BCD Holdings N.V. and a sister organization of BCD Travel, the world's third-largest travel management company. We are proud of that. We are also one of the best places to work because of our fundamental commitment to our employees. To find out more about our company, visit us at www.bcdmi.com.


One World Partners, a Division of BCD Meetings & Incentives, has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager in Sausalito, CA. The position will be responsible for the development, planning and overall operational execution of complex meetings, conferences, conventions, high-level incentive travel programs, and/or special events for customers. The Senior Project Manager works on a variety of programs simultaneously and serves as the day-to-day planning contact for each respective client.

Responsibilities Include:
  • Plan and manage complex meetings, conferences, and/or conventions that include multiple hotels/venues, audiences and agendas, and 20+ on-site travel staff.
  • When required, work with team to create, develop, price and facilitate new and repeat business proposals, including, but not limited to destination, hotel, activity and event overviews.
  • Facilitate internal RFP process after qualification from Manager.
  • Source destination, hotel and venue options that meet the goals and objectives of the client and present in BCD M&I Availability Grid template.
  • Utilize and leverage BCD M&I preferred hotel agreements when negotiating hotel contracts.
  • Plan and manage high-level incentive travel programs, which include multi-million dollar budgets, VIP audiences and complex level of details.
  • Day to day/main contact with client/decision-maker providing consultative approach to program planning, ensuring the client has identified clear objectives for the outcome of the meeting, conference or program and determine steps to ensure these objectives are achieved.
  • Manage day-to-day internal and client version program budgets.
  • Prepare all documents required for client planning/strategy meetings, program walk through meetings and client debrief meetings. Work with Director of Business Development to take the lead in these meetings as required.
  • Work with Sales to increase program profitability over original priced program received at pre-sale turnover.
  • Manage and utilize an internal and client version program timeline. Meet deadlines accordingly.
  • Assumes and performs other duties and responsibilities not specifically outlined herein, but which are logically and properly inherent to the position.

    Qualifications Required:
  • Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
  • CMP certification strongly preferred
  • Minimum of 8 years experience in planning meetings, incentives, conventions, conferences and/or special events
  • Minimum of 8 years experience managing outside vendors, sourcing and negotiating contract services
  • Minimum of 4 years experience in account/client management
  • Proficiency in word processing and Microsoft Office applications
  • First hand experience of domestic and international group travel
  • Successfully planned and operated high-level incentive travel programs and complex meetings both domestic and international with 1500+ participants with on-site Travel Staff of 20+


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