SVP/VP Professional Services

Cvent

Tysons Corner, Virginia

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Performance Management, Business Strategy, Change Management, Consulting, Continuous Improvement, Customer Relations, Emerging Technology, Event Management, Event Marketing, Finance, Financial Services, Forecasting, Hospitality and Tourism, Leadership, Performance Metrics, Process Improvement, Process Modeling, Product Engineering, Professional Services, Profit & Loss, Project/Program Management, Quality Management, Sales, Service Delivery, Strategic Planning, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Tysons Corner, Virginia
POSTED
4 days ago
Overview:

Our Culture and Impact
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,500+
employees and approximately 30,000 customers worldwide, including 60% 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. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the
world, transforming the meetings, events, and hospitality industries through innovation.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future
At Cvent, AI is becoming a core part of how we work, innovate, and deliver value. We seek
leaders who can combine human expertise, technology, data, and AI to transform how work gets
done and how customers achieve success.


Cvent is seeking a Senior Vice President/Vice President, Professional Services to lead a global
Professional Services organization of more than 850 employees. This executive will lead the
transformation and growth of Cvent's Professional Services organization, driving customer
outcomes, operational excellence, AI-enabled innovation, and financial performance at scale.
The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of modernizing service organizations,
leveraging data and technology to improve delivery quality, productivity, profitability, and
customer value realization.

In This Role, You Will::
  • Define and lead the strategic direction for Cvent's Professional Services organization,
    including Implementation, Project Management, and related delivery functions.
  • Build and optimize a scalable Professional Services operating model that improves customer
    outcomes, delivery quality, organizational productivity, operational efficiency, and
    profitability.
  • Lead large-scale transformation initiatives that modernize service delivery, redesign
    operating models, and improve scalability, predictability, and business performance.
  • Define and execute the Professional Services AI and automation strategy, leveraging
    emerging technologies to improve delivery quality, consultant productivity, customer
    outcomes, operational efficiency, and service scalability.
  • Establish and leverage executive-level performance metrics across customer outcomes,
    delivery quality, productivity, utilization, margin performance, and employee engagement
    to drive data-based decision-making and continuous improvement.
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, Customer Success, Support,
    Sales, and Finance leaders to align services strategy with company priorities and customer
    needs.
  • Build and develop a high-performing leadership team while fostering a culture of
    accountability, innovation, customer-centricity, and continuous improvement.
  • Serve as an executive sponsor for strategic customers and high-profile initiatives while
    ensuring the organization has the structure, talent, processes, and tools required to support
    future growth.
Here's What You Need::
  • 15+ years of progressive leadership experience, including executive responsibility for large-
    scale global Professional Services, implementation, consulting, project management, or
    other customer-facing delivery organizations.
  • Proven track record leading large-scale transformation initiatives in complex, high-growth
    environments, including operating model redesign, process optimization, organizational
    change management, and business performance improvement.
  • Strong analytical and technology leadership capabilities, with demonstrated success
    leveraging data, AI, automation, and digital technologies to improve customer outcomes,
    organizational productivity, scalability, and business performance.
  • Experience leading large-scale global service organizations through operating model
    transformation, leveraging partnerships across Product, Engineering, Data, Operations, and
    Finance to drive AI adoption, automation, scalability, and measurable business results.
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen, with demonstrated accountability for
    Professional Services financial performance and a proven track record of improving
    profitability, margins, productivity, utilization, forecasting accuracy, delivery efficiency, and
    customer outcomes.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through senior leaders and build highly engaged, high-
    performing organizations.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C-suite stakeholders, board-level
    audiences, and strategic customers.
  • Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred
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About the Company

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Cvent

Cvent, Inc. (www.cvent.com) is the world’s leading provider of cloud-based software for meetings and event management.  Lanyon has just recently merged with Cvent to become the market leader in our space.  Cvent is an exciting, fast-growing tech company that provides industry-leading software to event professionals around the world. Our suite of services – online event registration, venue selection, mobile apps, email marketing, web surveys, and targeted hotel advertising opportunities – have positioned us a major player in the estimated $565 billion global meetings and events industry. Having over 2600 talented and dedicated employees, we are headquartered just outside of Washington, D.C., in McLean, Virginia, with additional U.S. offices in Portland, Austin, Dallas, Draper, Atlanta, and LA.  Internationally we have offices in New Delhi, India, London, England, and Fredericton, CA.  Cvent has received a number of awards and honors recognizing our strong company culture, innovative products, stellar customer service and support, visionary leadership and investment in our employees. We currently have job openings across all departments and locations and are looking to add valuable team members to further strengthen the company’s DNA.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1930
WEBSITE
http://www.cvent.com/