Complex Senior Events Manager - Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway Portland
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The Senior Event Manager plans and executes complex events at Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway Portland. The role manages event documentation, coordinates transitions from sales to service, and serves as the primary on-property client contact. It also identifies revenue opportunities, guides team performance, and supports senior leaders with complex decisions. The ideal candidate has two years of sales and event hospitality experience and is proficient in MS Office; Delphi FDC experience is preferred.
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Job Identification: 228553
Job Category: Catering and Event Services
Job Schedule: Full time
Equal Opportunity Employer EOE, including disability/vets
Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Senior Event Manager , you’re not just overseeing all aspects of planning and execution for complex events – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
The Ideal Candidate Will:
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Have 2 years of sales and event hospitality experience
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Be proficient in MS Office
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Have experience with Delphi FDC (preferred)
Sales Incentive
Hilton offers a best-in market SIP (Short-Term Incentive Plan) to our Sales, Catering & Events teams to reward our employees for their contributions to our company's financial success. The plan includes a quarterly component worth 20% of bonus eligible earnings. The quarterly incentive may have multiple individually weighted objectives, meaning multiple opportunities to earn a payout.
Here's what you'll do during a typical day:
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Execute complex events: Manage event documentation, facilitate seamless transitions from Sales to service, and serve as the primary client contact on property to ensure smooth execution, proactive issue resolution, and an exceptional event experience
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Own the client relationship: Build trust and rapport as the primary point of contact throughout the event lifecycle; proactively manage expectations, resolve issues, and ensure a memorable client experience
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Maximize revenue opportunities: Identify upsell opportunities and recommend enhancements to increase contract value and elevate the guest experience
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Guide team performance: Communicate client requirements, provide direction, and offer feedback and coaching to ensure consistent, high-level service
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Support leadership and decision-making: Step in for senior leaders as needed; navigate complex challenges by analyzing situations and making informed decisions
What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality . Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership . A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now , bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
Join an Award-Winning Workplace Culture
At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible. As a global leader in hospitality, we’ve welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.
Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands (https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/) , and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we’re setting new standards for the future of travel.
Whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new, Hilton supports your journey every step of the way. Come for the job, stay for the career—and help us make every stay a little more magical.
Curious about life at Hilton? Explore our Careers Blog (https://jobs.hilton.com/blogs) to see why we’re more than a great place to stay—we’re a great place to work.
How this job compares
Set against the 430 open Event Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$70–103K/yr301 salary ranges
- US median$25–28/hr23 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 430 open Event Manager jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- Event Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (357 postings).
- Education
- 74 of the 430 open Event Manager jobs (17%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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