SVP/VP Professional Services

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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