US Anesthesia Partners is the highest-quality single-specialty anesthesia practice in the United States, with over 6,000 employees distributed across 12 states. Our clinical and non-clinical staff support each other as they work toward a common vision: Empowering people to advance exceptional care. 

POSITION SUMMARY: The Director – Recruiting Events is responsible for the strategic planning, coordination, and successful execution of more than 100 recruitment-focused events, and a large clinical student house conference annually. These events play a critical role in attracting and hiring top-tier talent across the organization. This position oversees event logistics, vendor management, internal team coordination, internal and external communications and contributes directly to the effectiveness of national and regional recruiting initiatives. This is a hybrid role and we are open to candidates based in Dallas, Denver, Houston, or Nashville. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation)

• Plans, organizes, and facilitates over 100 recruitment events annually, ensuring alignment with the organization’s talent acquisition goals.
• Oversees scheduling, coordination, and training of the USAP Travel Team.
• Leads the planning and onsite execution of the annual USAP Future Leaders in Anesthesia Conference – an industry unique event attracting clinical trainees from 70 different programs.
• Leads the planning, logistics, and onsite management for five national association conferences each year, including contract negotiation, budgeting, conference logistics and pre & post event communications.
• Ensures good financial management of nearly $1M in annual expenditures. This includes direct large event budget management, payment coordination with USAP accounting, and cost efficiency best-practice consulting for smaller, regional team events.
• Collaborates with USAP clinicians, administrative, and senior leadership to ensure seamless event participation and execution and messaging.
• Tracks and analyzes event performance metrics to assess success and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborates with our Talent Attraction leadership to ensure attendee candidate prospect data is complete and tracked appropriately in our event management platform and candidate CRM.
• Supervises USAP Event Specialists, providing strategic direction and performance oversight.
• Leads large teams for larger events.
• Collaborates as needed with the USAP marketing and communications team, sharing best practices, materials, other resources.
• Collaborates closely with the Talent Acquisition leadership team and provides regular reporting on event performance, outcomes, and metrics.
• Travels up to 20% for on-site event management and stakeholder engagement.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES (KSAs):

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Marketing, Hospitality, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• 7-10 years of experience in event management, or related experience, with a strong preference for healthcare or clinical recruitment settings.
• Proven ability in managing vendors, negotiating contracts, and overseeing event budgets.
• Experience with clinician engagement and community outreach preferred
• Familiarity with digital event platforms and virtual event management.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to manipulate and analyze data for reporting purposes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) - certification strongly preferred

*The physical demands described here are representative of those that may need to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Occasional Standing
• Occasional Walking
• Frequent Sitting
• Frequent hand, finger movement
• Use office equipment (in office or remote)
• Communicate verbally and in writing