Event & Partnership Manager (Mexico) in Mexico, México at Planned
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Planned
Mexico, México, Mexico
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Job Description
Planned is an AI-native event management platform that helps companies streamline their meetings & events booking process. We make it easy for anyone to plan successful events while giving finance teams the visibility and control they need to maximize their budget. Planned already works with over 200 companies across North America, such as; PwC, L'Oréal, Google, Samsung & Airbnb.
We're on a mission to disrupt a $500+ billion industry. To achieve that, we want to work with brilliant minds and natural leaders who are driven to out-think, out-plan, and outperform the competition. We tackle every business decision with enthusiasm, and we love the work that we do!
As the Event & Partnerships Manager for Mexico, you will be Planned's operator on the ground in our first market beyond North America. You will own events end-to-end, build the local partner ecosystem, and negotiate the commercial terms that make each program work. You will be scaling the existing operations, not starting from scratch. You will be the face of Planned in Mexico, visiting venues, building trust with vendors, and ensuring our clients receive an exceptional experience in a country where reliability is earned, not contracted.
What You'll Do
- Own Mexico-based events end-to-end - intake, brief, on-site execution (for high-staked events), and post-event reconciliation - holding timeline, scope, budget, and client experience throughout.
- Be the primary point of contact for clients across all Mexico programs, leading pre-event alignment, kick-offs with SAT Mexico, mid-event check-ins, and post-event debriefs.
- Own the day-to-day relationship with SAT Mexico through bi-weekly market catch-ups, event-specific check-ins, and quarterly partnership reviews.
- Source venues, activities, and suppliers for each event, negotiating commercial terms that balance client savings, Planned's margin, and long-term partner relationships - in Mexico, the relationship is the contract.
- Develop new partnerships across Mexico City, Cancún, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, and Guadalajara to expand Planned's reach over time.
- Partner with our supply team to vet, onboard, and populate Mexico-based suppliers - including informal vendor ecosystems (no websites, agency-only bookings) - and build a market pricing baseline so we can spot anomalies and quote with confidence.
- Translate local realities - legal, financial, cultural - into actionable inputs for Sales, CS, Supply, and Finance, and flag risks early (safety, supplier reliability, regulatory shifts, currency exposure) with mitigations.
- 4+ years in event management, hospitality operations, or DMC environments, with a clear track record executing complex, multi-day programs for corporate clients.
- Native or fully professional Spanish and English, written and spoken - most local communication happens in Spanish, often via WhatsApp; client communication is in English.
- Deep familiarity with the Mexican event ecosystem - venues, suppliers, transportation, and how business actually gets done in this market.
- Commercial instincts - you're comfortable negotiating contracts, pricing, and partnership terms with both vendors and enterprise clients, and you protect margin without burning relationships.
- Comfort operating in ambiguity - Mexico doesn't run by U.S. rules, and you'll be writing the playbook as much as following it.
- Based in Mexico (Mexico City strongly preferred), with willingness to travel domestically for events and vendor site visits
- Experience working with U.S.-based clients or in a U.S./Mexico cross-border operating model.
- Existing relationships with established DMCs, hotels, or premium venues across major Mexican destinations.
- A background that combines event execution with business development or partnerships - not just one or the other.
- Familiarity with Mexican invoicing, taxation, and local compliance realities.
- Experience with platforms or marketplaces, and a sense of what makes supplier data structured and useful.
- Culture of high performance, strong talent density and in-person collaboration
- Unlimited PTO
- Competitive base pay
- All the tools and gear you need to be successful (Macbook, screens, mouse, keyboard, ChatGPT, etc.)
- Health, dental, vision insurance
- Bus pass subsidy or indoor parking
- Stocked up snacks & lunches in office 2x per week
- Dog-friendly office
- Relocation support, if needed
Not sure you meet all the role requirements, but have a passion for Planned and are eager to help build a great product? Apply today and let us know how you would be a great fit!
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