Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Coordinates logistics and execution for premier marketing events, including venues, transportation, registration, communications, event technology, collateral, vendors, onsite support, contracts, inventory, budgets, invoices, and post-event reporting. Maintains accurate attendee and CRM data while ensuring brand consistency, operational quality, and confidentiality. Requires professional services or B2B marketing experience, Cvent, TicketManager, CRM, vendor management, contract negotiation, and onsite event delivery experience.

Leads regional marketing strategy and execution across New York and Chicago, including events, sponsorships, client hospitality, vendor management, budgets, analytics, and post-event business development. Partners with market and client development leaders to drive engagement, cross-selling, and pipeline results. Supervises in-market support teams, manages direct reports, applies governance processes, and ensures consistent, high-quality brand execution.

Leads strategy, planning, execution, sponsorship activation, and post-event analysis for complex marquee events and premier client experiences. Partners with business units and client development teams to support engagement and cross-selling, manages vendors, contracts, budgets, event technology, CRM data capture, and onsite delivery. Supervises and mentors direct reports while ensuring operational compliance, quality, and professional development.

Leads external communications strategy for Cooley’s business department, including media relations, reputation management, awards, thought leadership, crisis communications, messaging, and content promotion. Manages internal and agency communications professionals, advises firm leaders and lawyers, serves as a media spokesperson, and oversees team development, hiring, performance management, and communications operations.

Maintains and verifies client and matter data across business intake and conflicts systems. Processes engagement, waiver, closure, and name-change requests; links parties; maintains ethical walls, database alerts, and administrative files; performs data cleanup and reporting projects; supports technology testing; and communicates intake and risk-management procedures to attorneys, staff, and external parties.

Design, build, and maintain the firm's intranet and automated workflows using SharePoint Online, Power Platform, Exchange Online and related Microsoft 365 technologies. Architect secure, scalable persona-based digital experiences, develop automation and templates, implement SPFx/React solutions, integrate REST APIs, support governance, documentation, analytics with Power BI, and drive user adoption and continuous improvement.

Lead marketing for the M&A, PE, and Capital Markets business unit: manage intake/prioritization of requests, pitches and proposals, digital and creative enablement, rankings submissions, practice-led events, content and bio stewardship, market research, lateral attorney onboarding, and supervise and develop direct reports while supporting hiring and performance processes.

Manage multiple firm operations projects end-to-end, coordinating agile software development, vendor selection, process reengineering, budgeting, procurement, change management, KPIs and stakeholder communications. Maintain project artifacts, plans, and reports; surface risks and dependencies; ensure operational readiness and delivery across up to five high-profile initiatives concurrently.

Support associate staffing, utilization, onboarding, integration, performance reviews and professional development within the Cyber/Data/Privacy practice. Track and analyze associate metrics, coordinate hiring and onboarding with Legal Talent, implement training and licensure compliance, champion diversity and wellness initiatives, and provide coaching and mentoring to support associate growth.

Serve as strategic marketing lead for M&A, PE, and Capital Markets practice: develop directory and pitch strategies, market/competitive intelligence, GTM and content requirements, sponsorship ROI and event follow-up, oversee practice marketing materials, collaborate with content/creative and pursuits teams, and manage/mentor direct reports to drive business development outcomes.