Head of Internal Events

The role

You will build and lead the internal events function to bring the global team together. You will own the event experience from strategy and concept through onsite execution.

What you will do

• Define and own Cognition's global events strategy and annual calendar
• Lead flagship company events end to end
• Deliver a consistent, high-quality event experience across every Cognition office and region
• Build self-serve toolkits, budgets, and guidelines for managers
• Own the global events budget, vendor negotiations, and contracts
• Partner with People, Workplace, Finance, Legal, Security, and leadership
• Craft communications before and after each event
• Measure attendance, engagement, and employee feedback
• Lead a team of producers and coordinators
• Be present at major events in person to lead execution directly

Required qualifications

• Comfort working 5 days a week in the office
• 8+ years of experience in events
• 3+ years leading internal or corporate events at a global, high-growth tech company or a premium experiential agency
• Proven ability to run end-to-end events including strategy, planning, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show creation, and onsite execution under pressure
• Experience producing events ranging from 10 to 1,000+ attendees, including multi-day international offsites
• Track record owning large budgets and managing vendors across multiple regions
• Experience partnering with executives and senior leadership on company-wide moments
• Serious organizational rigor, sharp attention to details, and a high personal bar for quality and taste
• Willingness to travel up to 40%, including internationally

Nice to have

• Impeccable taste
• A sharp eye for the details that make people feel something
• Built an events function from scratch at a high-growth startup
• Love creating moments that make the whole company feel like one team
• Enjoy creating moments that make a company feel like one team
• Thrive when traveling, hosting, problem-solving, and adapting in real time
• Highly organized and operationally minded while still creative
• Strong network of venues, DMCs, and production partners across North America, Europe, and APAC
• Think like an owner of the employee experience and culture

About the company

Cognition is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. They are the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer.