Event & Field Marketing Manager

The role

You will own the end-to-end events strategy, including the annual calendar, budget, and physical presence. You will manage the federal conference circuit, satellite programs like executive dinners, and Kaizen-hosted events to drive pipeline and qualified meetings.

What you will do

• Own Kaizen's events strategy end-to-end
• Build and run the annual calendar anchored to the federal buying year
• Evaluate conferences and sponsorships and negotiate levels and booth placement
• Manage physical presence including booth design, demo staging, collateral, and swag
• Run field motion alongside sales including targeting, outreach, and on-site scheduling
• Own the satellite program around major shows such as executive dinners and agency roundtables
• Land Kaizen leadership on stage and in content through speaker placement and panel submissions
• Scope and build Kaizen-hosted events
• Manage budget and reporting to tie events to pipeline and qualified meetings
• Navigate federal ethics rules in partnership with Legal

Required qualifications

• 4-10 years in events, experiential marketing, or field marketing
• Direct ownership of strategy and budget
• Demonstrated experience owning a conference circuit
• Experience partnering with sales on targeting and follow-up
• Experience producing owned events such as dinners, roundtables, and summits
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Sound judgment under time pressure and public visibility

Nice to have

• Experience running events for federal or public sector buyers
• Relationships with Washington venues, producers, and association organizers

Benefits

• 100% medical coverage through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans)
• 100% dental coverage through Guardian PPO
• 100% vision coverage through Beam
• 100% coverage for dependents
• $100,000 in fully paid life insurance
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• One Medical membership
• Fertility and family-building support through Carrot
• 401(k) with a 2% company match
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents
• 10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents
• Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum

About the company

Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy federal systems with modern software. Founded in 2022, the company has raised $35 million from investors including NEA, a16z, Accel, 776, and Carpenter Capital.