Events Lead

The role

The Events Lead will own and scale the global events program, including industry conferences, SardineCon, and executive dinners. You will manage end-to-end planning, budgeting, and execution while working with marketing, sales, and product teams.

What you will do

• Own the global events calendar including sponsored conferences, tradeshows, and partner events.
• Lead end-to-end event planning, budgeting, venue selection, and vendor management.
• Oversee on-site execution for booths, branding, and hospitality.
• Identify and source new event opportunities to deliver ROI.
• Build repeatable pre-event playbooks for account targeting and staffing.
• Own event performance reporting for attendance, pipeline, and revenue.
• Lead post-event retrospectives with internal stakeholders.
• Manage the global events budget and vendor negotiations.
• Build and lead an internal events team.
• Manage external events agencies, vendors, and contractors.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience leading B2B events or field marketing programs.
• Track record of managing a high volume of events across multiple regions and formats.
• Understanding of how events contribute to pipeline and revenue.
• Excellent project management and operational skills.
• High standards for execution and brand experience.
• Strong cross-functional leadership.
• Experience managing agencies, contractors, and internal team members.
• Comfortable using CRM, marketing automation, and event management tools.
• Resourcefulness, ownership, and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel regularly, including internationally.

Nice to have

• Experience in enterprise SaaS, fraud prevention/AML, fintech, cybersecurity, or a related industry.

Benefits

• Generous compensation in cash and equity
• Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested
• Remote-first Culture
• Flexible paid time off and Year-end break
• Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents - US and Canada specific
• 4% matching in 401k / RRSP - US and Canada specific
• MacBook Pro delivered to your door
• One-time stipend to set up a home office
• Monthly meal stipend
• Monthly social meet-up stipend
• Annual health and wellness stipend
• Annual Learning stipend

About the company

Sardine is the leading agentic risk platform for fighting financial crime. Their integrated solution unifies data across risk teams to help organizations stop fraud in real time, prevent AI-driven attacks, and automate fraud and AML operations.