Director of Events and Experiences

The role

The Director of Events will own external events worldwide including hosted, speaking, and sponsored events. You will set strategy, run production, manage the budget, and build the team.

What you will do

• Own hosted, speaking, and sponsored events including strategy, budget, production, and results.
• Decide which events to run, speak at, or skip.
• Produce hosted events such as launches, dinners, summits, and roadshows.
• Pick stages and prepare speakers for the speaking program.
• Negotiate sponsorship terms, design footprint, and account for spend.
• Run field events with Sales to get customers in the room and ensure follow up.
• Work with Brand and Creative to ensure events reflect the product.
• Lead the team as an individual contributor and manager.
• Build systems including playbooks, event tiers, intake, vendors, agencies, and budgets.
• Measure attendance, coverage, pipeline, and signups.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years producing events, including large hosted events, sponsorships, and field programs.
• Has built or led an events team.
• Has owned large budgets, agency relationships, and vendor contracts.
• Has negotiated sponsorships.
• Has run an executive speaking program.
• Knows production: run of show, staging, AV, registration, staffing, security, permits.
• Drives measurement, including event attribution and brand sentiment.
• Can partner with Sales, Product, Comms, Brand, Finance, Legal, and executives.
• Power user of AI tools.

Nice to have

• Ideally in-house at a technology company

About the company

Perplexity is seeking a Director of Events to own external events worldwide.