Sr. Manager, Strategic Events - Third Party

The role

The Strategic Events Senior Manager owns the third-party conference portfolio globally. This person develops long-range strategy, manages end-to-end execution, and partners with sales and marketing teams to connect events to pipeline goals.

What you will do

• Develop and own a long-range strategy for third-party conferences, tradeshows, and partner events
• Lead the third-party event lifecycle from sponsorship evaluation to post-event analysis
• Partner with marketing, sales, and field teams to connect programs to pipeline goals
• Manage relationships with event agencies, exhibit houses, and service providers
• Negotiate contracts through Procurement
• Build and manage the third-party events budget
• Define success metrics and track ROI and engagement
• Build contingency plans for risk management

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in B2B event marketing
• Experience with third-party conference and tradeshow programs
• Experience owning sponsorship portfolios from strategy through measurement
• Ability to present sponsorship strategy and investment rationale to senior leadership
• Experience working with field sales and SDR teams
• Vendor management expertise
• Budget discipline
• Data fluency to evaluate sponsorship tiers and ROI

Benefits

• Base salary
• Stock program eligibility
• Company-matched 401k up to 6% of eligible earnings
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Flexible locations and schedules
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Match up to $2000 for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year for volunteer projects
• Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Before you apply

• An export license may be required if you are located in or are a national of Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Russia, including the annexed Ukrainian territories

About the company

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