Global Community Events Manager

The role

You will own Metabase's global community events plan and run its full event portfolio, from the annual user conference to executive dinners and community-hosted meetups. You will design events as experiments, track KPIs, and build playbooks that can be repeated and improved.

What you will do

• Own the overall community events plan and how event types support company goals
• Design events as experiments with hypotheses, measurable goals and feedback loops
• Maintain a forward-looking events calendar aligned to launches and regional priorities
• Lead end-to-end planning of the annual user conference (Meetabase)
• Support community-hosted events with toolkits and coordination for local organizers
• Own executive dinner and VIP programming, including guest lists and formats
• Manage event logistics such as venues, catering, AV, swag and international shipping
• Manage event budgets, vendor relationships and procurement across currencies
• Define and track KPIs for every event type and report out regularly
• Build playbooks and templates so programs can be handed off and replicated

Required qualifications

• Experience in event management, community marketing or field marketing at a tech company
• Track record owning both large flagship events and smaller programmatic ones
• Experience managing a diverse portfolio of event formats
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects across time zones
• Comfortable with international logistics, foreign vendors, cross-border shipping and multi-currency payments
• Confident negotiator with vendors and venues; familiarity with contracts and procurement
• Self-starter who thrives in a remote, async environment with high autonomy
• Ability to travel internationally when needed

Nice to have

• Experience in SaaS, data analytics or open-source communities
• Fluency in additional languages such as Spanish, Portuguese, French or German

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• Fully employer-covered medical, dental and vision insurance
• 75% employer coverage for dependents
• 401(k) with employer match, available to enroll after the first 30 days
• Flexible and unlimited paid time off, including sick time
• Asynchronous, remote-first environment
• Flexibility to define your own schedule and work from wherever you want
• Autonomy and support for growth, learning and development

Before you apply

• US applicants: Metabase participates in E-Verify, which is used only after hire, not to pre-screen candidates
• The posting includes an E-Verify Participation Notice and a Right to Work Notice in English and Spanish

About the company

Metabase makes data tools for business intelligence, with an open source starting point used by tens of thousands of companies. The company is fully distributed, with about 50% of its team outside the US, and has raised a $30M Series B.