Events & Operations Specialist

The role

You will plan and run developer meetups, customer events, conferences and trade shows, mainly in North America and Europe. You will also give some support to internal operations and administration.

What you will do

• Coordinate developer meetups, community gatherings, sales events, conferences and trade shows, mainly in North America and Europe
• Manage event logistics: registration, attendee communications, venues, vendors, materials and on-site coordination
• Work with Marketing, Sales and Developer Relations teams on event goals, resources and schedules
• Maintain event timelines, budgets and task lists, and follow up with stakeholders
• Coordinate with external vendors, venues, speakers and partners
• Contribute ideas to improve event formats, attendee engagement and the event experience
• Support post-event follow-ups, lead coordination, feedback collection and basic performance reporting
• Assist with day-to-day operational and administrative tasks
• Help coordinate internal meetings and team activities
• Support improvements to internal processes and team coordination

Required qualifications

• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in event marketing, event coordination, operations or a related field
• Hands-on experience organizing events or managing multi-stakeholder projects with timelines and deliverables
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proactive, able to identify problems and move projects forward with limited supervision
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including coordinating across internal teams and external vendors or partners
• Comfortable in a startup environment where priorities change and processes may not be clearly defined
• Practical, resourceful problem-solving and willingness to take on different types of work
• Willingness to travel domestically and occasionally internationally

Nice to have

• Experience with developer meetups, technical community events or B2B technology conferences
• Familiarity with developer communities, open-source technologies, AI or data infrastructure
• Experience in a startup or fast-growing technology company
• Familiarity with event management, project management or marketing tools

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible family members
• Unlimited PTO
• Competitive cash compensation and long-term incentive opportunities, including stock options
• 401(k) with company match

Before you apply

• Zilliz is an Equal Opportunity Employer

About the company

Zilliz builds data infrastructure for AI, including the open-source vector database Milvus and Zilliz Cloud. The company was founded in 2017 and has raised $113 million in funding.