Senior Events Manager

About the Role: 

We’re looking for a Senior Global Events Manager to help scale and execute Redpanda’s global event strategy. This role will own key components of our event program across first-party, third-party, and partner activations—balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution.

You’ll play a central role in building repeatable programs, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring our events deliver measurable business impact.

You Will:  

• Help build and operationalize the Global Event Playbook, including standards for messaging, design, execution, and ROI measurement
• Partner with Regional Marketing, Partner Marketing, and Brand to incorporate customer and partner storytelling into event narratives
• Support forecasting for event performance, pipeline contribution, and budget allocation
• Work with Marketing Operations to ensure consistent tracking, attribution, and reporting

• Lead planning and execution of large-scale global events as well as our virtual user conference
• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Partnerships to define engagement strategies and event goals
• Own logistics, vendor management, creative production, and communications for global activations
• Support partner-facing events (e.g., trainings and ecosystem activations) alongside Partner Marketing
• Collaborate with Content and Brand to maintain a centralized library of event assets and formats for global reuse

• Track and report on event performance, including ROI, pipeline influence, and engagement metrics
• Deliver post-event reports with insights and recommendations for optimization
• Create enablement materials (playbooks, templates, guides) to scale event execution globally
• Partner with Product Marketing, Brand, and Sales Enablement to align content with go-to-market priorities

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience in event or field marketing, ideally in B2B SaaS or technology
• Experience executing large-scale events across multiple regions for a fast moving SaaS organization
• Strong project management and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Data-driven mindset with experience tracking and reporting on event performance
• Familiarity with the following ecosystems (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Monday.com) is a plus
• Experience with tools such as HubSpot, Salesforce, Monday, RingCentral
• Comfortable working across time zones and traveling up to 20%

U.S. base salary range for this role is $135,000, not including bonus and/or commission. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. As a remote-first company, we strive to consider each candidate's job-related skills, location, experience, relevant education or training to determine individual base salary. Your talent partner will share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.