Global Events Manager

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Platform Engineering

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11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

💼 Consulting

🤝 B2B

Education • Consulting • B2B

Platform Engineering is a community-driven education and training organization focused on platform engineering, internal developer platforms, and related DevOps/cloud-native practices. It operates a large global community (280,000+ members, 25,000+ active Slack members) and provides free courses, trainer-led certification journeys (e. g. , Platform Engineering Certified Practitioner and Architect), events, reports, a vendor/tooling landscape, a certified provider directory, jobs listings, and advisory/training services for enterprise teams. The site positions itself as the primary hub and university for platform engineers, offering resources, certifications, and community connection.

📋 Description

• Partner with our existing Global Events Manager to plan and deliver conferences, trade shows, executive events, customer experiences, and field marketing initiatives around the world. • Coordinate end-to-end event logistics, working with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver consistently high-quality experiences. • Build and continuously improve the systems, playbooks, documentation, and workflows that make our events program more scalable and efficient. • Develop and maintain an organized network of venues, suppliers, production partners, and contractors across multiple regions. • Manage event budgets, procurement, inventory, timelines, and logistics across multiple concurrent projects. • Collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, Finance, Product, Creative, and Leadership teams to ensure seamless event delivery. • Measure event performance, attendee engagement, operational metrics, and ROI, using insights to continually improve future events. • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency through better tooling, automation, AI, and operational processes.

🎯 Requirements

• Experience leading the planning and delivery of large-scale B2B conferences, trade shows, or events with 300+ attendees. • A systems-thinking mindset, with experience building scalable processes, operational workflows, or playbooks that improve how events are delivered. • Strong project management skills with experience managing budgets, vendors, suppliers, and multiple concurrent projects. • The ability to remain calm under pressure, adapt quickly, and make sound decisions when priorities change. • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working across cross-functional teams. • A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to take ownership while collaborating effectively with others. • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, growing environment where you'll help shape how we operate as we scale. • Native-level English proficiency.

🏖️ Benefits

• Exceptional events delivery • Collaboration with global teams • Professional development opportunities