Corporate Events Manager

An overview of this role

In this role, you'll help bring GitLab events to life! You'll help execute the team's vision for branded events, sponsored events, and internal events. You'll work across the company to develop and streamline processes, while thinking of ways to connect the GitLab brand to our audience. 

What You’ll Do  

• Oversee execution of corporate events to amplify our brand story and image at national and international trade shows, internal events, user conferences, brand activations and all other events.
• Proactively manage and strategize all event needs. End-to-end event management, from lead-handling and content creation to venue selection and event execution.
• Establish event goals and budget: gather and track ROI, engagement analytics, and feedback to consistently assess and implement opportunities for improvement.
• Develop pre-event, at-event, and post-event marketing plans in conjunction with product marketing, content, alliances, demand generation and field teams.
• Advance, maintain, and manage external partners and vendors for multiple events and swag, including negotiating optimal terms.
• Partner with internal cross-functional teams to create event agendas, campaigns, and content that meet engagement targets.
• Oversee creation of event communications and promotion for event programs, in partnership with demand generation and sales development teams, to drive attendance.
• Develop and deliver event enablement to include pre-event briefings, at-event briefings, and drive post-event follow-up briefings and event retrospectives.
• Solicit speaking sessions for all relevant corporate conferences and industry trade shows.

What You’ll Bring 

• Relevant, progressive experience
• Self-sufficient worker capable of managing multiple deadlines with little supervision.
• Ability to work smart under pressure and efficiently on multiple project requests simultaneously, and to deal with potential for tight deadlines and unexpected complexities.
• Exemplary communicator and collaborator; able to work with a variety of teams and personalities, possessing excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Proven skills interacting with executive/senior management teams.
• Exemplary project management and decision-making skills.
• Very detail-oriented.
• Flexible work schedule and the availability to travel approximately 50% of the time.
• Ability to use GitLab Ability to travel if needed and comply with the company’s travel policy.
• If employed by GitLab Federal, LLC, team members need to also comply with the applicable vaccination policies.
• Additional Requirement for Europe candidates:
• Must be in Europe and must be fully eligible to travel within the EU.
• Regional knowledge and existing network of vendors in EMEA.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave 
• Home office support