Senior Marketing Events Manager

Role: Senior Marketing Events Manager

Location: Gurgaon, India

About the role:

As a Senior Marketing Events Manager, you will bring a Global Technology brand to life through captivating physical experiences. Partnering with product marketing managers and cross-functional stakeholders, you will define, shape, and execute our Client's India Marketing's major tentpole events. You will establish event goals, guide content direction, oversee end-to-end logistics, lead pre-event reviews, and conduct post-event reporting and ROI analysis in collaboration with the Social team to measure effectiveness.

What you will be doing:

- Strategic Leadership: Lead the planning, production, and execution of complex events in India, from large summits to C-level engagements.

- Executive Engagement: Collaborate with Senior Executives to align on requirements and ensure flawless execution.

- End-to-End Program Management: Oversee all event logistics, budgeting, content, collateral, and on-site execution.

- Marketing Integration: Partner with Marketing, Sales, Product, and PR to drive business goals and engage users with Global technologies.

- Operational Excellence: Manage event timelines, lead weekly pre-event meetings, and own strategic documentation.

- Agency & Partner Management: Direct agency partners and vendors to deliver quality creative work and execution.

- Measurement and Reporting: Produce status and post-event reports focused on ROI and effectiveness.

What you need to be great in this role:

- Communication & Influence: Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with the ability to gain trust and support from the most senior stakeholders.

- Creative Flair: Innovative and fresh thinking for event experiences that help Client's India Marketing stand out in the market.

- Entrepreneurial Spirit: A self-starter who thrives on making connections between teams and is eager to build something exciting from the ground up.

- Adaptability: The ability to effectively operate in a fast-paced environment and track multiple simultaneous projects with minimal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Masters degree or equivalent practical experience.

- 12 years of experience in the events & experiences with reputed agencies or brands, specifically involving executive engagement or product management.

- Demonstrated experience managing multiple internal stakeholders and external agencies on complex projects, alongside a proven track record of overseeing end-to-end event logistics.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Industry Expertise: Experience working with high-growth Tech companies, Design agencies, or complex Content Production projects.

- Technological Inquisitiveness: Passion for and curiosity about AI and new technologies, with the aptitude to rapidly understand, evaluate, and communicate the benefits of AI tools to diverse audiences through experiences/sandboxes is essential.

- Global Operations: Success in project management involving fast-moving timelines and coordinating across multiple time zones.

- Strategic Insight: Ability to conduct market research and qualitative/quantitative studies to evaluate marketing activities and brand presence.