Responsibilities
- Advise on a strategic approach to event execution - vendor recommendations, event recommendations based on what ties in best to the broader marketing plan for each vertical (Defense, Automotive, Industrial and Trucking).
- Determine when it makes sense to bring in other teams and when speakers should be incorporated into an event.
- Run executive events, investor events, press activations, customer events, and sales meetings or presentations.
- Lead programming, run of show, itinerary development, speaker coordination, and day-of execution.
- Work with executive-level leadership on internal executive communications and high-visibility events.
- Establish and manage customer communications for external events and follow-up.
- Manage vendors from onboarding through project completion and final invoice.
- Oversee logistics including conference room or booth rentals, TVs, furniture, displays, physical set up, food and beverage, and travel itineraries including organizing executive dinners.
- Partnering deeply with design and web dev to develop event invitations, registration and check-in experiences, booth build or design, collateral, swag, and other event materials.
- Oversee demo environments and product showcases to ensure polished, effective presentations.
- Handle soup-to-nuts execution with a high degree of autonomy and attention to detail.
Requirements
- 7-10 years of experience in events or a related field.
- Familiarity with industry conferences, media events, partner summits, organizing executive dinners, investor days, etc.
- Experience managing complex logistics, programming, and cross-functional event execution.
- Comfort working with executive stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Experience building and managing customer communications processes, ideally in Salesforce.
- Strong judgment on event strategy, including when to engage marketing or add speakers.
- Excellent project management, communication, and vendor management skills.
- A track record of independently running high-stakes events from concept through completion.
- Working knowledge of AI tools to improve workflow efficiency and speed.
- Experience with Salesforce, Marketo or similar tools to support customer communications and tracking.
Nice to Have
- Autonomy or Automotive industry experience
- Experience planning and managing events globally (Japan, Korea, Sweden, and/or Germany)
Benefits
- Base salary
- Equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off
Work Arrangement
On-site — Sunnyvale, California, Washington, D.C., San Diego, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Ann Arbor, Michigan, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Bangalore, Seoul, Tokyo
Additional Information
- This is an in-office role; full-time employees are expected to primarily work from the Applied Intuition office 5 days a week.
- Occasional remote work is permitted with responsible schedule management.
- In-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions.
- FOR US-BASED ROLES: Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities or medical conditions.
- Applicants can request accommodations by contacting people@applied.co.
- Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.
- The company abides by 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), and Executive Order 13496.
