Senior Global Events Manager

Job description

Our Global Events team is small by design, agile, intentional, and high-performing, running global third-party sponsorships, our flagship industry conference, Sales Kickoff, and President's Club. Because we operate lean, this role comes with genuine ownership: you shape the programs, own the budgets, and make the decisions, rather than executing someone else's plan. When something shifts forty-eight hours before doors open, you're the one we trust to make the right call. This role is built for someone who feels most energized by owning a program end-to-end, who thinks about how an attendee actually experiences the room rather than just whether the run of show went smoothly, and who'd rather solve a problem quietly than hand it back up the chain. What You'll Own Program Ownership Own a portfolio of global third-party sponsorships and exhibit programs end to end — strategy, negotiation, build, execution, and post-event measurement. Serve as a go-to partner for internal events and programs. Make the day-to-day calls on your programs: scope, tradeoffs, vendor selection, spend within budget, on-site changes. Escalate what's genuinely material, and decide the rest. Experience & Creative Shape what the experience actually feels like: booth concept, activations, content moments, hospitality. Bring ideas we haven't tried. Push back on the version of the event we ran last year when it isn't working anymore. Partner with Brand, Product Marketing , creative services, and key internal stakeholders to ensure the experience matches the brand story we're telling. Flagship Industry Event Take a defined leadership workstream on our flagship industry conference — a growing program where scope and structure will keep evolving — partnering closely with a cross-functional team spanning Marketing. Budget & Vendors Own program-level budgets: build them, forecast them, manage to them, and flag risk early rather than at reconciliation. Own vendor relationships — negotiate, hold partners to scope, and manage performance. What We're Looking For Non-Negotiable You take a program and run it. You don't wait to be assigned next steps, and you don't hand problems back up without a recommendation attached. You spot the gap before it's raised, and you make sound decisions with incomplete information under time pressure Demonstrated ability to work closely with C-suite leaders — setting and managing expectations, communicating clearly, and providing on-site support for speaking engagements and meetings. A pro at cross-functional collaboration — most of this job happens through people who don't report to you. You build real working relationships across the organization, get alignment without heavy process, and keep partners informed rather than surprised. You need context and priorities, not hand-holding. Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities — the org is changing, and this role will evolve with it. 5–8+ years in B2B events, ideally spanning both third-party sponsorships and owned/flagship events. You've been on-site when things went wrong, and you fixed them. Warm, credible, and easy to work with. You manage vendors firmly and executives calmly, and people want you on their event. Genuinely excited, willing and able to travel 30–40%, including internationally Strongly Preferred Creative instinct for experience design, not just flawless logistics. Experience at a company scaling its flagship event, or building an events program from a lean team. Comfort with budgets in the six figures and above, and with negotiating sponsorship packages. B2B tech or SaaS background; enterprise audience experience. Fluency with the usual stack — project management tools, Salesforce/marketing automation for lead flow, and event platforms. Probably Not the Right Fit If You're strongest as a coordinator who executes a plan someone else built. You need a stable, well-defined org chart and clear precedent to do your best work. Travel is a tolerance rather than something that energizes you Compensation The base salary range for this role is $85,000–$141,000 per year, plus a 10% target annual bonus. Actual base pay is determined by experience, skills, and internal equity, and may vary from the range listed. Additional Information Total Rewards @ Nexthink: We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans, including 100% company-covered health, dental, and vision for US employees, flexible hours and unlimited PTO on top of 15 company holidays, up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (6 weeks for secondary caregivers), and a 401(k) with up to 4% company match, vesting immediately. Total Rewards @ Nexthink At Nexthink, we offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans. Your total rewards compensation package includes base salary and may also include a commission or performance bonus plan. We provide our US employees with 100% covered company benefits that consist of health, dental, vision as well as access to life insurance, long-term disability, and accidental death/personal loss coverage. In addition, we offer: 🏖️ Flexible Hours and unlimited vacation (employees have unlimited paid time off on top of the 15 days of holidays we offer), 11 company-paid holidays, and 3 extra days for volunteering. 🏡 Hybrid work model that balances office and remote work, with structured onboarding to foster connections and team integration. 📚 Free access to professional training platforms to explore your interests and enhance your skills. 🍼 Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents/primary caregivers, 6 weeks for secondary caregivers. 💰 Plan for the future with a 401(k) plan featuring up to 4% company matching contributions, vesting immediately, to grow your retirement savings. 📣 Bonuses for referring successful hires after three months of continuous employment. Base salary ranges are determined by country, role, level, experience, and skills . The range displayed on each job posting reflects Nexthink’s good faith determination of the minimum and maximum targets for new hire salaries across all US locations. Individual pay is determined by related factors, including job skills, experience, and relevant education or training, which may impact a final offer. Your Talent Acquisition Partner can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. Nexthink is the global leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) Management. Our platform gives enterprise IT teams real-time visibility into how employees' technology is performing, across every device, app, and network so they can see, diagnose, and fix issues at scale before employees are impacted. Nexthink is recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for DEX Management Tools, and in 2025 announced a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners at an approximately $3 billion valuation. Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.