Senior Marketing Events Manager

Senior Marketing Events Manager (Remote)

at KnowBe4

Remote

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by tens of thousands of organizations around the globe. KnowBe4 enables organizations to manage the ongoing problem of social engineering by helping them train employees to make smarter security decisions, every day.

Fortune has ranked us as a best place to work for women, for millennials, and in technology for four years in a row! We have been certified as a “Great Place To Work” in 8 countries, plus we’ve earned numerous other prestigious awards, including Glassdoor’s Best Places To Work.

Our team values radical transparency, extreme ownership, and continuous professional development in a welcoming workplace that encourages all employees to be themselves. Whether working remotely or in-person, we strive to make every day fun and engaging; from team lunches to trivia competitions to private parties at theme parks, there is always something exciting happening at KnowBe4.

Remote positions open to the US only.

The Snr. Marketing Events Manager will create and oversee prospective customer events to ensure they are done professionally and provide great value to both attendees and KnowBe4. The primary focus for the individual in this role includes the execution of an annual marketing plan that ensures KnowBe4 is hosting events that actively engage with security professionals, and that those attendees convert into high quality leads. This position would further be responsible for the logistics and managing of marketing events including managing internal team members.

Responsibilities:

• Provide genuine input as to the hiring, promoting, disciplining, and firing of subordinate employees
• Manage/oversee the logistics for all in-person trade shows and virtual events, including timelines, venues, booths, vendors, hotels, staffing, and budgets proposal, pre-event logistics/operational details, on-site event management and reconciliation
• Work with international teams to support global events as needed
• Identify and secure staff, speakers, special guests, and/or entertainment for each event
• Coordinate with all internal and external stakeholders to present possible marketing events
• Ensure the Marketing department has detailed information and goals for each event
• Plan event layouts and agendas
• Provide technical and administrative support to the Marketing and booth staff team, attendees, and guests
• Collaborate with Marketing team to promote events pre and post event
• Ensure leads from events are received in a timely manner and and correctly processed and tagged for importing and tracking to sales
• Analyze the success of each event with and propose creative new improvements to the attendees’ experience
• Assist in site selection, contracting and negotiation process
• Assist the Marketing department in meeting Company objectives for lead generation from conferences, events, and trade shows, and virtual events
• Organize and maintain an annual calendar and website page of confirmed marketing events
• Manage the annual event marketing budget
• Order promotional items and maintain inventory

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years experience in event planning
• Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
• Experience with MS Office (Word and Excel)
• Experience with web browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.)
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Excellent customer support skills
• Working knowledge of other service-oriented roles, including space management, audio/visual, décor and entertainment, signage, housing, and speaker management
• Excellent communicator with high attention to detail

The base pay for this position ranges from $80,000 – $90,000, which will vary depending on how well an applicant’s skills and experience align with the job description listed above.

Our Fantastic Benefits

We offer company-wide monthly bonuses, employee referral bonuses, 401k matching (US), fully paid medical insurance (US), open/generous paid time off (length varies by country), parental leave (length varies by country), adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, certification completion bonuses, gym benefits, and a relaxed dress code – all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits, visit www.knowbe4.com/careers/benefits.

Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.