Senior Global Event Manager â Proprietary Events
Senior Global Event Manager â Proprietary Events
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Job Description
Your Career
We are seeking a visionary and results-driven Senior Global Event Manager to lead the strategy design and execution of our Proprietary Global Conferences and user conference series. This high-impact role sits at the intersection of customer experience brand storytelling executive engagement and business growth.
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and operational expert who thrives in fast-paced cross-functional environments and brings a proven track record of delivering large-scale global events that delight customers and deliver measurable results.
Your Impact
Global Strategy & Program Leadership
Own and evolve the Proprietary Global Conference strategy ensuring alignment with business objectives brand and regional teams.
Serve as the central point of coordination across regions to ensure consistency in experience messaging and execution.
Develop and manage event roadmap timelines and resource plans to deliver high-quality experiences.
Strategically plan and lead the execution of our events across the Global Events portfolio with a live virtual and hybrid strategy
Work closely with executives senior leaders and stakeholders to define agenda speakers training content strategy etc.
Work closely with Go To Market (GTM) partners and cross-functional marketing teams to develop repeatable content tools systems processes and guidelines to drive scale and impact.
Manage key audiences accelerate sales pipeline and drive marketing-influenced bookings for all events.
Partner closely with the broader marketing teams to ensure there is consistency of messaging across all aspects of events.
Have a true strategic cross collaborative approach when working with different business units
Customer Experience & Content Design
Lead the development of content strategy including breakout tracks hands-on workshops and CxO-level programming.
Drive a customer-first mindset across all aspects of event planning and execution.
Implement best practices from world-class user conferences to elevate the Ignite experience.
Executive & CxO Engagement
Build a differentiated CxO program to scale executive attendance and deepen relationships.
Curate exclusive content networking and hospitality experiences for senior decision-makers.
Sponsorship & Partner Enablement
Create and scale a global sponsorship program that drives revenue and partner value.
Collaborate with product marketing sales and partner teams to develop meaningful sponsor activations.
Stakeholder Management
Lead a cross-functional team of internal leads vendors and regional partners.
- Partner with leadership on KPIs reporting and post-event analysis.
Maintain a budget for events and closely track spend against targets.
Set success criteria measure and report out the impact of each major event on awareness engagement and pipeline acceleration metrics.
Validate event investment versus the ROI driven from each major event.
Develop strong cross-functional relationships to ensure involvement and input on event strategy from product customer success and sales
Qualifications :
Your Experience
12 years of experience in event management with at least 5 years leading large-scale global user conferences.
Demonstrated success managing executive-level programs and high-touch experiences.
Experience leading sponsorship programs with revenue accountability.
Exceptional project management communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced global environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to travel internationally as needed (estimated 3040%).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in tech SaaS or B2B enterprise events.
Familiarity with event tech platforms (e.g. Cvent Splash Swoogo).
Strong storytelling and customer experience design sensibilities.
Data-driven mindset with a focus on outcomes and ROI.
Additional Information :
The Team
Step into a marketing role at Palo Alto Networks where your innovation drives global impact against escalating cyber threats in this era of AI. Youll seize the unique opportunity to develop cutting-edge strategies and compelling content while collaborating with industry-leading experts in the fast-paced cybersecurity landscape. Here your creativity directly contributes to a safer digital future for everyone fostering your growth and development in this ever-evolving market.
Compensation Disclosure
The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $129000 - $209000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.
Our Commitment
Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need please contact us at .
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
Company Industry
Department / Functional Area
Marketing
Key Skills
- Splunk
- IDS
- Solarwinds
- Cybersecurity
- Hospitality Experience
- FedRAMP
- Mobile Marketing
- Event Planning
- Events Management
- Event Marketing
- Cloud Development
- Siem
