Event Manager – Third-Party Events
Event Manager – Third-Party Events
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Job Description
At F5 we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create secure and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers and their customers better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
F5 is seeking an experienced Event Manager to lead our presence at third-party conferences - including RSA Mobile World Congress (MWC) AWS re:Invent Black Hat and similar global shows. Youll own planning through execution lead complex booth builds and manage onsite meetings that accelerate pipeline and deepen customer relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Own a portfolio of thirdparty events: Manage endtoend programs (from initial brief through postshow analysis) for major conferences. Align stakeholders across marketing sales product marketing and executive leadership to ensure each event delivers on business goals
- Lead program execution: Build comprehensive plans budgets timelines staffing models and playbooks; track milestones invoices and POs to keep events on time and on budget
- Design & build exhibits: Partner with F5s creative strategy team and external agency partners to create impactful booths. Oversee RFPs vendor selection booth design graphics shipping swag show services.
- Meetings and Ancillary Programs: Secure venues meeting space and manage onsite schedule. Build elevated experiences that drive measurable outcomes
- Represent the global events team: Serve as a liaison between global and regional programs sharing best practices and ensuring alignment of messaging content and deliverables. Contribute to market research and analysis that benchmarks event performance and shapes future strategy.
Skills & Experience
58 years managing large third-party events/trade shows with measurable business impact.
Hands-on booth-build experience from concept to I&D; MWC Barcelona and/or RSA experience is a strong plus.
Proven track record running onsite executive meetings at major shows.
Comfortable working in a matrixed global environment with stakeholders across marketing sales and executive leadership.
Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple workstreams simultaneously.
Collaborative team player who can work independently while also contributing to a broader team mission.
Clear and confident communicator with a keen eye for detail.
Expert vendor and budget management; calm decisive onsite leadership and excellent stakeholder communication.
Flexible proactive and calm under pressure with a solutions-first mindset.
Familiarity with enterprise technology topics including cloud security networking and AI is a plus.
Ability to travel internationally and frequently including some evenings/weekends around show cycles.
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The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual base pay for this position is: $89600.00 - $134400.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge skills experience geographic locations and market conditions as well as to reflect F5s differing products industries and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation bonus restricted stock units and benefits. More details about F5s benefits can be found at the following link: F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with or @).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age sensory physical or mental disability marital status veteran or military status genetic information or any other classification protected by applicable local state or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including but not limited to hiring job assignment compensation promotion benefits training discipline and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting .
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
