Event Manager, Tradeshows

The Basics:

Tanium is seeking an Event Manager Tradeshows to own the end-to-end planning logistics and execution of Taniums presence at third-party tradeshows industry conferences and sponsored events across North America and globally. This role is central to how Tanium shows up in the market ensuring every booth sponsorship and event activation reflects the brand with precision generates qualified pipeline and delivers a measurable return on investment.

The ideal candidate is an experienced B2B event professional with deepexpertisein tradeshow operations someone equally comfortable negotiating a contract with a general services contractor managing a $1M event budget and briefing a field sales team on pre-show engagement strategy. They are operationally excellent calm under pressure highly organized and proactive aboutidentifyingand resolving issues before they become problems on the show floor. This role requiresapproximately25-30% travel.

This position follows the Companys hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum ofthree days per week: Addison TX; Bellevue WA; Durham NC; Emeryville CA; or Reston VA.

What youll do:

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of Taniums tradeshow and third-party event program from event selection and sponsorship contracting through on-site execution lead handoff and post-event analysis

• Develop and manage the annual tradeshow calendar in alignment with Marketing Sales and Field Marketing priorities evaluating event opportunities recommending investments andmaintaininga portfolio that maximizes pipeline impact per dollar spent

• Lead all pre-eventlogisticsincluding venue coordination booth design and fabrication A/V and production shipping and drayage staffing schedules housing blocks and sponsorship fulfillment

• Manage relationships with event organizers general service contractors A/V vendors swag suppliers and other external partners negotiating contracts managing deliverables and holding vendors accountable to quality and timelines

• Build and manage event budgets frominitialforecast through final reconciliation trackingspendagainst planidentifyingsavings opportunities and reporting ROI to marketing leadership

• Develop and execute integrated pre-show and post-show campaign strategies in partnership with Demand Generation Field Marketing and Digital teams driving registration booth traffic meeting bookings and lead follow-up

• Partner closely with Field Sales and Sales Development teams to brief attendees coordinate executive meetings and VIP experiences and ensure event staff are prepared to engage prospects and customers effectively

• Manage tradeshow collateral swag and branded materials maintaininginventory coordinating production timelines and ensuring all assets are on-brand and arrive on time

• Serve as the primary on-site event lead at major tradeshows managing booth setup and teardown coordinating staff troubleshooting issues in real time and ensuring flawless execution

• Instrument and track event performance metrics including leads generated pipeline influenced meetings held cost per lead and attendee satisfaction delivering structured post-event debriefs and recommendations to improve future programs

• Evaluate new tradeshow and sponsorship opportunities conducting ROI analysis benchmarking against peer companies and making data-driven recommendations on where Tanium should invest or pull back

• Ensure all event activitiescomply withbrand standards accessibility requirements and company policies

• Work with Corporate Events team on other large events such as the annual user conference Converge and annual Sales Kickoff.

Were looking for someone with:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Communications Event Management or a related field

• 5 years of experience in B2B eventor fieldmarketingwitha track recordof independently owning and executing large-scale events (1000 attendees or booth footprints of 400 sq ft)

• Deepexpertisein tradeshow operations including exhibit design and fabrication general service contractor management drayage A/V production housing blocks and on-sitelogistics

• Proven ability to build and manage event budgets of $500K or more with strong financial discipline and experience reconciling actuals against forecast

• Experience managing multiple concurrent events across different geographies and time zones

• Proficiencywith event management and registration platforms (e.g. CventBizzaboSwoogo or Splash) and CRM systems (Salesforce)is preferred

• Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills able to hold external partners accountable and resolve issues quickly

• Experience developing pre- and post-event integrated marketing programs in partnership with demand generation and digital teams

• Exceptional project management skills meticulous attention to detail ability to manage complex workstreams simultaneously anda track recordof delivering events on time and on budget

• Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator able to align Sales Marketing and Executive stakeholders around event strategy andlogistics

• Cybersecurity enterprise software or B2B technology industry experience strongly preferred

• Experience with Federal or public sector event programs (e.g. AFCEA ACT-IACGovSummit) is a plus

• Willingness and ability to travelapproximately25-30% of the time including weekends for event setup and teardown

About Tanium

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration respect and our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world its imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

What youll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $90000 to $135000 . This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location education skills training and experience.

In addition to an annual base salary team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical dental and vision plan family planning benefits health savings account flexible spending account transportation savings account 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match life accident and disability coverage business travel accident insurance employee assistance programs disability insurance and other well-being benefits.

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