As Sr. Manager of Global Corporate Events, you aren’t just planning meetings—you’re architecting experiences that move the needle. We’re looking for a visionary leader to own our global event strategy from concept to execution. You will bridge the gap between creative storytelling and hard revenue growth, turning high-stakes brand moments into massive pipeline engines. If you can juggle complex global timelines while advising C-suite leadership on brand narrative, we want to talk to you.

What Expel can do for you

• Global Ownership: Provides the opportunity to lead the strategy for a global portfolio of events, from flagship customer summits to major industry sponsorships.
• Creative Autonomy: Empowers you to drive the creative development and strategic planning of marquee brand activations.
• Executive Visibility: Positions you as a key partner to Sales leadership and C-level executives, allowing you to demonstrate ROI and impact the company's bottom line.
• Dynamic Growth: Offers a high-energy, "high-growth" environment that encourages curiosity, experimentation, and the testing of new marketing approaches.

What you can do for Expel

• Drive Revenue & Brand: Advance brand awareness and pipeline growth through expertly executed high-touch engagements and hybrid experiences.
• Operational Excellence: Manage complex logistics, vendor negotiations, and multi-million dollar global budgets to ensure cost-effectiveness and high ROI.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Act as the "connective tissue" between Sales, Creative, and Marketing Operations to ensure events meet customer needs.
• Data-Driven Optimization: Establish KPIs and use data analytics to forecast outcomes and prove the value of events to senior leadership.

What you should bring with you

• The Foundation: 6–8 years of marketing experience, including 3+ years specifically in event management and field marketing, backed by a Bachelor’s degree.
• Strategic & Soft Skills: Proven leadership and people management skills, an ability to travel up to 40%, and the "self-starter" mentality needed to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical Stack: Proficiency in CRM (Salesforce), Marketing Automation (HubSpot/Marketo), and data platforms (6Sense/DOMO).
• Logistical Expertise: Extensive experience in contract negotiation, venue liaison, and managing high-visibility programs featuring C-suite stakeholder

Additional notes

The base salary for this role is 119,000 - 170,000 + bonus and equity.

At Expel, our employee benefits reflect our commitment to our crew. Unlimited PTO, equity for everyone, work location flexibility, up to 24 weeks of parental leave, and excellent health benefits are some of the ways we care for our Expletives.

Our headquarters is in Herndon, VA office, and we're open to remote work from your home with occasional travel as required.

We’re only hiring those authorized to work in the United States. We do not currently sponsor immigration visas.

We're an Equal Opportunity Employer: You'll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

We’ll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please let us know if you need accommodation of any kind.

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