Senior Event Marketing Manager

About the role:

Interested in joining a top-notch marketing team? Do you have experience owning event programs from start to finish? We are looking for an experienced, strategic, and results-driven Senior Field Event Marketing Manager to join our high-performing marketing team. This role will be instrumental in developing and executing high-impact, integrated field and event marketing programs; including hosted events, roadshows, and strategic third-party industry sponsorships.

This position requires a deep understanding of B2B marketing, a mastery of end-to-end event planning and logistics, and a strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally to drive measurable business outcomes.

This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-calibre team that will encourage you to do your best. 

In this role, you will: 

• Own the strategy, planning, execution, and success of the events channel for the Transportation and Warehousing vertical.
• Execute end-to-end event program management and logistics from initial planning to post-event program follow up, including vendor management, budget management, event promotions, sales enablement, data cleansing/tracking, KPI measurement, and maintenance of all event assets.
• Manage event budget forecast and reporting, evaluate and communicate results against goals, and generate learnings for improvement.
• Facilitate timely event lead processing within Salesforce, measure event impact, and develop post-event reports and communicate insights.
• Own project management tools, documentation, event calendar, and processes used for managing event marketing programs & tradeshows.
• Support Private Sector sales teams and customers at Samsara’s annual customer user conference, Beyond.
• Bring energy, creativity, and new ideas to build a successful event program.
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices.

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in field or event marketing, product marketing, project or program management and 5+ years of relevant experience working with B2B high-tech products/solutions.
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills with an ability to prioritize effectively amidst many moving pieces and complete tasks with high quality and on deadline.
• Skilled at building strong relationships with cross-functional internal teams and external partner stakeholders, with the ability to work across all levels of an organization.
• Outstanding business judgment and a deep love for data-based decision-making & experimentation; proficient using a CRM or Marketing Automation platform.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• This is a remote position open to candidates based in the United States. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role.
• This position requires travel up to 40% of the time. 

An ideal candidate also has:

• 5+ years of experience marketing to the industries Samsara serves (e.g., Transportation, Construction, Manufacturing, Field Services).
• Self-motivated and results-driven, with the ability to think strategically and execute tactically.
• Passion for results, measurement and optimization to continuously drive ROI.
• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment and run multiple concurrent project demands within established timelines.