Marketing Events Manager, SandboxAQ

• 8+ years of experience in B2B marketing events, with a proven track record of managing high-volume event programs and delivering measurable business results
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Must be able to travel up to 40% for onsite event execution
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to handle complex projects, tight deadlines, and competing priorities
• Demonstrated business-forward mindset, able to develop a strategy and communicate to executive-level leadership

Desirable

• SandboxAQ’s go-to-market and marketing efforts are led within its business areas
• The Marketing Events Manager sits at the intersection of these teams, creating the operating cadence, expertise, and infrastructure that enable a coherent company-wide events program
• You will work closely with business-area marketing liaisons, the Executive Office, Sales, and external partners to translate individual business strategies into high-impact events and thought-leadership opportunities
• We are looking for a Marketing Events Manager to join our team
• This role is responsible for leading our global events and thought leadership programs
• This role is central to building brand presence, generating qualified leads, engaging key audiences, and creating memorable experiences in the rapidly evolving AI industry
• The Marketing Events Manager will develop and execute an integrated event strategy aligned with business priorities, oversee approximately 40 events annually—including virtual events—and partner closely with business-area marketing leaders, Sales, executive leadership, and external agencies
• Success in this role will include delivering a scalable, measurable events program; maximizing event-driven pipeline and brand impact; strengthening SandboxAQ’s thought leadership presence through external speaking opportunities; and establishing efficient processes, playbooks, and operational infrastructure to support the company’s continued growth
• Develop and own the marketing events strategy in partnership with business-area marketing leaders and executive stakeholders, ensuring event investments align with company priorities, audience needs, and measurable business outcomes
• Lead end-to-end execution of approximately 40 events annually, including sponsorships, conferences, hosted events, partner activities, virtual events, and executive engagements. Manage venues, vendors, F&B, AV, trade show requirements, shipping, swag, COIs, and onsite logistics
• Drive event performance and lead generation, establishing goals and measurement frameworks and using Salesforce/Marketo to track attendance quality, MQL/SQL conversion, pipeline influence, ROI, and other key KPIs. Build event-specific reporting and dashboards and communicate results and recommendations to leadership
• Own the event program budget and operations, including event-level cost tracking, financial reporting, forecasting, and budget recommendations. Maintain the master event calendar, Jira workflows, marketing asset warehouse, and other program infrastructure
• Manage event materials and logistics infrastructure, including marketing swag development, ordering, fulfillment, and inventory, as well as event and ad hoc marketing shipping requirements