Senior Event Operations Manager, Docker
$102.2-146k
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App development platform
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App development platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$102.2-146k
Offers Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To simplify the lives of developers building world-changing apps.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building systems, bringing structure to fast-moving projects, and delivering high-quality experiences at scale
- 5+ years in event management, event operations, or experiential program management
- Strong project management skills, with a track record coordinating complex programs across multiple stakeholders and concurrent events without losing attention to detail
- Must have the ability to travel 35% of the time across North America, with potential for international travel
- Hands-on vendor, agency, and production-partner management, including contracts, budgets, and performance
- Comfortable using AI to scale repeatable processes without sacrificing quality
- Familiarity with event and marketing tech (registration platforms, lead retrieval, mobile apps) and how event data flows into Salesforce and Marketo and lead management workflows
- Experience building operational frameworks or playbooks that let event programs scale
- Developer, technical, or enterprise event experience is highly preferred; background in SaaS, developer platforms, cloud, or technology companies is an advantage
- Comfort working in fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve
What the job involves
- As a Senior Event Operations Manager, you will own the operational execution of that portfolio. Working closely with Docker's Director of Events, you coordinate planning timelines, manage vendors and logistics, own budgets and the event tech stack, and build the repeatable playbooks that keep programs running smoothly and consistently across the year
- You will report to the Director of Events within Marketing and partner daily with Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Field Marketing, and Sales
- Success in this role is operational: events are delivered smoothly and consistently across the portfolio, teams have clear planning processes and execution frameworks to work from, and operational risks are identified early and resolved quickly
- Above all, programs are able to grow and scale without increasing complexity, because the systems, playbooks, and budgets you build absorb that growth
- Own operational execution across the event portfolio - major conferences, developer roadshows, digital events, and community activations - managing timelines, project plans, and execution milestones across multiple concurrent events, and keeping them on schedule, on budget, and aligned to internal goals
- Maintain a master event calendar that coordinates timing, resourcing, and dependencies across programs
- Manage event registration, attendee experience, and lead capture and badging across the portfolio
- Build scalable event operations: repeatable planning templates, run-of-show frameworks, and operational playbooks, continuously simplifying and improving execution over time
- Own the event technology stack (registration, mobile apps, lead retrieval) and ensure data flows cleanly into marketing and sales systems
- Manage vendors and logistics: agencies, venues, production vendors, and internal teams, including contract execution, budget tracking, shipping, production schedules, and onsite readiness
- Own end-to-end event budgets, including purchase orders, invoicing, and post-event reconciliation
- Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Field Marketing, and Sales, translating program goals into clear operational plans
- Operationalize developer-focused programs - roadshows, community activations, and flagship conference experiences - and build frameworks that let them expand to additional markets over time
- Track event KPIs and pipeline/ROI, run post-event debriefs, and lead reconciliation and timely handoff to sales
- Provide operational and logistics support to Field Marketing across regional events, roadshows, and third-party/sponsored events, including sponsorship deliverables, booth and presence logistics, and lead retrieval
- First 30 Days
- Immerse in Docker’s event portfolio, the master calendar, the event tech stack, and current vendor and agency relationships
- Audit live programs and operational processes; identify where timelines, budgets, and handoffs carry the most risk
- Build working relationships with the Director of Events, Field Marketing, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, and Sales
- Take ownership of operational execution for the next event on the calendar
- First 90 Days
- Stand up or refine repeatable planning templates, run-of-show frameworks, and operational playbooks across the portfolio
- Establish a master event calendar that coordinates timing, resourcing, and dependencies
- Deliver a flagship event or roadshow end to end, on schedule and on budget, with clean lead capture and sales handoff
- Establish a post-event debrief and KPI/ROI reporting cadence that informs future planning and investment
- One-Year Outlook
- Run an event operations function that scales with the portfolio without adding risk or complexity
- Own end-to-end budgets and vendor relationships with reliable reconciliation and reporting
- Expand developer-focused programs to additional markets on repeatable frameworks
- Be the operational backbone the events and field marketing teams rely on for consistent, high-quality execution
Our take
Docker supplies a hub and desktop solution to simplify the workflow of app development teams. Originally known for popularising the idea of containerising software, it saw itself outpaced by Kubernetes. However, the company has identified a problem with the growing complexity of containerisation, with some apps consisting of dozens or even hundreds of containers - which is what it now addresses.
Docker has had a difficult time in the past, with 2019 seeing it sell off its enterprise business, reduce its workforce by hundreds, and change its leadership team. As a well known brand and ecosystem for containerisation, however, it aims to lure developers back to its product as well as to take advantage of the growing global demand for app development.
Returning to focus on developers rather than large companies was certainly a gamble, but one that seems to have paid off. The company has returned to profitability and raised Series C funding in 2022, which has been used to hire new talent, ramping up its business, and continuing to develop and refine its product. On top of this bounce back to success, it's also embarked on a series of acquisitions to bolster its business.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
47% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 13 rounds)
Mar 2022
$105m
SERIES C
Mar 2021
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $526m
Company benefits
- 100% company paid medical premiums for employees and dependents
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Employer Paid Holidays
- Generous Parental Leave (after 6 months of employment)
- Home Office Set Up Budget
- Monthly Technology Stipend
- Training Allowances
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Virtual and In-Person Social Events
- Docker Swag
- Quarterly Hackathons
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Don Johnson
(CEO)Prior to joining Docker in 2025, Don spent nearly 9 years at Oracle in various Engineering/VP roles. Before that, they spent over 7 years at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer and Principal Engineer.
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