Events Director, Sonatus

$150-225k

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Sunnyvale, CA

Sonatus

Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles

Be an early applicant

Sonatus

Cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles

101-200 employees

B2BCarsInternet of ThingsElectric VehiclesSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$150-225k

Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

Office located in Sunnyvale, CA

101-200 employees

B2BCarsInternet of ThingsElectric VehiclesSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To accelerate automotive innovation

Role

Who you are

  • The ideal candidate is an excellent collaborator and communicator, can drive projects independently, and thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field
  • 10 years of trade show and event management experience at a senior level, for technology companies or technology divisions of automotive companies
  • Experience with budget management for significant events with demonstrated success
  • Experience leading events domestically in the US as well as international events in Europe and Asia
  • Strong project management skills, including overseeing outside vendors and outside creative teams
  • Experience with people management of direct reports
  • Solid analytical skills with the ability to stay on budget and ensure events align with business strategy
  • Self-motivated, quick learning, organized, and a strong problem-solver
  • Effective graphical, written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a high-performing team in an agile environment

Desirable

  • 15 years of trade show and event management experience at a senior level, ideally for technology companies or technology divisions of automotive companies
  • Expertise managing brand guidelines and visual standards, to ensure show graphics are compliant with brand guidelines and also to serve as internal expert for other marketing deliverables

What the job involves

  • Dive into an exciting newly-created role as our Events Director, where your passion and multifaceted skills fuel our company's success
  • In this vibrant global role, you'll take responsibility for a significant worldwide events and trade show exhibition portfolio with a strong budget, existing assets, established vendor relationships, and a capable marketing team around you
  • Sonatus holds events in most major automotive regions of the world
  • This strong events leader will continue our track record of excellence in exhibitions, including a major exhibition at CES annually in January, among many other events
  • This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer
  • You will also work with the Head of Product Marketing, Head of Partnerships, our digital market team and others from executives, marketing, sales and product management
  • This position is based at Sonatus worldwide headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, with hybrid days in the office
  • Create and execute integrated plans for each event, encompassing internal kickoffs, booth and onsite experiences, pre-and post-event campaigns, staffing, logistics, and goal alignment
  • Leverage excellent attention to detail and project management skills to lead and ensure timely and reliable handling of event logistics, services, key deliverables, etc
  • Lead the engagement with our in-house and outside creative vendors to produce event graphics, advertising, and related collateral
  • Create event recaps to measure the achievement of success criteria and goals and derive key insights
  • Lead the overall planning of the event portfolio, delivering analytical metrics of which are the highest return on investment and most appropriate for company goals
  • Lead the event budget planning process as a roll-up into the marketing department budget
  • Lead onsite event activations to ensure objectives are achieved on time and on budget
  • Manage the events team and effectively influence supporting staff from other departments

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Company benefits

  • Stock option program
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Comprehensive benefits with generous allowance
  • Free in-office food & snacks!

Funding (2 rounds)

Dec 2022

$75m

SERIES A

Jul 2021

$35m

SERIES A

Total funding: $110m

Our take

Software-defined vehicles represent the biggest innovation in automobiles for decades, but there are large obstacles in the way of their growth. The software that defines such vehicles requires over-the-air (OTA) updates and other forms of maintenance, which can quickly become a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.

Sonatus develops cloud-based solutions for software-defined vehicles, providing a platform called Digital Dynamics that empowers automakers to harness vehicle data, add feature updates, diagnose problems, and maintain vehicle infrastructure wirelessly and in real time. The company achieves its flexibility through cloud-empowered data infrastructure, no-code software solutions, and working closely with clients.

Whilst the company faces competition from other IoT vehicle software companies, Sonatus shows great potential to compete through its all-in-one approach. This has earned it impressive funding, which supports further development and the increase of production volume, as well as the company's expansion into the Japanese market.

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