Event Manager, Tanium
Tradeshows
$90-135k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)
Security & systems management platform
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Security & systems management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$90-135k
+ Equity
More information about location
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide manageability and security at scale for anything with a chip.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an experienced B2B event professional with deep expertise in tradeshow operations — someone equally comfortable negotiating a contract with a general services contractor, managing a $1M+ event budget, and briefing a field sales team on pre-show engagement strategy
- They are operationally excellent, calm under pressure, highly organized, and proactive about identifying and resolving issues before they become problems on the show floor
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in B2B event or field marketing, with a track record of independently owning and executing large-scale events (1,000+ attendees or booth footprints of 400+ sq ft)
- Deep expertise in tradeshow operations including exhibit design and fabrication, general service contractor management, drayage, A/V production, housing blocks, and on-site logistics
- Proven ability to build and manage event budgets of $500K or more, with strong financial discipline and experience reconciling actuals against forecast
- Experience managing multiple concurrent events across different geographies and time zones
- Proficiency with event management and registration platforms (e.g., Cvent, Bizzabo, Swoogo, or Splash) and CRM systems (Salesforce) is preferred
- Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills — able to hold external partners accountable and resolve issues quickly
- Experience developing pre- and post-event integrated marketing programs in partnership with demand generation and digital teams
- Exceptional project management skills — meticulous attention to detail, ability to manage complex workstreams simultaneously, and a track record of delivering events on time and on budget
- Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator — able to align Sales, Marketing, and Executive stakeholders around event strategy and logistics
- Cybersecurity, enterprise software, or B2B technology industry experience strongly preferred
- Experience with Federal or public sector event programs (e.g., AFCEA, ACT-IAC, GovSummit) is a plus
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25-30% of the time, including weekends for event setup and teardown
What the job involves
- Tanium is seeking an Event Manager, Tradeshows to own the end-to-end planning, logistics, and execution of Tanium's presence at third-party tradeshows, industry conferences, and sponsored events across North America and globally
- This role is central to how Tanium shows up in the market — ensuring every booth, sponsorship, and event activation reflects the brand with precision, generates qualified pipeline, and delivers a measurable return on investment
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of Tanium's tradeshow and third-party event program — from event selection and sponsorship contracting through on-site execution, lead handoff, and post-event analysis
- Develop and manage the annual tradeshow calendar in alignment with Marketing, Sales, and Field Marketing priorities — evaluating event opportunities, recommending investments, and maintaining a portfolio that maximizes pipeline impact per dollar spent
- Lead all pre-event logistics including venue coordination, booth design and fabrication, A/V and production, shipping and drayage, staffing schedules, housing blocks, and sponsorship fulfillment
- Manage relationships with event organizers, general service contractors, A/V vendors, swag suppliers, and other external partners — negotiating contracts, managing deliverables, and holding vendors accountable to quality and timelines
- Build and manage event budgets from initial forecast through final reconciliation — tracking spend against plan, identifying savings opportunities, and reporting ROI to marketing leadership
- Develop and execute integrated pre-show and post-show campaign strategies in partnership with Demand Generation, Field Marketing, and Digital teams — driving registration, booth traffic, meeting bookings, and lead follow-up
- Partner closely with Field Sales and Sales Development teams to brief attendees, coordinate executive meetings and VIP experiences, and ensure event staff are prepared to engage prospects and customers effectively
- Manage tradeshow collateral, swag, and branded materials — maintaining inventory, coordinating production timelines, and ensuring all assets are on-brand and arrive on time
- Serve as the primary on-site event lead at major tradeshows — managing booth setup and teardown, coordinating staff, troubleshooting issues in real time, and ensuring flawless execution
- Instrument and track event performance metrics including leads generated, pipeline influenced, meetings held, cost per lead, and attendee satisfaction — delivering structured post-event debriefs and recommendations to improve future programs
- Evaluate new tradeshow and sponsorship opportunities — conducting ROI analysis, benchmarking against peer companies, and making data-driven recommendations on where Tanium should invest or pull back
- Ensure all event activities comply with brand standards, accessibility requirements, and company policies
- Work with Corporate Events team on other large events such as the annual user conference, Converge, and annual Sales Kickoff
Our take
For millions of companies, cyber security is high on the agenda, especially as remote working has become the norm. Tanium offers a security and systems management platform that allows real-time data collection at an enterprise scale. It covers customers such as AutoNation, GoDaddy, and Whirlpool who use the company’s software to stay abreast of the ever-increasing level of sophisticated cyber attacks.
A valuable tool for enterprises and government organisations, Tanium partners with leading platforms and service providers across the world like Google Cloud, Oracle and Verizon. In doing so, it allows security and IT teams access to accurate information on the state of endpoints, helping it to realise new levels of business resilience.
The company continues to innovate its offering through both further development and partnerships. For example, it collaborated with Salesforce to support IT service management, remote monitoring and management, and cybersecurity capabilities. It also made its autonomous operating system generally available to all commercial cloud customers in 2026, with more than 1,300 organisations adopting it in the first six weeks.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Oct 2020
$150m
LATE VC
Total funding: $805.7m
Company benefits
- Equity awards
- Generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan
- Family planning benefits
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Transportation savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Disability insurance
Company HQ
Lakeview, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
David Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium, David founded BigFix Inc, a systems management tool that IBM acquired, and Software Ventures, a leader in telecommunications software. They have several software patents in network communications and systems management.
Orion Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium with their father, David, Orion worked as the VP of Technology for BigFix, the systems management tool founded by their father. Previously served as CEO for Tanium.
Dan Streetman
(CEO & Board Member)Previously served as CEO for both Allvue Systems and TIBCO. Experience as EVP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for BMC Software and as SVP of Worldwide Alliances & Channels for Salesforce.
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