EMEA Event Manager, Amazon

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of work experience in an event-related role
• Experience in developing, owning and executing successful B2B event programs end to end
• Experience in driving innovative brand presence at large B2B trade shows
• Skilled at driving central enablement support to enhance scale
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Innovative mind-set, ad-hoc problem-solving and ability to deal with ambiguity
• Prior experience working with cross-functional and international teams
• Experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements
• A willingness to travel and ability to work independently and autonomously, and work across time zones

Desirable

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a talented, self-directed EMEA Event Manager to develop and grow the cloud computing businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa
• The EMEA Event Manager role is responsible for developing, improving, executing and measuring highly impactful B2B event programs
• This is a fixed term contract for 14 months (maternity cover). This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in an exciting, industry leading technology business
• * Own event projects end-to-end, incl. strategy, goal setting, budget management, agency management, project planning, stakeholder management, delivery, result tracking and de-briefs
• * Drive enablement, scale and process improvements for AWS presence at third party events across EMEA (incl. events with strong AI focus)
• * Own overall event strategy for AWS presence at third party events in EMEA (why, what, how) in close alignment with global and local stakeholders
• * Use data and customer feedback to constantly improve event programs and the customer experience
• * Deliver results including clear ROI reporting
• * Think around the corner and drive innovation
• AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector
• Within SMGS, EMEA Events & Sponsorship Team is a diverse team of driven event, program and sponsorship managers. We are known to deliver bar-raising event strategy, planning, enablement and execution for AWS events and third party trade shows. We work backwards from our external and internal customers and innovate on their behalf. We work hard, have fun and make history

Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.