EMEA Event Manager, AWS (Fixed Term - 14 Months), EMEA Events & Sponsorship Team

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading technology company as an EMEA Event Manager, where you will spearhead impactful B2B event programs across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This role offers the chance to drive innovation and enhance brand presence at major trade shows while collaborating with diverse teams. With a focus on delivering measurable results, you will utilize data and customer insights to continuously improve the event experience. If you are a creative thinker with a passion for event management and marketing, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in event management and B2B marketing.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage end-to-end event projects including strategy and budget.
• Drive innovation and improve event programs using data and feedback.

Skills

Event Management

B2B Marketing

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

Master’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

Job description

EMEA Event Manager, AWS (Fixed Term - 14 Months), EMEA Events & Sponsorship Team

Job ID: 2955486 | AWS EMEA SARL (UK Branch) - F93

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.

Key tasks will include:

1. Own event projects end-to-end, incl. strategy, goal setting, budget management, agency management, project planning, stakeholder management, delivery, result tracking and de-briefs
2. Drive enablement, scale and process improvements for AWS presence at third party events across EMEA (incl. events with strong AI focus)
3. Own overall event strategy for AWS presence at third party events in EMEA (why, what, how) in close alignment with global and local stakeholders
4. Use data and customer feedback to constantly improve event programs and the customer experience
5. Deliver results including clear ROI reporting
6. Think around the corner and drive innovation

The location of this role is either Munich (Germany), Amsterdam (Netherlands), or London (UK).

About the team
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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Masters’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field
- Work history in a (global) tech company
- Experience in Generative AI Marketing