EMEA Sr Events Manager

F5 Networks, Inc.; Addlestone; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Senior Events Manager in the EMEA region to lead planning and execution of hosted and third-party events, ensuring strategic alignment with GTM priorities. You will manage timelines, budgets, vendors and executive engagement across global teams.

The role requires 8+ years in event management, strong stakeholder influence, and a track record of delivering complex programmes in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of event management experience in a technology or corporate environment.
• Proven track record of independently managing large-scale, high-impact events end to end.
• Ability to lead programme meetings and influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute EMEA third party and hosted events that support F5 EMEA’s GTM strategy and priorities.
• Build a comprehensive project plan for each event with clear outcomes, responsibilities, timelines and deliverables.
• Collaborate with regional marketing and sales leaders to assess opportunities and align investment with priority audiences and markets.
• Coordinate sponsorship activation, speaker participation, executive engagement, customer meetings, demonstrations and campaign activity.
• Manage relationships with organisers, agencies, venues and suppliers, overseeing deadlines, budgets and on-site delivery.
• Evaluate performance against objectives, capture engagement metrics and inform future investment decisions.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Tools

CVENT

Tableau

Job description

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Role Overview

The Senior Events Manager plays a critical role in planning and executing F5s attendance at industry events as well as high-impact customer, partner and executive events. Reporting into the Sr Director EMEA Marketing, this role leads every stage of an event lifecycle—from strategy, planning and supplier management through on-site or hybrid execution, attendee experience and post-event follow-up—ensuring event activity is delivered to a consistently high standard and achieves clear business outcomes. This role is suited to a strategic, highly experienced events professional with a proven track record of independently leading complex, high-impact programmes with limited oversight. The successful candidate will combine exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail with strong executive presence, confidently coordinating multiple workstreams, senior stakeholders, agencies and vendors while maintaining ownership of timelines, budgets, risks and results.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and execute EMEA third party and hosted events that support F5 EMEA’s GTM strategy and priorities

Work with multiple stakeholders to build a comprehensive project plan for each event, with clear outcomes, responsibilities, timelines and deliverables

Partner with regional marketing and sales leaders to assess event opportunities, define F5’s participation and ensure investment is aligned with priority audiences, markets and business objectives

Coordinate sponsorship activation, speaker participation, executive engagement, customer meetings, demonstrations and supporting campaign activity to maximise F5’s presence and impact

Manage relationships with organisers, agencies, venues and suppliers, overseeing deadlines, entitlements, budgets, logistics and on-site delivery

Evaluate performance against agreed objectives, capturing attendee engagement, stakeholder feedback, pipeline impact and lessons learned to inform future investment decisions

Support the planning and execution of EMEA conferences. Work in collaboration with the EMEA events specialist, corporate events team and the EMEA marketing team to support the co-ordinated effort to drive customers and partners to our annual user conference Collaborate with key stakeholders to shape the strategy, objectives, audience journey, agenda, format, programme plan and success measures Define and tailor the end-user experience for each hosted event, ensuring it resonates with the distinct needs and expectations of audiences ranging from practitioners to C-suite executives

Background & Experience

8+ years of event management experience in a technology or corporate environment

Proven track record of independently managing large-scale, high-impact events end to end, including multi-national user conferences and strategic third party events

Demonstrated ability to lead programme meetings, communicate complex ideas and influence senior stakeholders in a global, matrixed organisation

Understanding of audio-visual equipment and production processes for in-person and hybrid event delivery

Experience negotiating vendor contracts and managing agencies, venues, production partners and vendor teams

Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision, completing all tasks and deliverables accurately and on time

Key Skills

Strong project management, organisational and budgeting skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously

Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, with the confidence to engage senior leaders

Expertise in event-related technologies and platforms for in-person and hybrid programmes – knowledge of CVENT and Tableau preferable

Strong commercial judgement, budget ownership and vendor negotiation skills

Ability to analyse feedback and performance metrics to drive continuous improvement

Skilled at building relationships and influencing stakeholders across functions

Expert at defining objectives and developing solutions to complete complex assignments independently

Collaborative team player who thrives in a matrixed, global environment

Flexible, proactive and calm under pressure, with a solutions-first mindset

Ability to travel domestically and internationally

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change. Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [e-mail].

Hybrid

Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter.

Remote

Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed.

Together, we’re building a better digital world. Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries. To continue this work, we need people like you—the best minds in the industry. We’re committed to a unique, human-first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.