Collaboration Solutions Events Lead

HP; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long term/short term disability

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off policies

11 paid holidays

Flexible paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP Collaboration Solutions seeks an Events Lead to drive strategy and execution for a broad range of industry events. You will own demos, narratives and showpiece experiences, coordinating with product and marketing teams to maximize impact at launches and HP-wide showcases.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in event strategy, strong project management, and ability to coordinate cross-functionally in a fast-paced tech environment. This role includes travel and onsite responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field.
• 3+ years experience running event strategy and logistics.
• Exceptional project management and communication skills.
• Previous tech industry experience is ideal, especially tech hardware and devices.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall event strategy and execution for HP Collaboration Solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of the product portfolio and align events to business strategy.
• Coordinate with product leads on launches to maximize event impact.
• Manage event logistics, inventory, shipping and fulfillment.
• Plan demos, narratives and breakout sessions with presenters and leadership.
• Organize large flagship events and partner with global teams for execution.
• Oversee onsite support and broader event planning such as venue and budgeting.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field

Job description

Collaboration Solutions Events Lead

Description -

HP Collaboration Solutions are pivotal in ensuring work among distributed teams is natural and effortless, enabling people to be present, collaborate and do their best work. The Events Lead is crucial to bringing these solutions to life at a broad range of industry and HP-led events. As part of the Collaboration Solutions business unit you will be responsible for the strategic planning that brings maximum awareness to HP’s collaboration solutions through our events presence, as well as tactical execution and project management. You will be the lead on some events, while coordinating with other teams on larger events to ensure our collaboration solutions are strongly represented with high impact demos and narratives.

Responsibilities

Lead overall event strategy and execution for the HP Collaboration Solutions business unit:

• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the Collaboration Solutions products portfolio-wide, including key benefits, capabilities and use cases
• Understand the business strategy, solutions and roadmap to ensure the event strategy is aligned
• Coordinate with product leads to understand new launches and announcements and strategize on how to maximize impact at launch events
• Provide product recommendations in strategic projects, including global customer welcome centers and additional showcase experiences
• Manage event logistics and operational execution, including inventory management, product sourcing, shipping coordination and fulfillment

Drive the Collaboration Solutions presence at pan-HP events industry, partner and launch events:

• Champion the Collaboration Solutions presence, ensuring our solutions are prominently and accurately positioned within the broader HP story and event strategy, and coordinating with broader events team
• Work with GBU product marketing team to define key demos, story lines and narratives
• Plan and execute on logistics of products to and from event
• Lead breakout session planning to drive content development and reviews with presenters and leadership

Partner with broader events team for execution of larger flagship collaboration events:

• Work with WW Marketing events manager on large industry events with a collaboration focus
• Identify the essential demos and solutions in the booth with key stakeholders
• Ensure booth demo experiences amplify our differentiated story and overall HP narrative
• Identify product sourcing and assist with shipments
• Coordinate with other business units to source demos and products that bring the broader HP story to life

Organize and lead the Collaboration Solutions strategy and plan for a broad range of other internal and external events:

• Lead the workstream calls, content planning, rehearsals for general sessions and breakout sessions where needed
• Lead product showcase coordination to identify the right scope of demos and solutions depending on the strategic focus of that specific event
• Onsite support for presentation sessions, showcases and product demo areas
• For focused GBU-led events, also driving broader event planning, venue and hotel sourcing, budgeting and overall logistics

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications or a related field
• 3+ years experience running event strategy and logistics
• Exceptional project management and communication skills
• Previous tech industry experience is ideal, especially tech hardware and devices
• Highly organized with strong project management skills, able to multi-task and keep multiple projects and events with concurrent deadlines moving forward in parallel
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across functional teams and at various organizational levels.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, dynamic, and cross-functional environments.
• Able to create presentation content and materials that tell a solution story and strong product narrative beyond product features and specs.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strategic Thinker: Ability to see the big picture and how our event strategy aligns to business unit and company-wide goals.
• Storytelling: Skilled at crafting and sharing stories that drive connection, motivation, and understanding among diverse audiences.
• Relationship Building: Adept at forging trusting partnerships with leaders, peers, and employees across business units and at all levels of the organization.
• Problem Solving: Resourceful and proactive in addressing communication challenges and barriers to information flow.
• Adaptability: Open to change, feedback, and new technologies as the department and company grow and evolve.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy, clarity, and consistency in all communications.

Salary

The pay range for this role is $83,000 to $127,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Job -

Marketing

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

25%

Relocation -

No

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