Events Lead

xAI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, Vision, Dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Disability & Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

SpaceXSI is seeking an Events Lead to own end-to-end management of external events, from concept through production and onsite execution. You will partner with Growth, Sales, Field Growth, Community, and Developer Relations to expand reach and drive enterprise awareness and product attachment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of event planning experience in a fast-paced, tech-forward environment, with strong vendor management and branding capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5+ years in event planning in a fast-paced, tech-forward environment.
• Experience across all planning aspects: venue sourcing, design, vendors, catering, logistics, entertainment.
• Comfort with ambiguity and building event programs in fast-paced settings.
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple workstreams and partners.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute VIP, special, 3rd party, and customer events from concept to onsite delivery.
• Develop agendas, manage invitations, and contact high-level executive customers.
• Provide onsite event management including evening receptions and weekend events.
• Create branding elements, decor, activations, themes, and custom items.
• Lead departmental admin tasks: sourcing, budgets, payments, shipping, inventory.
• Leverage AI to automate event workflows and administrative tasks.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Operational focus

Multitasking

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Social Tables

Eventbrite

Splash

SmartSheet

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-output events team focused on events and experiences for SpaceXSI. As an Events Lead, you will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of external facing events, from concept through production and onsite execution. This role is a part of the Events team where you'll have peers to partner with, learn from, and build together.

The Events Lead will work closely with Growth, Sales, Field Growth, Community and Developer Relations to expand SpaceXSI's reach, build relationships with builders, and drive enterprise awareness, sales and product attachment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and execute VIP events, special events, 3 rd party events, and customer experiences from start to finish, including sourcing and managing event vendors such as venue, transportation, catering, A/V and entertainment.
• Develop and manage event agendas, registration, invite lists, and communicate directly with high-level executive customers.
• Provide onsite event management, including evening receptions and weekend events.
• Ideate and implement creative branding elements, such as décor, interactive activations, themes, and custom elements, to enhance attendee experiences.
• Lead administrative tasks for the department, including supply ordering, budget tracking, payment processing, shipping coordination, and inventory oversight with our fulfillment center.
• Use AI extensively in the workplace to create efficiencies and automate department processes and workflows to eliminate and streamline the administrative tasks our department must carry as part of event planning.
• Work with the Merchandising Team on customer and event gifting and branded décor items.
• Work with security teams to facilitate guest security clearances.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience in event planning in a fast-paced and tech-forward environment.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, event management, hospitality, or related field.
• Hands-on experience in all event planning aspects, including but not limited to venue sourcing, event design, vendor procurement, décor, food and beverage, logistics and entertainment.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and have experience building event programs and owning events in fast-paced environments, ideally in tech.
• You care deeply about details and craft, and notice things others don't .
• You have strong communication skills to ensure high-quality experiences across multiple programs and teams.
• Highly operational focused and can manage multiple complex workstreams, managing agencies and production partners.
• Strong proficiency in all Microsoft programs, event diagramming software (Social Tables or similar), event registration platforms (Splash, Eventbrite or similar), SmartSheet or other related organizational tools

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be willing to travel often and work extended hours, including weekends as needed to attend and execute events.
• Ability to pass Air Force and NASA background checks for installation access at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral.
• Lift/Carry: Up to 25lbs. (unassisted)

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$125,000 - $150,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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