Field Marketing Lead: Open-Source Tech Events

CelerData co; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

PhoenixAI is seeking a senior Field Marketing Manager to own in-person event programs end-to-end, leveraging a hands-on approach honed at tech startups. You will drive monthly Bay Area meetups, quarterly executive receptions, and major conferences, aligning with DevRel, Sales, and Customer Success to deliver measurable outcomes.

This role requires travel, occasional evenings/weekends, and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a strong emphasis on open-source community engagement and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of field or event marketing experience at a fast-growing tech startup.
• Experience organizing events for open-source or developer communities.
• Existing network in open-source data ecosystem preferred.
• Proven end-to-end event management in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal technical stakeholders such as Solutions Architects, Product Managers, and DevRel.
• Strong vendor and budget management skills.
• Familiarity with event and community tooling and marketing automation / CRM systems.
• Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of meetups, conferences, customer receptions, and partner programs from concept to close-out.
• Build and run a monthly technical meetup program in the Bay Area and other cities, drawing speakers and co-hosts from the StarRocks community, customers, and partners, in close coordination with DevRel.
• Plan and host quarterly executive receptions for key customers in partnership with Sales and Customer Success, focused on relationship depth, expansion, and advocacy.
• Lead PhoenixAI's presence at major industry conferences and partner events (e.g., AWS re:Invent) — sponsorship selection, booth, speaking opportunities, and on-site execution.
• Leverage the open-source data ecosystem — community members, other project communities, local meetup organizers — to source speakers, co-hosts, and venues for our events.
• Define the specific objective for each event before it happens — e.g., lead generation, pipeline influence, brand awareness, or customer engagement — and design the event and its metrics around that goal.
• Handle venue selection, sponsorship arrangements, vendor relationships, catering, booth setup, signage, promotional items, shipping, and travel logistics.
• Develop event schedules and keep colleagues, speakers, partners, and vendors aligned and on track.
• Produce landing pages, invites, social content, email outreach, and other materials to promote events.
• Work with speakers on presentations, demos, and run-of-show planning.
• Bring in internal technical resources — such as Product Management, Solutions Architects, and Engineering — to support event content and demos where needed.
• Partner with Sales ahead of each event to define target accounts, meeting objectives, and follow-up plans.
• Make sure leads gathered at events are logged accurately and passed along to Sales without delay.
• Capture and repurpose event content — recordings, photos, speaker decks — with the content and social teams.
• Coordinate with the team that owns webinars to align calendars and cross-promote where in-person and virtual programs overlap.
• Track and report on performance against the stated goal for each event (MQLs/SQLs generated, pipeline influence, awareness metrics, community growth, customer engagement, or similar).
• Keep an up-to-date calendar of upcoming conferences, sponsorship options, and community gatherings.

Skills

5+ years field/event marketing

Open-source events

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor & budget management

Public speaking

Travel flexibility

Networking in tech community

Event program management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Luma

Bevy

Splash

HubSpot

Salesforce

Job description

PhoenixAI is seeking a senior Field Marketing Manager to own in-person event programs end-to-end, leveraging a hands-on approach honed at tech startups. You will drive monthly Bay Area meetups, quarterly executive receptions, and major conferences, aligning with DevRel, Sales, and Customer Success to deliver measurable outcomes.

This role requires travel, occasional evenings/weekends, and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a strong emphasis on open-source community engagement and