Global Events Leader: Strategy, Teams & Flagship Programs

Factory; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Factory is hiring an Events Lead to build and lead the events function. You will define Factory's events strategy, build and lead the team, and own the full portfolio of programs including flagship experiences and Tier-1 conferences.

You will own the events strategy, global budget, operating rhythm, standards, and measurement, partnering with Marketing, Sales Enablement and Leadership to ensure programs strengthen the brand and drive measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience building and leading an events function at a high-growth company.
• Proven track record managing flagship programs.
• Experience owning large multimillion-dollar events budgets.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration with Sales and Marketing leadership.
• Excellent leadership and executive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own Factory's flagship events strategy and portfolio.
• Build, hire, lead, and develop the events team.
• Own and allocate the global events budget across the portfolio, including forecasting, prioritization, reconciliation, and ROI.
• Set the annual events calendar and planning process across flagship programs and conferences.
• Define and own the events operating model—standards, playbooks, production quality bar, and measurement frameworks.
• Own portfolio-level agency and vendor relationships, including MSAs.
• Provide executive oversight of flagship programs such as user conferences, SKO, President's Club, and Tier-1 conferences.
• Partner cross-functionally across Marketing, Brand, Sales Enablement, People, Finance, Legal, and Executive Leadership.
• Champion the Factory voice across the entire events portfolio.

Skills

Event strategy

Team leadership

Budget management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Factory is hiring an Events Lead to build and lead the events function. You will define Factory's events strategy, build and lead the team, and own the full portfolio of programs including flagship experiences and Tier-1 conferences.

You will own the events strategy, global budget, operating rhythm, standards, and measurement, partnering with Marketing, Sales Enablement and Leadership to ensure programs strengthen the brand and drive measurable outcomes.