Global Events Strategist

Intel Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock bonuses

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Vacation

Job summary

Intel Corporation is seeking a Global Events Strategist to shape Intel's global event portfolio and experiential strategy. You will lead cross‑functional efforts, measure ROI, and drive data‑driven decisions across industry, partner and customer events.

The role requires 5+ years in marketing/event marketing, experience in high-tech environments, and the ability to manage complex, matrixed teams while delivering strategic event programs globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing, experiential/event marketing, marketing program management, market research, competitive intelligence, analytics, or related disciplines.
• Event marketing or experiential event experience in the high tech industry.
• Experience working across complex, matrixed organizations and leading multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio optimization and governance to guide portfolio management and investment decisions.
• Competitive, market and audience intelligence to inform event strategy and opportunities.
• Research and intelligence management with internal and external partners, ensuring compliance.
• Lead strategic event programs from concept through delivery, including budgets and timelines.
• Define KPIs and measurement frameworks to analyze performance and ROI.
• Continuously improve event investments, formats, content, activations, and experiences.
• Apply AI modeling across key responsibility areas to generate insights for strategy and investment decisions.

Skills

Experiential event marketing

Portfolio strategy

Matrixed organization leadership

Analytics and ROI

Education

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

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

Tools

AI modeling

Job description

Job Details

Job Description: The Events and Experiences Team within Global Marketing and Communications is seeking an experienced Global Events Strategist to shape and advance Intel's global event portfolio and experiential strategy. This role combines event portfolio strategy, experiential marketing, competitive and market intelligence, and performance measurement to determine where and how Intel shows up across industry, proprietary, partner, and customer events. The individual will work across a highly matrixed global organization to translate business priorities, audience insights, and market intelligence into differentiated event strategies, experiences, and measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Portfolio Optimization and Governance: Evaluate the event portfolio to identify gaps, overlaps, emerging opportunities, risks, and optimization opportunities; establish planning cadences, roadmaps, dashboards, executive updates, and decision frameworks to guide portfolio management and investment decisions.
• Competitive, Market and Audience Intelligence: Analyze customer, partner, competitor, audience, and industry insights, including market trends, emerging technologies, and competitive event strategies, to inform event strategy, identify opportunities, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Research and Intelligence Management: Collaborate with internal research, competitive intelligence, Business Unit, SMG, and regional teams; manage third-party research vendors and subject matter experts; and ensure intelligence‑gathering activities comply with legal requirements, company policies, and ethical standards.
• Program Leadership and Execution: Lead strategic event programs from concept through delivery, overseeing briefs, budgets, timelines, agency and vendor management, resources, dependencies, onsite execution, financial reconciliation, and corrective action plans to mitigate risks and maintain quality.
• Measurement, Insights and ROI: Define KPIs and measurement frameworks; analyze event performance, audience engagement, business impact, and ROI; and develop executive‑level dashboards and reporting that translate data and research into actionable insights and investment recommendations.
• Continuous Improvement: Incorporate performance results, stakeholder feedback, audience insights, and lessons learned to continuously optimize event investments, formats, content, activations, and experiences across Intel's global portfolio.
• Proficiency and proven track record using AI modeling across most key responsibility areas, including portfolio optimization, market and audience intelligence, measurement and ROI, and continuous improvement, to generate insights and inform event strategy and investment decisions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing, experiential/event marketing, marketing program management, market research, competitive intelligence, analytics, or related disciplines.
• Event marketing or experiential event experience in the high tech industry
• Experience working across complex, matrixed organizations and leading multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience, ideally spanning experiential event marketing, event portfolio strategy, market/competitive intelligence, or marketing program management within the high‑tech industry.
• Experience developing global event portfolios, multi-year roadmaps, experiential strategies, and executive-level recommendations.
• Experience applying analytics, KPIs, ROI measurement, research, and competitive intelligence to event strategy and investment decisions.
• Experience managing external agencies, research partners, vendors, budgets, and complex global event programs.
• Previous Intel experienced

Job Type

Experienced Hire

Shift

Shift 1 (United States of America)

Primary Location

US, California, Folsom

Additional Locations

US, Arizona, Phoenix, US, California, Santa Clara, US, Oregon, Hillsboro

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust

N/A

Benefits

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $121,130.00 - 205,910.00 USD

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on‑site presence. * Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.