Government Events & Programs Lead

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KGS LLC in Arlington, VA, seeks an experienced Government Events Programs Manager to execute high-impact government and internal events across the U.S. You will coordinate logistics, manage calendars, and collaborate with BD, Legal, Procurement, and Finance to optimize workflows and deliver exceptional experiences.

Responsibilities include planning Tier 1/2 events, vendor management, and post-event reporting, with travel up to 20% and a focus on customer obsession and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience.
• Experience managing teams.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables).
• Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders at various levels and in different locales to drive alignment.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of Tier 1 and Tier 2 tradeshows, conferences, executive engagements, internal events, and marketing activations across the U.S. and internal events portfolio.
• Coordinate logistics including registration management, meeting support, vendor management, shipping, booth operations, on-site event execution and other related duties as needed.
• Partner with Leo Global Events leadership, Procurement, Legal, and Finance stakeholders to streamline operational workflows and ensure timely processing of contracts, purchase requests, purchase orders, invoices, and related documentation.
• Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, scalability, and operational consistency across events programs.
• Collaborate closely with Business Development (BD), Marketing, Sales, PR, Product, Communications, and external partners to support event objectives, product launches, customer engagement initiatives, and integrated marketing programs.
• Ensure alignment across internal stakeholders while maintaining clear communication on timelines, deliverables, and event milestones.
• Own meeting room scheduling and resource coordination for Tier 1 and Tier 2 events utilizing Jifflenow and other scheduling platforms.
• Coordinate internal and external meeting requests, stakeholder approvals, room allocations, and executive scheduling to optimize customer engagement opportunities.
• Maintain detailed event calendars, workback schedules, project trackers, and operational timelines to ensure on-time delivery of critical milestones and deliverables.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, or competing priorities and elevate appropriately to maintain execution continuity.
• Maintain centralized repositories of event schedules, marketing assets, presentations, collateral, attendee lists, and supporting documentation to ensure information accuracy and accessibility across teams.
• Generate recurring reports, dashboards, and operational insights to support leadership visibility, event performance tracking, budget management, and strategic decision-making.
• Support lead tracking, meeting metrics, and post-event reporting activities in partnership with BD and Marketing teams.
• Coordinate with external vendors, venues, agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure successful event execution and customer experience delivery.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across cross-functional teams and external partners.

Skills

Event coordination

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Budget management

Communication

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Jifflenow

Salesforce

Job description

KGS LLC in Arlington, VA, seeks an experienced Government Events Programs Manager to execute high-impact government and internal events across the U.S. You will coordinate logistics, manage calendars, and collaborate with BD, Legal, Procurement, and Finance to optimize workflows and deliver exceptional experiences.

Responsibilities include planning Tier 1/2 events, vendor management, and post-event reporting, with travel up to 20% and a focus on customer obsession and operational excellence.