Remote-First Global Head of Corporate Events

Cribl; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 150,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short‑term disability

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Fertility treatment benefit

401(k)

Equity

Job summary

Cribl is seeking a Head of Corporate Events to lead a four‑to‑five person team and own CriblCon, the annual kickoff, and President’s Club. You’ll manage a twelve to fourteen show calendar, partner with Exec leadership, and oversee a multi‑million dollar budget to drive brand and pipeline impact.

You will coordinate with Communications, Brand, Product Marketing, Field Marketing, Sales, and Eng. teams across time zones in a remote‑first culture, traveling ~40% to Cribl’s global events.

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in corporate events or field marketing.
• 3+ years directly managing a team.
• Experience owning multi‑million dollar budgets.
• Ability to work effectively with senior executives in high‑visibility environments.
• Strong cross‑functional collaboration across Marketing, Sales and Executives.
• Willingness to travel to the majority of Cribl’s global events (~40% travel).
• Calm, decisive leadership under pressure on-site.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of 4‑5 corporate events professionals, setting goals and building culture.
• Own end‑to‑end planning and execution of CriblCon, Company Kickoff, and President’s Club.
• Set strategy and manage execution across Cribl’s global tradeshow calendar (12‑14 shows per year).
• Own and manage a multi‑million dollar events budget with Finance.
• Partner with executive leadership to plan high‑visibility moments and ensure brand consistency.
• Build cross‑functional partnerships to reflect Cribl’s brand and GTM goals.
• Establish and evolve event strategy and playbooks for scaling.
• Manage vendor and agency relationships and negotiate contracts for budget efficiency.
• Define and report on event success metrics: attendance, pipeline/revenue influence, engagement, budget performance.
• Represent the events function in cross‑functional leadership discussions.
• Remote-first environment; occasional work outside standard hours due to time zones.

Skills

Team leadership

Event planning

Budget management

Executive collaboration

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tradeshow management

Global events

Job description

Cribl is seeking a Head of Corporate Events to lead a four‑to‑five person team and own CriblCon, the annual kickoff, and President’s Club. You’ll manage a twelve to fourteen show calendar, partner with Exec leadership, and oversee a multi‑million dollar budget to drive brand and pipeline impact.

You will coordinate with Communications, Brand, Product Marketing, Field Marketing, Sales, and Eng. teams across time zones in a remote‑first culture, traveling ~40% to Cribl’s global events.