Senior Director of Global Flagship Events

NVIDIA Corporation; California; On-site; USD 216,000 - 345,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Director of Events to lead the planning and delivery of our most significant, high‑profile events. You will partner with business units, product, marketing, communications, and executive leadership to shape strategy and drive outcomes.

You will own event strategy, budgets, timelines, and vendor relationships for a multi‑million dollar portfolio, travel ~60%, and ensure cross‑functional alignment and executive visibility.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of event management experience with 5+ years of management experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience owning events of 10,000+ attendees, including complex multi-day formats.
• Demonstrated ability to handle extensive event budgets with full financial oversight.
• 60% travel domestically and internationally.
• Deep understanding of how large-scale events drive business impact.
• Executive presence and ability to work with C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the overall strategy for flagship events – defining goals, structure, and success metrics.
• Align events with company priorities by partnering with business units, product, marketing, and communications.
• Guide and manage teams through all workstreams from idea development to on-site delivery and evaluation.
• Drive the creative and experiential vision with creative, content, and brand teams.
• Manage multi-million dollar budgets with forecasting and financial accountability.
• Provide regular updates, strategic recommendations, and issue escalation to executives.
• Lead all vendor, agency, and venue relationships with high standards of quality.
• Develop and manage master event timelines with clearly mapped interdependencies.

Skills

Event management

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Director of Events to lead the planning and delivery of our most significant, high‑profile events. You will partner with business units, product, marketing, communications, and executive leadership to shape strategy and drive outcomes.

You will own event strategy, budgets, timelines, and vendor relationships for a multi‑million dollar portfolio, travel ~60%, and ensure cross‑functional alignment and executive visibility.