Senior Global Event Marketing Manager

Penguin Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 128.000 - 159.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Penguin Solutions is seeking a Senior Global Event Marketing Manager to lead our event strategy and deliver compelling customer experiences through a coordinated global event program. You will own branded in-person and virtual events and drive planning and execution primarily in the Americas, while guiding EMEA and APJ teams for local events.

The ideal candidate is strategic, highly organized, and capable of aligning event execution with broader marketing and business objectives across multiple

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of B2B event marketing supporting high-touch sales motions.
• Proven experience managing events from strategy through execution.
• Strong project management, organizational, and budget management skills.
• Experience and comfort working with executives, sales, marketing, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with experience measuring event performance and business impact.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Experience in technology, AI, cloud, data center, or enterprise marketing is highly desirable.

Aufgaben

• Design and execute targeted events that create compelling customer experiences to reinforce Penguin’s brand and value proposition.
• Develop event strategies, budgets, timelines, and integrated pre-, during-, and post-event programs aligned to marketing and sales objectives.
• Own end-to-end planning and execution of Americas events, including conferences, sponsorships, customer events, executive programs, and strategic activations.
• Partner with Sales, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Communications, Brand, and regional teams to maximize event awareness, engagement, and pipeline impact.
• Manage event logistics, vendors, agencies, sponsorships, contracts, registration, and onsite execution.
• Lead venue research, including site visits as required, as well as vendor evaluation and selection, including the negotiation of favorable contracts.
• Serve as the strategic advisor, providing best practices, tools, and guidance to EMEA and APJ teams managing local execution; travel to select international events as needed.
• Establish global event processes, standards, governance, and measurement, ensuring a consistent Penguin brand and event experience across all regions.
• Evaluate the global event landscape and emerging opportunities to recommend which events Penguin should enter, scale, sustain, or exit.
• Measure event performance and ROI, using insights to optimize the event portfolio and inform future investments.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical mindset

Travel willingness

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field

Jobbeschreibung

At Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) – The AI Factory Platform Company – we’re building a team of innovators who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and the opportunity to help shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution, our teams design, build, deploy, and manage AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers worldwide.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Penguin Solutions operates globally through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations. For nearly three decades, we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure. That engineering expertise positions us to power the next generation of AI workloads, from training to inference and agentic AI at scale.

Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform designed to help customers deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision.

At Penguin Solutions, we value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership, where leaders enable teams to do their best work. We empower employees to take ownership, drive innovation, and grow through challenging work, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies. With flexibility where it matters and a strong focus on outcomes, Penguin Solutions is a place to do your best work, grow your career, and make a meaningful impact.

Job Overview

Join Penguin Solutions as our Senior Global Event Marketing Manager and lead our event strategy and the delivery of compelling customer experiences through a coordinated global event program. You will own branded in-person and virtual customer events and be responsible for planning and executing marketing-led events primarily in the Americas. You will also serve as a strategic resource to Sales and Field Marketing teams in EMEA and APJ, providing guidance, best practices, and tools to help them deliver equally successful local events.

The ideal candidate is a strategic, highly organized event marketing marketer who can connect event execution to broader marketing and business objectives while managing multiple programs and working cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute targeted events that create compelling customer experiences to reinforce Penguin’s brand and value proposition.
• Develop event strategies, budgets, timelines, and integrated pre-, during-, and post-event programs aligned to marketing and sales objectives.
• Own end-to-end planning and execution of Americas events, including conferences, sponsorships, customer events, executive programs, and strategic activations.
• Partner with Sales, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Communications, Brand, and regional teams to maximize event awareness, engagement, and pipeline impact.
• Manage event logistics, vendors, agencies, sponsorships, contracts, registration, and onsite execution.
• Lead venue research, including site visits as required, as well as vendor evaluation and selection, including the negotiation of favorable contracts.
• Serve as the strategic advisor, providing best practices, tools, and guidance to EMEA and APJ teams managing local execution; travel to select international events as needed.
• Establish global event processes, standards, governance, and measurement, ensuring a consistent Penguin brand and event experience across all regions.
• Evaluate the global event landscape and emerging opportunities to recommend which events Penguin should enter, scale, sustain, or exit.
• Measure event performance and ROI, using insights to optimize the event portfolio and inform future investments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of B2B event marketing supporting high-touch sales motions.
• Proven experience managing events from strategy through execution.
• Strong project management, organizational, and budget management skills.
• Experience and comfort working with executives, sales, marketing, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mindset with experience measuring event performance and business impact.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field preferred.
• Experience in technology, AI, cloud, data center, or enterprise marketing is highly desirable.

Location

This is a remote role in the United States.

Travel

Travel is required, including domestic and occasional international travel to support Americas, EMEA, and other global events as needed.

Compensation & Benefits

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in the United States is $128,000 - $159,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education. The position is bonus-eligible, and there are medical, dental, and vision benefits available. There is a 401k saving plan and other benefits, such as Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Plan.

Inclusion & Belonging Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces differences and fosters belonging for all.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Affine Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, creed, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.