Senior Strategic Events Manager

Abnormal Security Corp.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Flexible PTO

401k

One Medical

Flexible Spending Account

Mental Health Resources

Home Office Stipend

Monthly Internet & Phone Stipend

Health and Wellness Stipend

Job summary

Abnormal Security Corp. is seeking a Senior Strategic Events Manager to lead owned, executive, and internal events. You will translate strategy into exceptional programs, shape agendas, manage budgets and vendors, and drive cross-functional execution on the ground.

This hands-on IC role requires strategic thinking and owner mentality to scale our event portfolio. You will own end-to-end planning for key events—from strategy and budgeting to delivery, measurement, and post-event analysis—ensuring

Qualifications

• 7+ years in strategic events, executive programs, or field marketing.
• Experience owning executive-level programs in B2B tech or cybersecurity environments.
• Demonstrated use of AI to improve workflows and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of Abnormal's strategic events portfolio.
• Own venue, vendors, registration, attendees, hospitality, staffing, tech, and on-site ops.
• Manage budgets, contracts, POs, and vendor deliverables with rigor.

Skills

Event strategy

Budget management

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Executive programs

Project planning

Attention to detail

Travel readiness

AI in workflows

Tools

AI tools

Job description

• As Senior Strategic Events Manager, you’ll play a leading role in bringing these experiences to life, with a primary focus on Abnormal’s owned, executive, and internal events, while also supporting select high-impact third‑party programs
• You’ll own end‑to‑end delivery across a diverse portfolio—from summits, roadshows, customer programs, and executive experiences to internal events and major industry moments
• You’ll translate our broader event strategy into exceptional programs: shaping agendas and experiences, managing budgets and vendors, coordinating cross‑functional teams, and leading execution on the ground to ensure every detail lands
• This is a hands‑on IC role for someone who thinks like a strategist and executes like an owner
• You’ll have a portfolio, a budget, a set of very high standards, and the autonomy to go build
• As Abnormal’s event portfolio continues to grow, so will the scope of this role—with a clear path toward greater strategic ownership of our owned, executive, and internal event portfolio
• Lead end‑to‑end planning and execution of some of Abnormal’s key strategic events — from strategy and budget through delivery, measurement, and post‑event analysis
• Own every component that makes an owned event work: venue and vendor selection, production, registration and attendee journey, hospitality, staffing, technology, and on‑site operations — partnering with Brand Creative, Content, and Comms on creative, branding, and agenda
• Build the run‑of‑show, the project plan, the timeline, and the contingency plan — then run the room
• Partner with Sales, Strategic Alliances, Campaigns, Field Marketing, Product Marketing, and others to make sure every event is engineered for pipeline and customer engagement, not just attendance
• Manage budgets, contracts, POs, and vendor deliverables with real rigor. Know where every dollar went and what it returned
• Develop repeatable playbooks, templates, and standards so the portfolio scales without losing quality
• Act as the event’s point of contact for your programs — the person stakeholders trust to have it handled
• Anticipate risk, elevate early and appropriately, and keep programs on track when priorities shift. They will shift
• Design and deliver premium executive programs: advisory boards, curated hospitality, and the executive tracks inside our larger events
• Bring hospitality‑grade instincts to a B2B environment — anticipatory, service‑minded, and unwilling to let a detail slide — paired with the resourcefulness to build it yourself when there’s no playbook yet
• Make sure every touchpoint in the executive journey is intentional, frictionless, and elevated. From the invitation to the follow‑up
• Collaborate with our executive team, internal SMEs, and Product Marketing to build agendas and content that give C‑level audiences genuine insight, not a product demo in a nicer room
• Coordinate executive and VIP participation end to end — briefing materials, prep, on‑site handling, and thoughtful follow‑through
• Represent Abnormal directly to senior customer executives and their teams with professionalism, situational awareness, and a premium service mindset. You are an ambassador of this brand at the highest levels
• Co‑own the planning and delivery of Abnormal’s largest internal moments — Sales Kickoff and President’s Club
• Partner with Sales, Revenue Marketing, and People to define objectives, build the agenda, and manage production, venue, travel, and on‑site operations
• Treat our own people with the same experience standard we give customers. The internal moments are where culture gets made, and they deserve the same craft as the external ones
• Define and track KPIs for every program: attendance, engagement, meetings, pipeline influence, customer participation, and ROI
• Deliver post‑event reporting with real recommendations — what we repeat, what we kill, what we invest more in
• Use data and stakeholder feedback to continuously sharpen strategy, investment, and execution
• Keep event documentation and reporting accurate and accessible across the portfolio
• What Success Looks Like:
• Abnormal’s event portfolio is delivered flawlessly, consistently, and at a standard people talk about afterward
• Executive programs create genuine relationships with the most influential security leaders in our market
• Sales, marketing, leadership, customers, and partners have an exceptional experience — and know exactly who to thank
• Budgets and resources are managed with discipline and transparency
• Every program has a clear measurement story and a defensible ROI
• Playbooks and standards exist that make the next event better than the last one

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Flexible PTO
• 401k
• One Medical
• Flexible Spending Account
• Mental Health Resources
• Home Office Stipend
• Monthly Internet & Phone Stipend
• Health and Wellness Stipend

Exceptional communication skills — polished agendas, briefing docs, and executive-facing comms that need no cleanupReal budget, vendor, agency, and contract management experience across multiple concurrent workstreamsStrong program management chops: organized, proactive, structured, relentless about deadlines, and genuinely good at driving cross‑functional work to an outcome7+ years in strategic events, executive programs, or field marketing — including direct experience owning executive-level programs. Ideally in B2B technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, or another high‑growth environmentExecutive maturity. You’re comfortable and credible in a room full of senior leaders, internal or customer-sideComposure under pressure. You can build the plan months out and solve the unexpected problem on‑site in four minutesExperience delivering large internal events such as Sales Kickoff, sales incentive or club trips, or company offsitesA premium experience mindset. You’re obsessive about details, operationally excellent, and you build moments that people rememberCommercially minded. You understand how events drive brand, customer relationships, and pipeline — and you make decisions accordinglyDemonstrated use of AI to improve how you work: streamlining workflows, sharpening decisions, and creating leverage. We’re an AI‑native company and we expect our team to work like oneProven ownership of complex, high‑visibility owned events and executive programs from strategy through execution and analysisWillingness to travel roughly 25%, primarily in North America