About the position
Reporting to the Sr. Group Manager - Executive Events, the Principal Executive Events Manager at Databricks will work closely with our global events team and executive leadership and cross-functional teams to collaborate in developing event strategy for executive decision-makers. Our events include Databricks hosted in-person/virtual events, CIO Forums, the Executive Forum at the Data+AI Summit, and other third party events. In this role, you will ensure the delivery of first-class, valuable, engaging, and high-impact events for our executive audiences. You will also act as a critical global counterpart that identifies opportunities to improve best practices, internal processes, and brand presence in order to achieve scalability and enhance our executive experiences across regions.
Responsibilities
- Strategic optimization of executive event programs by aligning cross-functional stakeholders to corporate priorities, audience objectives, and budget efficiency.
- Flawless, white-glove experiences designed to address the full funnel to consistently exceed engagement and business impact targets.
- Partnership with analytics to help define and implement new success metrics across C-level acquisition, engagement, pipeline generation, velocity, and ROI enabling real-time optimization and performance visibility.
- Budget stewardship, with accurate reconciliation and strong partnership with Finance to forecast and track investment effectiveness.
- Project management and executive-ready communications across Marketing, Sales, and GTM stakeholders ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely execution.
- Stakeholder enablement frameworks that improve handoffs and maximize impact across the globe.
- High-impact collaboration across executive leaders, EAs, product marketing, demand generation, executive programs, and global field marketing.
- Consistently strong stakeholder satisfaction through proactive communication, strategic alignment, and dependable execution.
Requirements
- 15+ years of demonstrated success managing marketing events, of which 8+ years experience producing executive events in a high-growth tech company.
- Excellent communication skills, including a strong executive presence.
- Strategic project leadership that drives alignment, builds cross-functional consensus, and delivers cohesive, high-impact experiences.
- Strong command of data to guide strategy and execution is required.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Gsuite, Salesforce.com, Asana, Rainfocus and Swoogo is highly preferred.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees.
- Eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and other benefits.
