Director of Events, Flagship Events

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

1d•$216,000 - $345,000

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Director of Events to lead the planning and delivery of its most significant and high-profile events. The role acts as a strategic collaborator across the company, partnering with business units, product teams, marketing, communications, and executive leadership. The Director owns event strategy and success metrics, guides work from concept through on-site delivery and evaluation, and drives the creative and experiential vision in partnership with creative, content, and brand teams. The position oversees large, complex event budgets and financial accountability across a multi-million-dollar portfolio; serves as the primary executive point of contact; leads vendor, agency, and venue relationships; and develops master timelines to keep workstreams and dependencies on track. It requires approximately 60% domestic and international travel for event planning and execution. The base salary range is $216,000–$345,000, with eligibility for equity and benefits. Applications will be accepted at least until October 20, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

12 or more years of overall event management experience, including 5 or more years of management experience.
Significant experience in large-scale, owned event production at a major technology company.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proven experience owning events with 10,000 or more attendees, including complex multi-day formats with keynotes, breakouts, exhibitions, and networking.
Demonstrated ability to manage extensive event budgets with full financial oversight.
Availability for approximately 60% domestic and international travel for event planning and execution.
Deep understanding of how large-scale events drive business impact, including brand, pipeline, partner engagement, and executive relationships.
Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, including the ability to build alignment quickly and influence without authority.
Executive presence and communication skills, with comfort working directly with C-suite collaborators and representing the events organization at the highest levels.
Deep expertise in event production, including staging, A/V, venue negotiations, vendor management, and on-site logistics.
Ability to own complex, high-stakes work end-to-end.

Nice To Haves

MBA or relevant advanced degree.
Experience producing a large-scale flagship technology conference comparable to Salesforce Dreamforce, AWS re:Invent, or Google I/O.
Demonstrated success advancing a large-scale event program by improving quality, ambition, and measurable business impact year after year.
Experience building the case for events and communicating event value to senior leadership.
Passion for NVIDIA's mission and an understanding of producing events that move an industry.

Responsibilities

Own and drive the strategy for assigned flagship events, defining goals, structure, and success metrics in partnership with senior leadership.
Coordinate across business units, product teams, marketing, and communications to align events with company priorities and ensure cross-functional agreement and implementation.
Provide strategic and operational leadership across all event workstreams, from idea development through on-site delivery and post-event evaluation.
Drive the creative and experiential vision with creative, content, and brand teams.
Manage large event budgets, track costs, forecast spending, and maintain financial accountability across a multi-million-dollar event portfolio.
Serve as the primary executive point of contact, providing leadership with regular updates, critical issues, and strategic recommendations.
Lead vendor, agency, and venue relationships and hold external partners accountable for quality and delivery.
Develop and manage master event timelines, ensuring workstreams stay on track and interdependencies are mapped.