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Kaizen Labs•New York, NY

1d•$100,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Government technology has failed citizens, public servants, and service members for decades. Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy systems with modern software. We build systems of record of national consequence, including platforms for citizen services, counter-drone procurement, and veteran benefits, utilizing AI-native modules to deliver solutions in weeks and months. Our revenue has grown 35x this year, and our software will serve over 100 million Americans across dozens of federal agencies next year. Founded in 2022 and based in New York City and DC, Kaizen has raised $35 million from prominent investors.

Requirements

4-10 years in events, experiential marketing, or field marketing, with direct ownership of strategy and budget.
Demonstrated experience owning a conference circuit: which shows to commit to, what a sponsorship is worth, how a booth gets built, and how the week runs.
Experience running events for federal or public sector buyers is a significant advantage.
Experience partnering with sales on targeting and follow-up, and comfort being measured against pipeline.
Experience producing owned events such as dinners, roundtables, and summits alongside conference work.
Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting invitations, event briefs, run-of-show documents, and executive prep for senior audiences.
Sound judgment under time pressure and public visibility.
You've built an events program rather than inherited one, owning the strategy, the budget, the vendor bench, and the measurement.
You know the federal conference landscape, or you'll learn it quickly, and you can tell a show that draws program offices and CIOs from one that only draws vendors.
You have strong taste and can defend it.
You think in pipeline rather than attendance, and you've defended an events budget with something more rigorous than photos and a headcount.
You're comfortable in the operational detail: shipping, badge scans, AV failures, staffing, and the seating chart that determines whether a dinner works.
You're credible with senior government audiences, from a two-star Army general to an agency CIO to a contracting officer.
You manage vendors, agencies, and production partners by directing their output rather than depending on it.
You thrive with high autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, and you self-generate the agenda rather than waiting for one.
You're AI-pilled and default to these tools in your daily workflows.
You're emotionally intelligent, thoughtful, and empathetic toward public sector missions.

Nice To Haves

Relationships with the Washington venues, producers, and association organizers who make things happen.

Responsibilities

Own Kaizen's events strategy end-to-end, building and running the annual calendar anchored to the federal buying year.
Decide where Kaizen shows up and where it doesn't, evaluating conferences and sponsorships, negotiating terms, and being willing to walk away.
Own our physical presence, including booth design, demo staging, collateral, and swag.
Run the field motion alongside sales, including account targeting, pre-event outreach, on-site meeting scheduling, team travel and staffing, and follow-up.
Own the satellite program around major shows, including executive dinners, agency roundtables, and closed-door briefings.
Land Kaizen leadership on stage and in content through speaker placement, panel submissions, and awards, in partnership with Brand & Storytelling and Government Affairs.
Scope and build Kaizen-hosted events, defining what we should own and how we will host them.
Own the budget and reporting, managing spend and tradeoffs, and building reports that tie events to pipeline, qualified meetings, and cost per meeting.
Navigate federal ethics rules, working with Legal to design compliant programs.

Benefits

100% coverage across the board: medical through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans), dental through Guardian PPO, and vision through Beam — all fully covered for employees, with 100% coverage for dependents.
$100,000 in fully paid life insurance.
FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
One Medical membership.
Fertility and family-building support through Carrot.
401(k) through Guideline, with a 2% company match.
16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents.
10 weeks fully paid for non-birthing parents.
Unlimited PTO, with a two-week minimum.
Closed for all federal holidays.
Company-wide winter break the week of Christmas.
Company offsites throughout the year.
Up to $750 one-time home office or desk setup stipend for NYC-based employees. $500 for remote employees.
$50/month commuter benefit (company contribution).
Expensed lunch while in the office.
Company-provided laptop of your choice.
Fully covered gym membership at Grindhouse — right across the street from our office at 47 W 17th St (and in Williamsburg). A $225/month value, on us. For remote employees, $100/month dedicated to gym or physical fitness reimbursement.
$100/month utility stipend.
$500/year professional development.
$250/year recreation.
$300/quarter pet care stipend.