Events Manager, GenAI

DeepMind•Mountain View, CA

23d•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a talented Events Manager to join our Events and Experiences team supporting the GenAI Unit, at an exciting time in our history. This is a rare opportunity to plan and deliver internal events that help drive connection, collaboration and knowledge sharing across multiple locations, time zones and disciplines. Our internal events play a key role in helping to shape and amplify Google DeepMind’s culture , enabling collaboration and celebrating key moments for the organisation at an important stage of our journey. Artificial intelligence will be one humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with world-class interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. This is a full time role in the Google DeepMind Events and Experiences team reporting to the Global Event Programs Lead. You will be embedded in the GenAI Unit and will focus on events and experiences for this groundbreaking team whose mission is to build state of the art models and accelerate intelligent experiences across Google’s platforms and products. You will partner with teams across Google DeepMind and Google to deliver a variety of events across the globe including Town Halls, Summits, hackathons, offsites and celebrations to drive collaboration, knowledge sharing and connection at scale. There may also be some external facing and/or wider Google events where you will support GenAI’s presence.

Requirements

Exceptional attention to detail. We are looking for someone who sweats the small stuff and knows the details of their programs inside and out.
Exceptional end to end project management skills and proven experience managing high complexity events through the full lifecycle, including planning, budgeting, execution, and retrospectives.
Ability to throttle. Experience and passion for leading both large scale 2000+ person events as well as smaller scale activations with varying scopes and audiences.
Comfortable navigating change and ambiguity in a very fast paced and demanding environment.
Natural problem solving skills with a wildly creative, innovative, and curious approach to the work. Open to new ideas and learning opportunities, even when deadlines are nearing.
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple events at different stages and meet all deadlines.
Excellent relationship building skills. Values colleagues as partners and has a long term lens on cross-org relationships.
Interest or experience in science and innovative technology, including in the field of artificial intelligence research or deployment of machine learning systems.
Must work from the Mountain View office 3 days a week.
Flexibility for both national and international travel, at times on short notice
Minimum 8 years of experience in events leadership at the scales and scopes mentioned.
Ability and curiosity to use AI tools practically and effectively in your work, with a recognition and awareness of AI’s responsible use, risks, and limitations.

Responsibilities

Own and strategically develop the full suite of GenAI Unit events programs, from large scale team events to intimate team gatherings.
Respond nimbly to briefs from stakeholders to create event experiences in support of specific objectives, often with short lead times.
Adapt and innovate, bringing fresh and innovative approaches in an ever-changing environment.
Manage end to end event delivery and execution of large scale 2500+person events as well as small activations (for example: team summits, leadership meetings, launch celebrations).
Domestic and international travel for global events programs.
Create detailed project plans and timelines, tracking workstreams and deliverables, and flagging and mitigating risks.
Create detailed briefs (documents and presentations) for executive stakeholders.
Build budgets, tracking spend and processing contracts and purchase orders.
Consult and partner with teams within the GenAI unit and across Google DeepMind (Events & Experiences, Enterprise Engineering, Workplace, Comms, Marketing etc) coordinating cross functional working groups to deliver seamless experiences that meet the agreed objectives.
Brief and collaborate with external agencies and internal Google vendor partners on venue, technical production and logistics requirements.
Track and analyze agreed event metrics to assess success and to inform future event programs.
Ensure all events are compliant with Google's health and safety, regulatory, and other governance policies, providing a secure and welcoming environment for all.