Global Corporate Events Lead, Experience & Operations
About The Position
The Global Corporate Events Lead, Experience & Operations translates event strategy into exceptional attendee experiences and reliable execution across GlobalFoundries' highest-profile events. The role serves as the senior delivery leader for company-hosted customer events, executive engagement programs, and strategic industry trade shows, ensuring events advance business objectives, strengthen customer relationships, and reinforce the GF brand. Working closely with Marketing, Communications, Sales, and executive stakeholders, the Lead coordinates cross-functional teams, agencies, and suppliers to deliver global experiences and drive operational excellence across the event portfolio. The role owns flagship event programs, oversees planning and governance, manages partner performance, advises stakeholders, and strengthens the events function through scalable processes and team development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 8 years of progressive event-management experience, including complex hosted events and trade shows.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience delivering multiple overlapping programs across regions and time zones.
- Strong project, budget, venue, supplier, production, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to communicate clearly with senior leaders and turn ambiguity into decisions, owners, and executable plans.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on program requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with global customer conferences, executive dinners, and B2B trade shows.
- Experience in semiconductor, technology, or advanced manufacturing.
- Project-management certification or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
- Experience with registration systems, attendee data, and event measurement.
Responsibilities
- Own the planning and delivery of GlobalFoundries' most strategic customer, industry, and executive engagement events.
- Translate business objectives into event strategies, experiences, and execution plans that deliver measurable impact.
- Align stakeholders, partners, and suppliers to deliver complex global programs successfully.
- Establish and evolve event standards, playbooks, and best practices to improve consistency and scalability.
- Lead planning, governance, and readiness processes from event concept through post-event evaluation.
- Identify and mitigate risks, remove obstacles, and maintain accountability across concurrent programs.
- Oversee budgets, resource allocation, and program priorities to maximize business value and operational effectiveness.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, execution quality, and attendee experience.
- Direct external agencies, production partners, and event suppliers to deliver experiences aligned with GF's brand and business priorities.
- Build collaborative partnerships and hold partners accountable for performance, budgets, timelines, and service delivery.
- Partner with Marketing, Communications, Sales, and business leaders to align event strategies with enterprise priorities.
- Drive effective decision-making, milestone discipline, and executive readiness throughout the event lifecycle.
- Advise on event investments, attendee engagement strategies, and execution approaches.
- Coach and develop team members while promoting effective planning, accountability, and knowledge sharing.
- Develop scalable processes, documentation, and operational standards to strengthen the events function.
- Perform activities safely and responsibly and support Environmental, Health, Safety & Security requirements and programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
