Manager, Events Marketing

DoorDash USA•San Francisco, NY

12d•Remote

About The Position

DoorDash is building a best-in-class Global Events organization. This global team defines our vision, storytelling, and brand systems—ensuring we show up meaningfully across every touchpoint. As DoorDash Ads scales into a leading advertising platform, events play a critical role in driving cultural relevance, industry credibility, and commercial growth. We show up through bold activations, high-impact partnerships, and memorable IRL experiences that connect with the audiences shaping the future of advertising. We’re looking for a Manager, B2B Events Marketing to execute our global Ads events strategy. This is a highly cross-functional, high-ownership role responsible for delivering a portfolio of industry-defining tentpole events, executive experiences, and scalable owned events that drive awareness, deepen relationships, and accelerate revenue. This role sits at the center of the strategy, translating investment into impact.

Requirements

6+ years of B2B event marketing experience, including large-scale conferences and activations
Experience interacting with AI tools (ie Claude, ChatGPT, etc) and display curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to blend AI with the day-to-day role.
Owned event budgets and complex, multi-event portfolios
Demonstrate a track record of driving business impact (pipeline, revenue, partnerships) through events
Highly organized and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously
Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and take full ownership of outcomes
Excellent communicator, comfortable working with senior leaders and executives
Experience managing agencies, vendors, and cross-functional teams
Bring a strong mix of creative thinking + operational excellence

Nice To Haves

Experience in Ads, Media, AdTech, or Retail Media Networks
Experience executing executive-level or VIP experiences
Background in agency or in-house experiential marketing teams
Experience working at a high-growth company or startup

Responsibilities

Own & Execute a Global Events Portfolio: Lead execution of 10+ Ads events annually (industry tentpoles, owned events, and partner activations). Manage end-to-end event lifecycle: planning → production → onsite execution → post-event amplification. Travel as needed to deliver best-in-class onsite experiences.
Bring Category-Leading Event Experiences to Life: Elevate DoorDash Ads presence across major industry events (e.g., Cannes Lions, Shoptalk, Possible, CES, Groceryshop). Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously evolve DoorDash’s event presence. Develop bold, differentiated concepts that surprise and delight prospects, partners, and internal teams. Partner with creative, comms, content, and agency teams to deliver: High-impact branding and activations, Thought leadership and speaking opportunities, Innovative, immersive experiences.
Drive Executive Engagement & Commercial Impact: Execute high-touch executive experiences (e.g., CMO dinners, private meetings, hospitality moments). Partner with Sales to: Maximize pipeline generation and deal acceleration. Ensure events are designed to deliver measurable business outcomes, not just brand moments.
Lead Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with Sales, Strategy & Ops, Comms, Growth Marketing, CRM, Product, and Creative. Align on messaging, goals, and execution to deliver integrated 360° campaigns.
Operationalize & Scale the Events Engine: Manage vendor relationships (show organizers, vendors, agencies, including MKG/Jack Morton). Oversee budgets, contracts, and invoicing across events. Support broader event ecosystem (partner events, field events, experimental formats).
Measure & Optimize Performance: Leveraging AI and can raise the bar on how we use it. Define success metrics and track event performance, ROI and post-event outcomes. Deliver post-event recaps and insights to leadership. Continuously optimize strategy based on learnings.