Senior Events Manager

Ontic

About The Position

Ontic is looking for a Senior Events Manager who treats events as a growth lever—where brand, community, and pipeline come together in real life. You’re equally comfortable setting the strategy and getting hands-on in the details to deliver excellent experiences across event formats. You run end-to-end planning and delivery across internal teams and external partners, with high energy and clear ownership. You bring a methodical and data driven approach to fast-moving, high-stakes moments—and you raise the bar on what “great” looks like for the attendee experience. In this role, you will be accountable for: Event-sourced and influenced pipeline A repeatable, scalable event engine that drives consistent pipeline and engagement across event types A consistent, high-quality Ontic brand experience that drives attendance, engagement, and post-event pipeline

Requirements

7+ years of B2B event marketing experience, including ownership of large-scale conferences, tradeshows, and owned flagship events
Proven track record owning complex event portfolios tied to measurable pipeline outcomes (e.g., large-scale conferences, multi-city programs, or high-budget event strategies)
Strong program management skills are a must: planning rigor, budget ownership, vendor negotiation, and calm execution under pressure.
Passion to use AI tools to accelerate audience targeting, personalization, content production, and follow-up workflows, without sacrificing quality or accuracy.
Working knowledge of CRM (Salesforce), marketing automation (Marketo), event/webinar platforms, and basic reporting/BI.
Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management; able to influence without authority and bring clarity when priorities collide.

Nice To Haves

Bonus: experience marketing to enterprise security, risk, investigations, or adjacent B2B categories.

Responsibilities

Own the Event Strategy and Portfolio: Build Ontic’s event strategy and calendar across trade shows, hosted experiences, executive dinners, Ontic Summit and other physical experiences.
Set clear success metrics per event type (pipeline, meetings, target account coverage, engagement, client outcomes) and manage against them.
Evaluate and prioritize event investments based on audience fit, funnel stage impact, and measurable ROI.
Define standardized event formats and a scalable “event-in-a-box” approach for repeatable execution.
Partner across Marketing to ensure physical experiences are integrated with the overall demand generation, client marketing and community strategy.
Plan and Execute High-Impact Events: Design high-quality, differentiated experiences that reflect Ontic’s brand and resonate with enterprise security leaders.
Lead end-to-end execution for priority events—from venue selection and run of show to staffing, on-site delivery, and post-event wrap.
Own budgets, scope, and vendor execution, negotiating contracts and managing partners without sacrificing quality.
Build repeatable operating cadences (timelines, checklists, QA gates) so internal teams and external partners execute with confidence.
Partner with Field Marketing to ensure post-event outcomes: sales engagement playbooks (meetings, VIP flow, follow-up) plus retros that turn learnings into better conversion.
Own Ontic Summit: Own the end-to-end strategy and execution of Ontic Summit, evolving it into a category-defining, must-attend experience for the security community.
Drive programming development, including agenda architecture, session themes, speaker pipeline, rehearsals, and stage-ready content.
Manage production partners (A/V, stage, experience design, registration, logistics) and ensure a seamless attendee experience.
Partner across Marketing and cross-functionally on narrative, keynotes, and session content to deliver a cohesive attendee experience.
Coordinate with Demand Gen and Digital on pre-event and post-event campaigns to maximize pipeline, and follow-through with Sales and Client Success.
Drive Measurement, AI-Enabled Execution, and Cross-Functional Alignment: Use AI thoughtfully to streamline end-to-end event planning and execution (briefing, vendor coordination, run-of-show, staffing, and QA) while improving targeting and personalization without compromising data quality or brand accuracy.
Collaborate with Field Marketing to enable account-level activation and engagement at events.
Define event-level goals and ensure alignment to pipeline and revenue outcomes.
Collaborate with Demand Gen, Brand/Content, Product Marketing, and Digital to ensure events are integrated into larger campaigns.
Build strong stakeholder trust through clear plans, crisp communication, and consistent delivery.