Senior Global Event Marketing Manager

Penguin Solutions

8d•$128,000 - $159,000•Remote

About The Position

Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) – The AI Factory Platform Company – is seeking innovators to join their team and help shape the future of AI. The company designs, builds, deploys, and manages AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers globally. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Penguin Solutions has a nearly three-decade history at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure, positioning them to power the next generation of AI workloads. Their full-stack AI factory platform integrates differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and partner solutions to enable customers to deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision. Penguin Solutions emphasizes servant leadership, empowering employees with ownership, innovation, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies, fostering a culture where employees can do their best work, grow their careers, and make a meaningful impact.

Requirements

8+ years of B2B event marketing supporting high-touch sales motions.
Proven experience managing events from strategy through execution.
Strong project management, organizational, and budget management skills.
Experience and comfort working with executives, sales, marketing, vendors, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Analytical mindset with experience measuring event performance and business impact.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field preferred.
Experience in technology, AI, cloud, data center, or enterprise marketing is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Design and execute targeted events that create compelling customer experiences to reinforce Penguin’s brand and value proposition.
Develop event strategies, budgets, timelines, and integrated pre-, during-, and post-event programs aligned to marketing and sales objectives.
Own end-to-end planning and execution of Americas events, including conferences, sponsorships, customer events, executive programs, and strategic activations.
Partner with Sales, Demand Generation, Product Marketing, Communications, Brand, and regional teams to maximize event awareness, engagement, and pipeline impact.
Manage event logistics, vendors, agencies, sponsorships, contracts, registration, and onsite execution.
Lead venue research, including site visits as required, as well as vendor evaluation and selection, including the negotiation of favorable contracts.
Serve as the strategic advisor, providing best practices, tools, and guidance to EMEA and APJ teams managing local execution; travel to select international events as needed.
Establish global event processes, standards, governance, and measurement, ensuring a consistent Penguin brand and event experience across all regions.
Evaluate the global event landscape and emerging opportunities to recommend which events Penguin should enter, scale, sustain, or exit.
Measure event performance and ROI, using insights to optimize the event portfolio and inform future investments.