Sr. Manager, Events

Pelago•New York, NY

2h•$135,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Pelago is seeking a Senior Manager of Events to own the strategy and execution of its B2B event portfolio and selected corporate experiences. This highly visible, hands-on position connects event investments to commercial priorities and creates thoughtful experiences for customers and prospects, managing details from initial planning through follow-up. The role is hybrid, with three days per week in Pelago’s New York City office. Regular travel is required for conferences, customer-facing programs, and company events, with occasional evening or weekend commitments. The role owns Pelago’s annual event calendar and end-to-end B2B event execution, including priority industry conferences and hosted customer and prospect experiences. It also leads select corporate programs, including the Client Advisory Board and President’s Club, in partnership with executive and cross-functional stakeholders. The Senior Manager translates commercial goals into event objectives and measurable success criteria; manages budgets, forecasts, contracts, vendors, venues, production partners, and timelines; and works with internal teams on promotion, onsite engagement, executive participation, and post-event follow-up. The position is responsible for delivering polished, on-brand experiences across booths, programming, hospitality, signage, collateral, and attendee communications. It tracks event performance, including engagement, pipeline influence, and follow-up, and uses learnings to improve future investments. The role also co-owns the swag program and inventory, builds repeatable processes and planning tools, and stays close to execution to ensure events run smoothly.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience leading events, field marketing, experiential marketing, or a closely related function, with meaningful ownership of B2B events.
Track record of independently managing complex events from strategy and budgeting through onsite delivery and post-event measurement.
Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and deadlines.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, including confidence partnering with senior executives, sales leaders, customers, and external vendors.
Sound judgment, strong attention to detail, and a calm, resourceful approach when plans change.
Experience using event and marketing technology for registration, engagement, lead capture, follow-up, and reporting.
Ability to connect event activity to commercial outcomes and use performance data to improve the event portfolio.
Willingness and ability to travel regularly within the United States, up to 25% of the time.
Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and a proactive mindset toward exploring how they can enhance work, problem-solving, and innovation.

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare, benefits, digital health, or another complex B2B industry.

Responsibilities

Own the annual event calendar and end-to-end execution of Pelago’s B2B events, including priority industry conferences and hosted customer and prospect experiences.
Lead select corporate programs, including the Client Advisory Board and President’s Club, in partnership with executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
Translate commercial goals into event objectives, audience strategies, activation plans, and measurable success criteria.
Manage event budgets, forecasts, contracts, vendors, venues, production partners, and timelines.
Partner with Sales, Partnerships, Client Success, Content, Brand, and Marketing Operations on pre-event promotion, onsite engagement, executive participation, and post-event follow-up.
Create high-quality, on-brand experiences across booths, programming, hospitality, signage, collateral, and attendee communications.
Track and report event performance, including engagement, pipeline influence, follow-up execution, and lessons for future investments.
Co-own the swag program and inventory, including sourcing, fulfillment, distribution, and vendor management.
Build repeatable processes, playbooks, and planning tools to support consistent event execution as the business grows.
Stay close to execution and step in as needed to deliver polished, well-run experiences.