
Events Manager
Ideagen
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Own the end-to-end planning and execution of Ideagen's external event calendar across APAC, including trade shows, industry conferences, customer roundtables, webinars, and hosted brand events
- Partner with the marketing and sales teams to ensure events are strategically aligned to pipeline and brand awareness goals
- Manage event budgets, vendor relationships, venue sourcing, and logistics with precision and accountability
- Develop compelling event experiences that reflect Ideagen's brand identity and resonate with target audiences
- Coordinate pre-event promotion, on-the-day delivery, and post-event follow-up including lead capture and CRM handover
- Track and report on event ROI, including pipeline contribution, leads generated, and brand engagement metrics
- Identify new event opportunities and industry forums that would increase Ideagen's visibility with key buyer personas
- Lead the planning and delivery of Ideagen's annual all-employee event (approximately 300+ people, Melbourne or Sydney, across 2 days) — from concept and theme through to full on-site coordination
- Coordinate the Sales & Marketing Kickoff and other team or business unit events, ensuring they are energising, purposeful, and operationally smooth
- Support People & Culture and leadership teams in designing team offsites, recognition events, and ad hoc internal activations that reinforce our culture and values
- Manage internal event logistics including venue sourcing, AV, catering, travel coordination, and communications
- Gather and act on feedback to continuously improve the internal events experience
Requirements
- 3+ years’ experience running events, ideally in B2B, SaaS, or professional services
- Hands‑on experience delivering external marketing events like trade shows and customer sessions
- Exposure to planning or supporting larger internal events
- Comfortable managing a few moving pieces and timelines at once
- Experience working with budgets, venues, and suppliers
- Enjoys collaborating with marketing and sales teams
- Familiar with CRM or marketing tools such as Salesforce or HubSpot
- A clear communicator who enjoys bringing ideas to life in writing and conversation.
Benefits
- Benefits at Ideagen
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
event planningevent executionbudget managementvendor managementlogistics coordinationlead captureROI trackingevent promotioninternal event planningexternal marketing events
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationcreativityorganizational skillsaccountabilityproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detailteam leadershipfeedback incorporation