Global Community Events Manager
Metabase
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Strategically identify target cities and regions for in-person gatherings (meetups, dinners, informal events) based on community density, product usage, and growth potential
- Lead all logistics: venue selection & negotiation, catering, AV, signage, swag, guest list, travel alignment, shipping, etc.
- Work with Metabase team members (engineering, success engineering, marketing) traveling internationally to piggyback casual meetups or visits
- Build standardized playbooks, checklists, and templates to scale and replicate events globally
- Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and procurement
- Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, and Success Engineering teams to ensure alignment on branding, messaging, funnel/handoff of leads from events
- Collect event feedback, metrics, and learnings; iterate to continuously improve quality, efficiency, and impact
Requirements
- Proven experience organizing events (virtual or in-person), field/community marketing, for tech companies
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects across time zones
- Strong vendor negotiation and contract familiarity
- Comfortable with international logistics: shipping swag, foreign vendors, cross-border payments
- Self-starter, autonomous, comfortable working in a remote, asynchronous environment
- Some ability for international travel. You won’t necessarily need to attend all of the events, but you’ll need the ability to go to them if you need to be there
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Bonus if you have experience in SaaS, data analytics tools, or open-source communities
- Bonus if you speak multiple languages (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, etc.)
Benefits
- flexibility (define your own schedule and work from wherever you want)
- autonomy
- environment that fosters growth, learning, and development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
event organizationfield marketingvendor negotiationcontract managementbudget managementlogistics coordinationproject managementdata analytics toolsSaaS experienceinternational travel
Soft Skills
organizational skillsattention to detailself-starterautonomous workcommunication skillsability to manage multiple projectsadaptabilitycollaborationproblem-solvingfeedback collection