Drive Prefect's event strategy from conception to execution, converting our developer communities into commercial revenue through authentic technical relationships. You'll own the full lifecycle of our event presence - from identifying the right conferences to attend to designing world-class developer-focused experiences that pull data engineers, MCP/Context engineers, and AI/ML engineers into our ecosystem. Build the PyAI brand through strategic community engagement while leveraging Prefect's physical spaces to increase community and customer impact that drives our product-led sales motion.
Develop and execute comprehensive event strategies across all Prefect products, including program mix, calendar planning, and audience targeting
Partner directly with leadership team to ensure alignment on event priorities and presence
Own budget planning, ROI measurement, and performance reporting for all event initiatives
Lead execution of hosted and sponsored events across global markets - managing logistics, budgets, vendors, and onsite operations
Work cross-functionally to coordinate speaker preparation, booth presence, and attendee engagement
Design experiences that showcase Prefect's platforms to data engineers, ML engineers, and other developers
Manage multiple events simultaneously, attending key flagship events while remotely coordinating logistics for others
Own end-to-end execution of customer advisory events in partnership with product and sales teams
Launch and manage online community initiatives including forums, user groups, and ambassador programs
Build contributor programs that engage technical practitioners in content creation and open source participation
Create engagement strategies that bridge open source users with enterprise customer opportunities
Oversee full event lifecycle from driving registrations to post-event lead nurturing across all developer events

Requirements

5+ years managing developer communities and events, with progression from execution to strategic leadership
Background in developer advocacy, developer relations, or technical community building—you're someone who can credibly engage with engineers, introduce technical speakers, and hold your own in conversations about Python, data infrastructure, or AI tooling
Proven track record launching and scaling community programs (forums, user groups, ambassador programs)
Experience working with technical audiences in infrastructure, DevOps, API, or data engineering spaces
Strong metrics-driven approach to community growth and engagement measurement
Background coordinating with engineering and product teams to amplify technical content and thought leadership

Benefits

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Hard skills

event strategybudget planningROI measurementperformance reportingcommunity program managementdata engineeringAI toolingPythonDevOpsAPI

Soft skills

leadershipcommunity engagementcross-functional collaborationstrategic thinkingmetrics-driven approachcommunicationrelationship buildingevent executionlogistics managementcontent creation