Events Manager

Tailscale

Events and Remote Experience Manager at Tailscale managing internal events and experiences for a high-growth tech startup. Planning offsites, logistics, and maintaining team engagement in a distributed work environment.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $118,000 - $166,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in planning and executing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, with a strong focus on budget management and vendor negotiation. Proven ability to enhance team experiences in a high-growth tech environment through effective logistics and communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Event Planning and ExecutionBudget ManagementVendor Relationship ManagementOrganizational SkillsClear Communication

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Hard Skills

Event Logistics ManagementBudget ForecastingVendor NegotiationWorkspace ManagementMulti-Day Offsite Planning

Soft Skills

Organizational InstinctsProblem-SolvingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

Event PlatformsRSVP Management ToolsFeedback Collection Tools

Industry Keywords

High-Growth Tech CompanyCoworking Space ManagementEvent Budget ReconciliationRemote and Hybrid ExperienceTeam Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Planning and running the company-wide offsite - venue, logistics, budget, agenda, and the on-site execution itself.
Planning team-level events and offsites with team leads, balancing what each team wants against overall budget and timeline.
Running a regular cadence of virtual events that actually keep a distributed team feeling like one team.
Managing relationships with coworking providers and physical space vendors, including renewals, capacity planning, and day-to-day issues as they come up.
Acting as the point person for in-office or coworking space needs - desk capacity, meeting room access, badge/access logistics - so teams can just show up and work.
Evaluating and recommending new coworking locations as the team grows or shifts geographically.
Owning rewards and recognition end to end, from the platform itself to nominations and the moments that make people feel seen.
Improving the remote and hybrid experience generally - swag, onboarding touches, the small rituals that matter when you rarely see the office.
Sourcing, negotiating with, and managing vendors: venues, caterers, travel, AV, swag, event platforms.
Owning event budgets from the forecast through reconciliation, and flagging variances before they become a problem.
Handling the full logistics chain - invites, RSVPs, travel, run-of-show docs, day-of execution, wrap-up - so nothing falls through the cracks.
Collecting feedback after every event and actually using it to make the next one better.
Traveling as needed to support offsites and in-person events (roughly 10–25% of the time).

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years running events at a high-growth tech company as the primary owner (not supporting)
A track record of planning and executing in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, including multi-day offsites from 10-450+ humans
Experience managing a physical workspace or coworking relationship - lease terms, vendor SLAs, or day-to-day space operations
Experience negotiating and managing vendor relationships, and knowing what good looks like before you sign
Strong budget management skills - forecasting, tracking spend, and staying inside the number you committed to
Strong organizational instincts and the ability to run several events and programs at once without dropping a thread
A level head when something goes wrong on-site, because something always does
Clear written & verbal communication and presentation skills - you'll be coordinating across teams and levels constantly, as be the face of our events.
Willingness and ability to travel roughly 10–25% of the time
SF Bay Area in-office time required #LI-Hybrid

Benefits

Comp & perks

An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
A competitive total compensation package.
Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period.
Remote first company—most of our teams work fully remotely.
Employer-funded retirement contributions.
Connect with other Tailscalars IRL.
Support for your personal and professional development.
Paid time off and a healthy work-life integration.
A build-your-own home office setup.
Paid parental leave program