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Posted on: 12 December 2023

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Senior Events Manager

About Tekmetric

Tekmetric is a cloud-based auto-repair shop management system with an easy-to-use workflow and a modern approach to customer care. Tekmetric champions transparency, integrity, innovation—and above all—a service-mentality that puts customers first.

Founded in Houston, Texas in 2015, Tekmetric has been providing reliable, fast customer service to shops from day one. Our team is growing quickly, but our service philosophy of listening to customers still remains a core value.

We’re looking for hungry candidates to help us strengthen our industry-leading team. We’re building our software to be more intuitive. We’re building more integrations that make our customers’ lives easier. We’re building better internal processes to make our globally distributed organization run more smoothly. We’re building stronger relationships with the best and brightest partners in our industry.

Our customers love our products. We love serving them. And we love the journey we’re on together.

Come build with us!

What You’ll Do

We are growing our marketing team! As a Senior Events Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end planning, execution, and evaluation of events. This role requires a seasoned events professional with a strategic mindset, excellent organizational skills, and a proven track record of delivering successful and memorable events that align with Tekmetric's brand and business objectives. This role will report to the Senior Director of Demand Generation. 

  • Lead strategic event planning. Collaborate with key stakeholders to define event objectives, target audience, and success metrics. Conduct thorough research to stay abreast of industry trends and innovative event concepts.
  • Manage tradeshow execution. Lead the planning, coordination, documentation, enablement and execution. Oversee booth selection, logistics, activations, and other event-related details. Identify and secure event sponsorships.
  • Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of field events, ensuring all aspects are seamlessly integrated. Oversee venue selection, logistics, catering, audio-visual requirements, and other event-related details.
  • Develop and manage event budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficient resource allocation. Provide comprehensive post-event reports, analyzing key metrics and outcomes.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, sales, customer care, sales development and operations, to ensure alignment and successful event outcomes.
  • Cultivate and manage relationships with vendors, sponsors, and partners to negotiate contracts, maximize opportunities, and ensure successful collaborations.
  • Identify potential risks and challenges associated with events and develop contingency plans. Implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the smooth execution of events.
  • Establish and maintain high standards for event quality and attendee satisfaction. Conduct post-event evaluations and analyze feedback to continually improve future events.
  • Develop detailed event timelines and project plans, ensuring all tasks are completed on schedule. Monitor progress against timelines and make adjustments as necessary.
  • Develop and implement marketing strategies to promote events, drive attendance, and engage target audiences through various channels, including social media, email campaigns, and partnerships.
  • Comfortable using data to inform your event strategy with the ability to determine the success or failure of an initiative based on what the data says, and how to communicate that insight to leadership.
  • Self-starter attitude with a bias for action and ownership — comfortable navigating ambiguity and ability to create structure and process in a fast-paced environment.
  • Supervise and mentor one direct report, providing guidance, feedback, and support to ensure their professional growth and successful event execution.

This list of duties is not exhaustive. This position will be instrumental in supporting the Demand Gen and Marketing teams and will be expected to assist in any capacity needed to achieve individual, team, and company goals and initiatives. 

 

What You’ll Bring

You are flexible and gracious and can solve any problem through resourcefulness, emotional intelligence, and integrity. You are a go getter, and enjoy a fast-paced, agile environment, tolerating ambiguities and resolving them as appropriate. You have experience executing marketing tactics that drive qualified leads. You have an eye for creativity and a passion for continuous learning. You have strong organizational and project management skills.

  • 8+ years of professional experience, preferably in the technology or software industry, with a track record of planning and executing successful events. Automotive industry experience is a plus.
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized with an excellent attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple quickly evolving projects in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with and influence a variety of internal and external partners.
  • Proven experience in planning and managing a variety of events.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
  • Excel in Google sheets and HubSpot or other CRM (reporting is a plus)
  • Ability to travel as needed

Who You Are

Successful candidates will also demonstrate many of the characteristics that our core values represent:

  • Build things that matter
    • You have a love of building something new or improving on current processes and care about making a positive difference.
  • We’re all entrepreneurs
    • You love learning new things and are comfortable working in a startup-like, dynamic environment -- moving quickly, even in the face of ambiguity. You are a self-directed leader who can jump in, structure their own work, and figure out how best to execute a plan yourself and with others. At Tekmetric our leaders are all players and coaches.
  • Yes before no
    • You keep an open mind and are excited about new ideas and helping others actualize their ideas. You are intellectually curious and analytical in a strategic context.
  • We matter to each other
    • You care about people and see the success of one is success for us all. You are a highly ethical individual with unquestioned integrity and the experience, confidence, and stature to protect confidential information in a growing company.

 

What We Offer:

Healthcare Insurance and Leave:

  • Flexible and remote work opportunities
  • Generous PTO
  • Exceptional leave programs for all of life’s moments: maternity, paternity and parental bonding, as well as medical leave to care for yourself or loved ones
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage

Financial Benefits:

  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a 6% Match
  • Employer covered STD, LTD, Life and AD&D Insurance Programs
  • Up to $180 quarterly for wellness expenses and activities
  • Education Assistance- includes undergraduate/graduate courses and continuing education

Most importantly, we have a stellar team of coworkers, a really cool office, and lots of fun activities!

 

Tekmetric is an equal opportunity employer. We hire hard working individuals, regardless of gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative and successful.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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