Senior Manager Global Events

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

As the Senior Manager Global Events, you will lead as the strategic orchestrator for our global events that drive business growth and stakeholder engagement. You will not just "run events" but create experiences that connect human-centric design with data-driven business results. 

Key Responsibilities 

Drive the high-level strategy for the AppWorld portfolio, directing the flagship NAMER event while consulting and supporting as needed on the 8 regional events. 

Manage a diversified portfolio of curated experiences for high impact Security events such as RSAC, Black Hat and Gartner, Alliances events such as Google Next, Nvidia GTC and many others as well as playing a strategic role in our AI events.  

Define our presence, building the playbooks and audience journeys, overseeing the budgets and agencies, and ensuring that our various events work together as a cohesive system rather than standalone occurrences.  

A strong collaborator, you will work closely with our Creative, Field and Marketing teams to define and deliver exceptional events. 

Team leadership and Development 

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of professional event leaders, strategically matching talent to events to ensure high-impact execution 

• Define clear roles, responsibilities and performance expectations  

• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability and continuous improvement  

• Build capabilities across the team for performance optimization  

Strategy and Execution 

• Strategic Framework Ownership: Develop and evolve a comprehensive event roadmap that aligns with F5 priorities and the broader revenue marketing strategy. 

• Collaborate with leadership to define and execute the short- and long-term strategic vision for the global events program including executive engagement and meetings for sales and field teams. 

Performance Tracking & Optimization  

• Outcome-Driven Design: Define the purpose, audience focus, and success measures (KPIs) such as Event ROI, Pipeline Influenced.