Cisco Events Manager 

United States, California, San Francisco 

655204039

• Shaped and implement the global event strategy for the Security Business Group, encompassing trade shows, sponsored events, and proprietary events. This spans from major product launch events to intimate workshops and include engagements for different audience levels, from C-suite executives to technical professionals, and varies from security-centric to Cisco corporate-wide events.
• Collaborate with an in-house team of event producers and strategists, as well as external contractors and event agency partners.
• Partner with marketing leaders across SBG, including teams responsible for Marketing Operations, Product Marketing, Growth Marketing, Account-Based Marketing, Content, Design, and Advocacy, to implement seamless event experiences tied to core product launches.
• Plan Cisco's participation and investment strategy in various events.
• Define and handle logistical aspects of Cisco's event presence in security, including booth design, catering, entertainment, transportation, invitations, speaker arrangements, equipment, promotional items, and printed materials.
• Adhere to event budget requirements on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Drive research, information gathering, and contract negotiations for event services as needed and regular communication with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and information flow.
• Provide partners with feedback and regular reports on event performance and impact.
• Ensure that event activities follow legal, insurance, sustainability, health, and safety regulations.
• Measure the efficiency of events.
• Supervise competitive activities and stay informed about industry event trends.
• Innovate within the events space, e.g. adoption of new AI technologies to improve event experiences.

• 8+ years of experience across large-scale, global, and white-glove executive events in a B2B setting
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of IT events experience

• Excellent time management and social skills.
• Ability to build productive business relationships.
• Ability to lead multiple projects independently.
• Able to communicate optimally and expertly with internal and external parties.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another – from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).