Aven Hospitality · 1 day ago
Senior Manager, Events Marketing
Texas, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expAven Hospitality is an innovative technology provider powered by SynXis®, the leading global hospitality commerce and distribution platform. As a Senior Manager, Events Marketing, you will lead the planning and execution of global events, ensuring alignment with commercial goals and delivering value through strategic event experiences.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end event strategy across a portfolio of external and internal experiences, ensuring alignment with GTM priorities, brand narrative, and revenue objectives
Build and maintain an events roadmap, prioritizing high-impact programs and ensuring consistent global execution standards
Develop scalable frameworks and processes that elevate operational excellence across all events
Partner with product marketing, sales, customer success, and brand teams to ensure events function as strategic accelerators for awareness, engagement, and pipeline
Influence senior stakeholders on event strategy, resource allocation, and portfolio prioritization
Align event goals with commercial objectives and communicate performance insights to leadership
Own the strategy and creative direction for each event, ensuring experiences reflect the brand, resonate with target audiences, and drive meaningful engagement
Oversee content strategy, speaker selection, session design, and storytelling across all flagship and executive-level programs
Partner with regional event contacts to oversee day-to-day execution, including booth builds, shipping assets, ordering giveaways, and coordinating onsite logistics
Manage relationships with external producers for major tradeshows (ITB, ATM, HITEC, WTM) while directly producing smaller events in-house
Ensure all event materials, prefab booths, and assets are delivered on time and within budget, maintaining consistency across regions
Oversee shipping schedules, inventory tracking, and fulfillment of event collateral to guarantee smooth execution
Partner with revenue teams to drive attendance, create engagement paths, and ensure strong post-event follow-through
Enable sales with frameworks, messaging, and engagement strategies that increase conversion and pipeline acceleration
Establish KPIs across pipeline, engagement, brand impact, and ROI—and deliver strategic insights to guide future planning
Continuously optimize the events portfolio, identifying opportunities for efficiency, scale, and innovation
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in event, field, or experiential marketing, including significant leadership experience managing large-scale and executive-level programs
Proven ability to set and drive event strategy aligned to GTM and revenue goals
Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and operating in complex, matrixed environments
Strong analytical skills; able to synthesize audience insights and event performance data into strategic recommendations
Exceptional communicator with strong executive presence; comfortable presenting to senior leadership and external audiences
Experience building scalable event frameworks, systems, and operating rhythms
Skilled in managing large budgets, vendor ecosystems, and multi-component event programs
Expert at navigating competing priorities and complex stakeholder groups across geos, teams, and business segments
Proficient in CRM, collaboration, and marketing tools (Salesforce, Teams, Marketing Cloud/Pardot)
Strong leadership skills; able to mentor team members and rally cross-functional teams toward shared goals
Benefits
Very competitive compensation
Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)
8 Hours of Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program
12 weeks paid parental leave
An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs
Lots of fun and engaging employee development events
Company
Aven Hospitality
Aven Hospitality, formerly Sabre Hospitality Solutions, is an independent global technology and SaaS leader in the hospitality industry, powering how hotels sell, distribute, and deliver guest experiences.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase