Director, Strategic Events EMEA
Role Overview
This senior leadership role involves developing and executing a comprehensive PAN-EMEA events strategy, including flagship events, third-party sponsorships, and executive programming. The Director will lead a distributed team of event professionals, manage budgets and operations, and collaborate cross-functionally to drive measurable pipeline impact and customer engagement. This position requires extensive experience in B2B event marketing and team management within enterprise technology.
Perks & Benefits
The job is fully remote, likely requiring alignment with EMEA time zones for collaboration. It offers opportunities for career growth in a fast-paced, innovative environment with a culture focused on impact and collaboration. Benefits may include competitive compensation, professional development resources, and flexibility typical of tech companies, though specifics are not detailed in the posting.
Full Job Description
Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential — and people too. With a culture that’s all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology — and careers — to the next level.
About the Role
The Director, Strategic Events EMEA will own the development and execution of Snowflake's PAN-EMEA events strategy, leading a high-performing team to deliver world-class event experiences that drive pipeline impact and customer engagement. This includes Snowflake-led flagship events (World Tour, Build, EMEA presence at global Summit), executive programming, and strategic third-party sponsorships (Davos, Cannes Lions, Mobile World Congress, Gartner events).
What You'll Do
Own PAN-EMEA events strategy: Define and execute a comprehensive events plan — including Snowflake-led events, third-party sponsorships, and partner events — aligned with regional and corporate pipeline goals
Lead and develop your team: Manage and mentor a distributed team of event professionals fostering excellence, creativity, and accountability
Drive measurable pipeline impact: Partner with Field Marketing, Sales, SDR, and Partner teams to ensure events deliver qualified meetings, pipeline contribution, and accelerate opportunities
Deliver executive programming: Design C-level roundtables, dinners, and bespoke experiences that strengthen relationships with strategic accounts
Manage budget and operations: Own budget planning, forecasting, and ROI analysis; manage vendors, agencies, venues, and production partners to deliver on time and on budget
Optimize through data: Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and analytics to measure event performance and business impact; use insights to continuously improve
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Corporate Events, Brand, Content, Product Marketing, and Demand Generation to ensure consistent messaging and seamless execution
Innovate: Bring fresh ideas and formats that differentiate Snowflake in the market
What We're Looking For
10+ years in B2B event or field marketing, with 3+ years in senior leadership roles managing teams and large-scale event portfolios
Proven track record delivering strategic events that drive pipeline and revenue in enterprise technology or SaaS
Strong people leader with experience building and scaling teams
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
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