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Senior Manager - Events

Freshworks · San Mateo, CA · On-site

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About Freshworks

Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of “solutions” that promise to simplify their lives. To create a better experience for their customers and employees. To help them grow. Backed by Accel and Peak XV.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Event Manager to join Freshworks’ Event Experience team within Brand Marketing, reporting to the Director of Event Experiences. Ideally based in our San Mateo, Bellevue, or Boston office, this role will play a key part in delivering elevated, cohesive, and operationally excellent event experiences across Freshworks’ global portfolio.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience managing complex corporate events, conferences, executive experiences, or experiential programs, preferably in B2B technology
  • Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, Business, or related field, equivalent experience considered
  • Proven ability to own events end-to-end, from strategy and experience development through production, onsite execution, and post-event evaluation
  • Experience managing complex events across multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, budgets, and tight timelines
  • Strong event production, vendor, and financial management skills, including contracts, procurement, AV, Run-of-Show, stage management, and onsite operations
More about this role

We are looking for a Senior Event Manager to join Freshworks’ Event Experience team within Brand Marketing, reporting to the Director of Event Experiences. Ideally based in our San Mateo, Bellevue, or Boston office, this role will play a key part in delivering elevated, cohesive, and operationally excellent event experiences across Freshworks’ global portfolio.

The Event Experience team serves as a centralized hub of excellence for global events, setting the strategy, standards, governance, and ways of working that enable scalable, unified, and results-driven programs. The Senior Event Manager will help bring that strategy to life, contributing event-level perspective, developing plans and experiences, and partnering closely with the Director and cross-functional teams to turn broader objectives into exceptional events.

In the first 6–12 months, you’ll take ownership of a portfolio of high-priority events and serve as a strategic and operational partner from planning through execution. You’ll lead event workbacks, experience development, production, vendor and agency relationships, and cross-functional alignment, while contributing to the continued evolution of the team’s...

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