Job Description

DESCRIPTION
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a global leader in Cloud Computing, is seeking an experienced Senior Event Manager to lead highly visible AWS events across the UK and Ireland.
In this role, you will own the strategy, planning, and execution of events targeting IT decision-makers and professionals. As a senior event manager, you will collaborate closely with sales teams, solution architects, developer advocates, and marketing managers to define event objectives, shape event and content strategy, oversee promotional plans, and manage budgets. You will bring strong project management skills to coordinate pre-event planning, stakeholder communications, and post-event follow-up, ensuring alignment across teams and the delivery of high-quality, impactful events.
Key job responsibilities

• Building event strategies and setting clear goals to drive event success.
• Own the planning, production, and execution of events across the UK and Ireland, ranging from large-scale hosted events and industry tradeshows to high-touch executive roundtables and roadshows.
• Serve as the event project manager, overseeing all aspects of event execution including: pre-event planning and consultation, venue sourcing, vendor coordination, agenda and show flow development, event promotion and registration, event logistics, budget, staffing, on-site delivery, and post-event follow-up and reporting.
• Develop and share regular pre-event status updates and comprehensive post-event debriefs and reports.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, solution architects, develop relations product, PR, and executive teams to align event plans with broader business objectives.
• Monitor event performance and attendee engagement, making data-driven adjustments and contingency plans to meet goals.
• Deliver reporting across registration, attendance, campaign impact, and ROI.
• Manage the overall event calendar, project timelines, and budget for events in UKI.

About the team
AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.
Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in developing and managing acquisition marketing or channel programs
- Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)
- Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs
- Experience developing and executing campaigns across a multitude of timezones and languages
- Experience in marketing or marketing research
- Experience using data and metrics to measure impact and determine improvements
- Experience presenting metrics and progress to goal to senior leadership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience driving direction and alignment with large cross-functional teams and agency partners
- Experience designing and executing joint marketing plans with strategic alliance partners with global footprint
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