You are a high-impact event professional with a passion for creating unforgettable experiences that drive results. A natural problem-solver, you thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing big-picture strategy with flawless execution. You anticipate challenges before they arise, adapt quickly, and always have a plan (and a backup). Whether you’re rallying internal teams, working cross-functionally, or managing external vendors, you build consensus, keep projects on track, and elevate every aspect of the event experience.
As an integral member of the BuildOps marketing team, the Events Manager will partner cross-functionally across the organization to lead, develop, and execute a diverse range of high-profile events, such as key tradeshows, partnership activations, enterprise events, educational webinars, and our annual conference, to the highest standards. This multifaceted position demands excellent organizational skills, innovative thinking, and creativity in a fast-paced environment. Through strategic planning, hands-on execution, and effective communication, the Event Manager will consistently deliver high-quality events that elevate the BuildOps brand, adhere to the company's overall strategy, and maximize return on investment (ROI).
What You’ll Be Doing
- Working closely with the Director of Demand Generation to develop the tradeshow and event strategy aligned with BuildOps's demand generation and geo goals. This includes ongoing identification, evaluation, and selection of relevant industry events.
- Collaborate with the broader marketing team, sales, and product teams to define event messaging, deliverables, speaking slots, and activations
- Plan pre, during, and post-event social, digital, and online communication, engagement, and measurement strategy with your counterparts across the marketing team.
- Track follow-up, collaborating with the MarOps and sales teams to measure results with goals and evaluate future participation, areas of improvement, and alternatives.
- Manage all aspects of these events, including booth design, materials, shipping, and on-site setup, vendor relationships, contracts, staff scheduling and training, and the many engaging event experiences, including on-site and co-located mini-events, meeting opportunities, and extensions.
- Own the logistical requirements for Forge (BuildOps user conference), including; site visits, vendor negotiations, sponsor management, coordination with hotel, etc.
The Ideal Candidate:
- B.A degree in Marketing, Business, or other related field or commensurate experience
- Experience with industry project management systems and event platforms
- Experiential events experience a plus – ideation, design, production planning and execution
Experience:
- 4+ years’ event management experience where you were responsible for managing multiple events simultaneously, the ideal candidate has 2+ years experience in B2B, specifically high-tech products/services
- Experience managing vendors & event budgets
- Must be proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and have experience with MAC computers
Expectations:
- Ability to travel within the U.S. and Canada up to 25% of the time, including weekends and stays up to a week to attend highly strategic events, or to spot-check vendor execution, and ensure BuildOps processes are being adhered to onsite at trade shows or events.
- This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days in the West LA Office a week.
Specialized Skills:
- A collaborative, team-oriented attitude.
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage a high volume of projects, set objectives, and manage to results.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to create and maintain a strong sense of urgency both for self and team.
- Proactive leadership style to identify opportunities and work within department and across organization to advance business.
- Ability to think strategically, quickly come up with creative solutions and ideas both in the office and on the fly.
- Candidate must be able to handle information of a sensitive matter, such as confidential client information and records.
- Excellent people skills are a must as you will be working with Executive Partners to identify needs and ensure satisfaction.
- Ability to assembly or take-down activities in-person during tradeshows and events as required (sitting, standing, walking, lifting, packing, etc.)
- Excellent relationship management and interpersonal skills: the ability to work effectively with key stakeholders; display superior judgment and diplomatic skills; excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Enthusiasm, commitment to excellence, self-motivation, a professional demeanor, is highly organized and detail oriented.
What We Offer
- $100,000 to $120,000 salary + equity + bonus.
- A comprehensive benefits package.
- Work from home stipend.
- Flexible paid time off.
- This is a hybrid role based in Los Angeles, CA. (3 days a week in office)
- Company events like BBQs and team-building activities, both in-person and virtual, lunch provided for in-office days.
- Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another (seriously, everyone is rooting for your success!)
- The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers
Who We Are
BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth start-up, committed to transforming a $30-billion industry through our all-in-one platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking commercial contractors from the world of pen and paper operations to digitized, efficient, data-driven business.Our co-founders have over a decade of experience in both construction and SaaS technology, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful startup exits, including a $1.2 billion acquisition.BuildOps has raised multiple rounds of funding from some of the largest and most reputable Venture Capital firms, including Founders Fund, Fika Ventures, Siemens Next47, and Greenspring Associates.
Forbes Magazine
“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”
TechCrunch
“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”
Crunchbase
In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”
Wall Street Journal [Paywall]
BuildOps, the Santa Monica, California, startup that provides software for real estate subcontractors was seeded with $5.8 million in funding from investors including Fika Ventures, MetaProp VC, Global Founders Capital, CrossCut Ventures, TenOneTen, IGSB, 1984 Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures and Ground Up Ventures.
Life at BuildOps
BuildOps enables subcontractors to run their entire business on one software solution that manages their invoicing & billing, scheduling, estimates, proposals, payments, workflows, custom forms, financial reporting, and more. Our industry leading cloud-based solution allows you to improve your operations and efficiency, driving profitability through best-in-class technology. BuildOps has been uniquely designed and built by a team of subcontractors & world-class engineers. www.buildops.com
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