Job Description

VAST Data is looking for a Director of Global Events to join our growing team!

This is a great opportunity to be part of one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies in history, an organization that is in the center of the hurricane being created by the revolution in artificial intelligence.

"VAST's data management vision is the future of the market."- Forbes

VAST Data is the data platform company for the AI era. We are building the enterprise software infrastructure to capture, catalog, refine, enrich, and protect massive datasets and make them available for real-time data analysis and AI training and inference. Designed from the ground up to make AI simple to deploy and manage, VAST takes the cost and complexity out of deploying enterprise and AI infrastructure across data center, edge, and cloud.We're seeking an experienced, strategic Director of Corporate Events to develop and lead our B2B event strategy across international markets. In this senior role, you'll create the vision, standards, and playbooks for our global events program while personally executing events, including, our inaugural user conference, SKO and large tradeshows. You'll be responsible for delivering exceptional experiences that showcase our vision and drive business results worldwide. You will innovate on the traditional B2B events playbook and think creatively about how to adapt to current market trends and VAST’s ways of working. This role requires a unique blend of strategic vision, operational excellence, and leadership ability to build a world-class corporate events function that drives business impact through exceptional experiences.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and own the global corporate events strategy aligned with our business objectives and marketing goals
• Create comprehensive objectives, event playbooks and standards to ensure consistent brand experience across tradeshows
• Personally plan and execute high-visibility corporate events, including annual customer conferences, partner summits, and our inaugural user conference
• Work cross functionally with regional teams executing local field events and the broader marketing ecosystem
• Identify opportunities to elevate our brand presence at industry events worldwide and execute on VAST’s participation in premier industry tradeshows and conferences
• Develop metrics frameworks to measure event success across markets and drive continuous improvement
• Manage global event budgets with a focus on maximizing impact while increasing efficiency

REQUIREMENTS

• 8+ years of experience in corporate events management, with at least 3 years in leadership roles
• Proven track record planning and executing global B2B events in the tech/SaaS industry
• Proven track record scaling global events functions with limited resources
• Outstanding leadership and communication skills across diverse international stakeholders
• Strong strategic thinking abilities combined with hands-on execution skills
• Experience developing event objectives, playbooks and standards for international implementation
• Experience managing global budgets and measuring cross-market event ROI
• Ability to travel internationally (approximately 30%)

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