Sr. Event Marketing Manager

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Gong is looking for a senior event marketing leader to own and evolve Gong's third-party event strategy. This role is responsible for building a best-in-class portfolio of industry conferences, sponsorships, programs, and activations that generate and accelerate pipeline, strengthen customer relationships, and elevate Gong's brand. This is a strategic, high-visibility role that requires equal parts strategic planning, business acumen and operational excellence.

You'll define where Gong invests, build scalable event strategies aligned to GTM priorities, influence senior stakeholders, negotiate high-value partnerships, and deliver flawless execution from planning through post-event measurement. Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong executive influence, and an unwavering commitment to delivering world-class experiences that drive measurable business impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own Gong's Third-Party Event Strategy Develop and lead Gong's global third-party event strategy, including industry conferences, sponsorships, programs, and activations. Evaluate opportunities through the lens of business impact, audience fit, pipeline generation, customer engagement, and brand value to determine where Gong should invest. Build and manage the annual third-party events roadmap, ensuring alignment with company priorities, sales objectives, and regional GTM plans.

Continuously evaluate portfolio performance and identify opportunities to optimize, expand, or sunset programs based on business outcomes. Lead End-to-End Program Execution Own every aspect of event execution, including sponsorship negotiations, contract management, booth strategy and design, logistics, field enablement, executive preparation, content coordination, onsite management, and post-event follow-up. Establish and maintain exceptionally high standards of operational excellence, ensuring every event reflects Gong's brand and delivers a seamless experience for customers, prospects, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Anticipate risks, proactively solve problems, and drive projects forward with minimal oversight. Influence Cross-Functional Teams Serve as a trusted strategic partner to Sales, Field Marketing, Demand Generation, Customer Success, Partnerships, Brand, and Executive Leadership. Align event investments with pipeline goals, account priorities, and business objectives while balancing stakeholder needs and budget considerations.

Build strong relationships internally and externally to maximize the impact of every program. Measure optimize: Define success metrics for every event and evaluate performance across pipeline, revenue influence, customer engagement, executive meetings, and brand impact. Present recommendations, insights, and portfolio performance to senior leadership, using data to inform future investment decisions.