Event Manager, Tradeshows (Cybersecurity)

Location: Hybrid, with at least three days per week in the office in Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA. Approximately 25–30% travel is required, including weekends for event setup and teardown.

Salary: $90,000–$135,000 annual base salary, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops an AI-driven Autonomous IT platform for endpoint management and security used by enterprises and government organizations.

What you will do

• Own the full lifecycle of third-party tradeshows, industry conferences, sponsored events, and other large corporate events.
• Build the annual tradeshow calendar, evaluate sponsorship opportunities, and align investments with Marketing, Sales, and Field Marketing priorities.
• Coordinate venues, booth design and fabrication, A/V production, shipping, drayage, staffing, housing blocks, collateral, swag, and sponsorship fulfillment.
• Manage vendors and contractors, negotiate contracts, track deliverables, and resolve operational issues before and during events.
• Build and reconcile event budgets, track spending, and report pipeline impact, cost per lead, meetings, and attendee satisfaction.
• Develop pre- and post-event campaigns with Demand Generation, Field Marketing, Digital, Sales, and Sales Development teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of B2B event or field marketing experience, including independent ownership of large-scale events with 1,000+ attendees or 400+ square-foot booths.
• Deep experience with exhibit design and fabrication, general service contractors, drayage, A/V production, housing blocks, and on-site logistics.
• Experience managing event budgets of $500,000 or more and reconciling actuals against forecasts.
• Strong project management, vendor management, contract negotiation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25–30% of the time, including weekends.

Nice to have

• Experience with Cvent, Bizzabo, Swoogo, Splash, and Salesforce.
• Cybersecurity, enterprise software, or B2B technology industry experience.
• Experience with federal or public-sector event programs such as AFCEA, ACT-IAC, or GovSummit.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, respectful, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, family planning benefits, HSA, FSA, and transportation savings account.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life and disability coverage, and business travel accident insurance.
• Equity awards, employee assistance programs, and other well-being benefits.
• Five paid volunteer days per year.