Events Lead, Enterprise (AI)

TL;DR

Marketing Events Lead (AI): Leading the development and execution of enterprise-focused events to accelerate pipeline and deepen customer relationships with an accent on designing high-impact event experiences from industry conferences to hosted summits. Focus on aligning programs to pipeline generation, optimizing on-site engagement strategies, and managing end-to-end event logistics to reinforce Anthropic's leadership in safe AI.

Location: Hybrid, based in San Francisco, CA or New York City, NY (US). Staff expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is available.

Salary: $255,000 - $320,000 USD annually.

Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise events, aligning programs with pipeline generation, account engagement, and brand objectives.
• Manage a team of full-time and contracted employees.
• Conceptualize and produce hosted events like executive roundtables and customer summits to support account-based marketing goals.
• Collaborate with Sales, Partnerships, Product Marketing, and Creative teams to optimize engagement strategies and brand representation.
• Manage end-to-end event logistics, including vendor relationships, budgets, contracts, staffing plans, and timelines.
• Establish and track event KPIs to measure ROI, inform future strategy, and drive continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in enterprise event marketing, field marketing, or a related role, ideally at a high-growth B2B technology company.
• Proven track record of executing large-scale conferences, trade shows, and hosted executive events that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Exceptional project management skills and ability to manage multiple complex events simultaneously.
• Experience partnering with enterprise sales teams to align event programs with pipeline and revenue goals.
• Strong budget management experience, including vendor negotiation and contract management.
• Willingness to travel regularly (approximately 40% of the time) for on-site event execution.

Nice to have

• Experience with event technology platforms (e.g., Splash, Cvent).
• Experience building an enterprise events function or program from an early stage.
• Strong network of event industry contacts.
• Experience with account-based marketing (ABM) strategies.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits, with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours.
• Collaborative team environment focused on high-impact AI research.
• Commitment to developing and deploying transformative AI systems responsibly.
• Public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco.