Events Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and delivery of regional events (in-person) ensuring alignment with organizational goals and audience needs.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets for each event; ensure milestones and deadlines are consistently met.
• Sources, negotiates, and manages relationships with venues, vendors, sponsors, and external partners to deliver high-quality event experiences.
• Works cross-functionally with marketing, sales, content, and leadership teams to define event objectives, messaging, and success metrics.
• Owns event budgets, tracks expenses, and optimizes spend while maintaining quality and ROI.
• Oversees on-site operations, including setup, registration, staffing, and troubleshooting to ensure seamless execution.
• Designs and delivers engaging, high-quality attendee experiences that drive satisfaction and brand value.
• Makes event success measurable using KPIs (attendance, engagement, pipeline, etc.) and provides post-event analysis and recommendations.
• Continuously refines event processes, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and scalability across regional programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of previous event management and production experience
• Experience in managing hotel BEOs, contracts, room blocks and audio-visual orders
• Experience in venue contract negotiation a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high level of efficiency
• Self-motivated, strategic thinker with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach
• Experience in Swoogo and Salesforce is a plus
• Exceptional organizational, project, and time management skills with a strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite (Word, Excel and Power Point)
• Knowledge of and interest in information security markets desired
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and executive presence
• Able to lift up to 20 lbs
• Able to travel periodically throughout the year to support onsite events operations

About CyberRisk Alliance

CyberRisk Alliance provides business intelligence that helps the cybersecurity ecosystem connect, share knowledge, accelerate careers, and make smarter and faster decisions. Through our trusted information brands, network of experts, and innovative events we provide cybersecurity professionals with actionable insights and act as a powerful extension of cybersecurity marketing teams. Our brands include SC Media, the Official Cybersecurity Summits, TECHEXPO Top Secret. Security Weekly, InfoSec World, Identiverse, Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum, Cybersecurity Collaborative, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert, LaunchTech Communications, Execweb and ChannelPro Network. More information is available at CyberRiskAlliance.com.