Manager, Events Marketing

## **About the Team** DoorDash is building a best-in-class Global Events organization. This global team defines our vision, storytelling, and brand systems—ensuring we show up meaningfully across every touchpoint. As DoorDash Ads scales into a leading advertising platform, events play a critical role in driving cultural relevance, industry credibility, and commercial growth. We show up through bold activations, high-impact partnerships, and memorable IRL experiences that connect with the audiences shaping the future of advertising. ## **About the Role** We’re looking for a Manager, B2B Events Marketing to execute our global Ads events strategy. This is a highly cross-functional, high-ownership role responsible for delivering a portfolio of industry-defining tentpole events, executive experiences, and scalable owned events that drive awareness, deepen relationships, and accelerate revenue. This role sits at the center of the strategy, translating investment into impact. ## **You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…** **Own & Execute a Global Events Portfolio** - Lead execution of 10+ Ads events annually (industry tentpoles, owned events, and partner activations) - Manage end-to-end event lifecycle: planning → production → onsite execution → post-event amplification - Travel as needed to deliver best-in-class onsite experiences **Bring Category-Leading Event Experiences to Life** - Elevate DoorDash Ads presence across major industry events (e.g., Cannes Lions, Shoptalk, Possible, CES, Groceryshop) - Stay ahead of industry trends and continuously evolve DoorDash’s event presence - Develop bold, differentiated concepts that surprise and delight prospects, partners, and internal teams - Partner with creative, comms, content, and agency teams to deliver: - High-impact branding and activations - Thought leadership and speaking opportunities - Innovative, immersive experiences **Drive Executive Engagement & Commercial Impact** - Execute high-touch executive experiences (e.g., CMO dinners, private meetings, hospitality moments) - Partner with Sales to: - Maximize pipeline generation and deal acceleration - Ensure events are designed to deliver measurable business outcomes, not just brand moments **Lead Cross-Functional Alignment** - Collaborate closely with Sales, Strategy & Ops, Comms, Growth Marketing, CRM, Product, and Creative - Align on messaging, goals, and execution to deliver integrated 360° campaigns - Act as the central point of contact across all key stakeholders per event **Operationalize & Scale the Events Engine** - Manage vendor relationships (show organizers, vendors, agencies, including MKG/Jack Morton) - Oversee budgets, contracts, and invoicing across events - Support broader event ecosystem (partner events, field events, experimental formats) **Measure & Optimize Performance** - Leveraging AI and can raise the bar on how we use it. - Define success metrics and track event performance, ROI and post-event outcomes - Deliver post-event recaps and insights to leadership - Continuously optimize strategy based on learnings ## **We’re excited about you because you…** - Have 6+ years of B2B event marketing experience, including large-scale conferences and activations - Have experience interacting with AI tools (ie Claude, ChatGPT, etc) and display curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to blend AI with the day-to-day role. - Have owned event budgets and complex, multi-event portfolios - Demonstrate a track record of driving business impact (pipeline, revenue, partnerships) through events - Are highly organized and able to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously - Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and take full ownership of outcomes - Are an excellent communicator, comfortable working with senior leaders and executives - Have experience managing agencies, vendors, and cross-functional teams - Bring a strong mix of creative thinking + operational excellence ### **Preferred Qualification…