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Manager of Events

Manager of Events

Zayo GroupStockton, CA, US
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Manager of Events

Zayo provides mission-critical bandwidth to the world's most impactful companies, fueling the innovations that are transforming our society. Zayo's 141,000-mile network in North America and Europe includes extensive metro connectivity to thousands of buildings and data centers. Zayo's communications infrastructure solutions include dark fiber, private data networks, wavelengths, Ethernet, and dedicated Internet access. Zayo serves wireless and wireline carriers, media, tech, content, finance, healthcare and other large enterprises.

Zayo is seeking a Manager of Events to lead Zayo's events strategy and execution. This senior role is responsible for overseeing our most critical customer-facing and internal eventsincluding internal events, industry trade shows, executive summits, and demand-generation experiences.

This individual will lead a small but mighty team, manage key agency / vendor relationships, and partner closely with stakeholders across Sales, Product, Enablement, People Ops, and Executive Leadership. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic thinking, operational excellence, creative energy, and a deep understanding of how events drive brand, engagement, and pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

  • Own the end-to-end events strategy aligned to Zayo's marketing objectives, commercial priorities, and brand vision.
  • Develop a 12-month events roadmap that supports campaign goals, revenue motions, and partner strategies.
  • Serve as the senior advisor on all high-impact event experiences, including executive participation and messaging.

Team & Vendor Management

  • Lead and mentor the Events team (including direct reports and contractors).
  • Oversee selection and management of third-party agencies, production partners, and venues.
  • Ensure scalable, repeatable processes are in place for budget management, logistics, and content coordination.
  • Event Execution Excellence

  • Deliver flawless execution of Zayo's largest and most strategic events, including :
  • Sales Kickoff (Q1)
  • President's Club
  • Customer and Partner Summits
  • Tier 1 industry events and trade shows
  • Develop executive-level agendas, coordinate speaking opportunities, and ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and People teams to align event strategy with business outcomes.
  • Partner with Creative, Content, and Digital teams to develop immersive event experiences and assets.
  • Act as the central point of coordination across internal and external stakeholders.
  • Measurement & ROI

  • Establish clear KPIs and success criteria for all events.
  • Report on event performance, including pipeline influence, engagement, and post-event impact.
  • Continuously optimize event strategy based on insights and feedback.
  • Qualifications

  • Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in event marketing or experiential marketing roles, including at least 5 years managing a team.
  • Proven success leading strategic B2B events in tech, telecom, or enterprise SaaS.
  • Exceptional project management, budget ownership, and executive communications skills.
  • Strong leadership presence and the ability to influence across senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with Salesforce, event tech platforms (e.g., Splash, Cvent), and marketing analytics tools.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, performance-driven environment.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Telecom, infrastructure, or B2B SaaS industry background.
  • Executive-level event experience (C-suite roundtables, board meetings, customer advisory boards).
  • Familiarity with content development, messaging strategy, and brand storytelling within events.
  • Estimated Base Salary Range : $68,100 - $104,700 USD / annually. The base pay range shown is a guideline and reasonable estimate for this role. It takes into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted range based upon geographic location, work experience, skill level, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Non-sales roles may be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive plan. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a sales incentive plan.

    Additionally, this position may be eligible for certain benefits, such as health insurance, life insurance, disability retirement plans, paid time off.

    Zayo provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

    This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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