Job Overview
Location
Arlington, VA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Product Marketing Manager
Date Posted
May 21, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Senior Manager of Events responsible for planning and executing Symplicity’s most important events, including conferences, field programs, and internal gatherings that drive brand visibility and sales pipeline.
- • Own end-to-end logistics for flagship conferences, internal sales kickoffs, prospect dinners, and field events from planning through execution and post-event analysis.
- • Manage the annual events calendar, maintain a clear roadmap of upcoming, in-flight, and completed events, and align programs with regional sales and marketing teams to meet pipeline, attendance, engagement, and ROI goals.
- • Own all vendor, venue, and agency relationships, including contract negotiation, timeline management, and accountability for quality and budget adherence.
- • Manage the events budget with precision—track spending, reconcile against actuals, flag variances early, and route approvals through legal and finance channels.
- • Build and maintain repeatable workflows and checklists to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
- • Track event performance in HubSpot, measuring attendance, pipeline created, and pipeline influenced, and come to debriefs with data-driven insights.
- • Partner closely with the VP of Marketing and regional sales leaders to ensure event success and organizational alignment.
- • Thrive in a dynamic, inclusive, low-ego culture that values ownership, adaptability, and customer-first thinking.
- • Contribute to a culture of AI experimentation by testing new tools, sharing learnings, and iterating on processes.
- • Work from Symplicity’s Arlington, VA office with flexibility for the right candidate.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of experience in B2B event marketing or event management with a proven track record of running complex, multi-stakeholder events with minimal supervision.
- • Exceptional organizational skills with a reliable system to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
- • Experience owning vendor and agency relationships, including negotiating contracts and managing to budget.
- • Comfort working directly with senior executives and external clients in a polished, professional, and personable manner.
- • Proficiency with HubSpot or a comparable CRM/marketing automation platform, understanding how events connect to pipeline and demonstrating measurable impact.
- • Process-oriented mindset—follows workflows, involves legal and finance at appropriate times, and avoids creating surprises for stakeholders.
- • Curiosity about AI-assisted tools and workflows, with openness to experiment, learn, and share insights with the team.
- • Willingness to travel approximately 10% to support flagship events.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Full ownership of Symplicity’s event program, including the calendar, budget, vendor relationships, and measurable outcomes.
- • Direct partnership with the VP of Marketing and regional sales leaders who are invested in your success.
- • Access to global marketing resources, playbooks, and a collaborative team that shares openly across regions.
- • A team culture built around AI experimentation—encouraging testing of new tools, sharing learnings, and iterative improvement.
- • Based in Arlington, VA with flexibility for the right candidate.
- • Opportunity to work at a global higher education technology company serving 1,200+ universities across 40+ countries, recently acquired by Volaris Group (a division of Constellation Software), entering a phase of disciplined growth and innovation.
About Symplicity Corporation
Symplicity Corporation provides cloud-based software solutions that help higher-education institutions, governments, and employers manage student services, career services, advising, and campus engagement. Its integrated platform supports workflows for job postings, experiential learning, co-op programs, and student conduct, while offering analytics for institutional reporting and compliance. Serving more than 1,500 clients worldwide, the company focuses on streamlining administrative processes, enhancing student outcomes, and connecting graduates with employment opportunities through employer partnerships and automated matching technology.
Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for similar remote roles and curated hiring updates.
Newsletter
Weekly remote jobs and featured talent.
No spam. Only curated remote roles and product updates. You can unsubscribe anytime.
Similar Opportunities
Circle Internet Financial Limited
17 days ago
1 month ago