Senior Lead Tradeshow Event Manager

The External Event Marketing Manager is responsible for leading the execution of Lumen's Tier 1 and Tier 2 third-party event portfolio. This role serves as a key member of the External Event Strategy team, translating event strategies into flawless onsite execution and measurable business results. The manager partners closely with Sales, Product, Partner Marketing, Communications, and agency teams to deliver exceptional event experiences while maintaining ownership of planning, operations, logistics, staffing, and onsite production.

Acting as a versatile pinch hitter across programs, this individual develops planning documents, builds scalable event processes, manages agency partners, oversees ancillary event production, and serves as an onsite leader responsible for execution excellence from planning through post-event reporting. Success in this role requires strong project management, attention to detail, cross-functional collaboration, and a willingness to take ownership and lead under pressure.

Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of professional experience, or 6+ years with a Master's degree; 5+ years of experience executing large-scale third-party events, conferences, trade shows, or experiential marketing programs; Experience supporting major industry events such as AWS re:Invent, Microsoft Ignite, Cisco Live, Gartner Symposium, Mobile World Congress, or similar programs; Proven ability to manage multiple complex event workstreams simultaneously with exceptional attention to detail; Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25-40%.