Senior Events Manager

Own Blackboard's global events strategy, calendar, prioritization framework, budget, and execution infrastructure. Determine which conferences, owned events, and partner activations Blackboard invests in and align them to GTM objectives. Build event taxonomies distinguishing pipeline-generation events from retention and expansion events. Manage event budget, forecasting, ROI measurement, vendor relationships, contract negotiations, and agency or contract staff engagements. Own event logistics, including venue and vendor selection, registration, booth and experience design, staffing, shipping, on-site coordination, and post-event wrap-up. Build scalable execution playbooks across events.