Senior Trade & Industry Events Manager
You will oversee Square's trade show and industry event program across retail and food and beverage sectors. You will lead large-scale event planning and execution, manage booth production and logistics, develop sponsorships, generate qualified leads, manage vendors and budgets, maintain event processes, and travel to key events.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end planning and execution of Tier 1 trade show activations
- Develop and execute the annual trade show strategy
- Manage event budgets and track ROI
- Create and negotiate experiential sponsorships
- Identify and evaluate new event opportunities
- Implement lead capture and follow-up processes with sales teams
- Collaborate with creative, product, sales, and partnership teams
- Manage agencies, warehousing partners, booth fabricators, AV providers, and contractors
- Maintain inventory, shipping, booth asset, and vendor documentation processes
- Travel to key trade shows and industry events
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in trade show management, event marketing, or experiential marketing
- Experience managing large-scale trade show programs
- Strong project management skills
- Experience generating and tracking qualified leads
- Experience managing budgets of $500,000-$1,000,000 per event
- Vendor management and negotiation skills
- Communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
- Retail or food and beverage industry background preferred
- Experience in national field event programs preferred
Benefits
- Remote work
- Medical insurance
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings plans
- Modern family planning