[Hiring] Corporate Events Manager @Stripe

Role Description

This role is responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of physical experiences across Stripe Sessions and Stripe Tour with a focus on the expo and campus-wide activations. This person will concept and deliver physical experiences that showcase Stripe’s products and customer stories, while managing logistics, timelines, and coordination across internal teams. The role reports into the Stripe Sessions and Stripe Tour event lead and is expected to present recommendations for consideration.

Responsibilities:

• Strategy and concept development
  • Drive the experiential strategy across the full event campus by identifying creative opportunities to shape the attendee journey as a whole.
  • Oversee all aspects of expo experiential design and campus-wide activations, ensuring cohesive, immersive experiences that reflect Stripe’s goals.
  • Concept and lead physical experiences that bring Stripe products and customer stories to life.
  • Propose and develop new spaces for targeted attendee segments, industries, verticals or customer story activations.
  • Partner with marketing, product, comms, and creative teams to understand business priorities.
  • Align with creative and brand teams to ensure activations meet Stripe’s design standards.
• Planning and execution
  • Design and manage the placement of all expo elements to optimize attendee flow, visibility, and engagement.
  • Lead internal demo planning and staffing, ensuring each experience is clearly scoped and strategically placed.
  • Manage all expo activations from early planning through onsite execution.
  • Own the run of show for expo build and live event days, coordinating vendor timelines and internal workbacks.
  • Collaborate with the sponsorship team to deliver partner activations.
  • Connect silos and socialize changes, proactively anticipating risks.
  • Navigate challenges and blockers with ease, seeking proactive solutions.
• Operations and vendor management
  • Work with internal teams to intake information, clarify goals, and recommend creative, on-budget activation solutions.
  • Own day-to-day coordination with production vendors, including layout planning and logistics.
  • Review vendor proposals critically and push for custom solutions.
  • Evaluate materials and production approaches for cost savings without compromising quality.
  • Actively participate in layout and space planning reviews.
  • Contribute to signage and wayfinding across campus.
  • Maintain clear production timelines and ensure all vendors are progressing according to plan.
• Team structure and global coordination
  • Work closely with the Stripe Sessions and Experiential Design leads, presenting concepts and strategies for feedback.
  • Coordinate across global teams and vendors in different time zones.
  • Travel required to support onsite execution, including Stripe Tour and other regional events.

Qualifications

• 6+ years managing and executing tradeshows, driving attendee engagement and logistics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with strong ability to adapt to changing environments.
• Proven experience in effective communications and relationship management.
• Able to work collaboratively, creatively and cross-functionally in a dynamic fast-moving work environment.
• Strong in developing processes and automating where possible; thinking at scale.
• Superior organizational, project management, written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrate attention to detail and proven track record to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
• Experience with managing multiple complex projects simultaneously and independently.
• Data-driven mindset to focus on setting goals and measuring KPIs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with using Slack, Google Drive, Figma, and Asana.
• Event planning experience in global markets.
• Extensive knowledge of large event venues globally.