Events Manager | EMEA | Remote
Grafana Labs
Events Manager | EMEA | Remote
Grafana Labs is seeking an EMEA Events Manager to independently own and deliver regional events, including conferences and third-party sponsorships. The role requires 4+ years of event management experience, full lifecycle ownership, and willingness to travel approximately 40%. This is a remote position based in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, or Germany.
Events Manager | EMEA | Remote
Grafana Labs is seeking an EMEA Events Manager to independently own and deliver regional events, including conferences and third-party sponsorships. The role requires 4+ years of event management experience, full lifecycle ownership, and willingness to travel approximately 40%. This is a remote position based in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, or Germany.
Salary
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Soft Skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
Key Responsibilities
- Independently manage and execute a portfolio of in-person events, including owned regional user conferences and third-party sponsorships, across EMEA and eventually APJ
- Lead end-to-end event logistics, including venue sourcing, negotiating, and contracting, vendor coordination, booth design and setup, and on-site execution
- Own event project management, maintaining detailed timelines, budgets, contracts, and vendor communications while ensuring alignment and visibility across stakeholders
- Define and track event success metrics; deliver post-event analysis and translate insights into actionable improvements that increase performance and ROI
- Create, review, and approve event assets such as signage, collateral, presentations, and registration experiences to ensure brand consistency and high-quality execution
- Leverage and build AI and automation tools to improve planning efficiency, execution accuracy, and reporting processes
- Identify risks early and resolve issues proactively, leading real-time problem-solving and on-site decision-making
- Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, product, and regional teams to align event strategy with broader business objectives
- Provide guidance to junior team members, contractors, and agency partners while remaining hands-on in execution