Senior Events Manager

Why Join Q2?

As passionate about our people as we are about our mission. Q2 is a leading provider of digital banking and lending solutions to banks, credit unions, alternative finance companies, and fintechs in the U.S. and internationally. Our mission is simple: build strong and diverse communities through innovative financial technology—and we do that by empowering our people to help create success for our customers.

Being as passionate about our people as we are about our mission. We celebrate our employees in many ways through our year-round Q2 Change Makers awards program and global moments of recognition and connection. We invest in the growth and development of our team members through ongoing learning opportunities, internal mobility, and meaningful leadership relationships. We also know that nothing builds trust and collaboration like having fun and giving back together.

From company-wide volunteer days to events like our Q2 Homecoming Week—featuring learning, community service, and culture-building experiences—we create opportunities to connect, grow, and make an impact.

As the Senior Event Manager, you will serve as the primary backup for the Manager, Events & Trade shows. You will lead the development and execution of event marketing strategies that elevate brand visibility, engage key audiences, and drive measurable business growth. This highly collaborative role partners closely with Leadership, Sales, Product, Marketing, and Customer Success teams to ensure every event, whether an industry conference, hosted experience, or VIP engagement, aligns event strategy with overarching business objectives.

You'll be accountable for delivering high-quality, impactful event experiences that strengthen relationships, generate leads, and contribute to revenue goals. You will also be responsible for creating overall Event Strategies that align with our product and Line of Business Goals. You will be the prime point of contact for our Marketing Efficiency AI Objectives and will mentor and onboard new Event Managers.

Travel required:

approximately 20% travel.

Own the annual event calendar and portfolio framework for an assigned segment, and align to integrate audience signals, competitive timing, and account-level priorities into an event plan. Lead cross-functional planning across marketing, sales, product, and customer success to ensure event programs are sequenced, resourced, and aligned to go-to-market objectives. Manage and execute 15+ multi-tier events annually while leading CONNECT work streams; maintain portfolio-level performance scorecards and present data-backed recommendations to marketing leadership.

Act as the primary backup to the Event Team Manager, representing the team in meetings and presentations and ensuring continuity of operations.

Lead pipeline influence strategies for priority accounts through event activations deliberately sequenced to build buyer confidence and accelerate time-to-close. Build repeatable sales enablement frameworks that connect event engagement to pipeline creation; partner with sales leadership to co‑own follow‑up execution and pipeline targets. Drive attendee engagement through innovative strategies, ensuring effective lead capture and structured post‑event follow‑up to optimize ROI.

Elevate the organization’s brand presence across high‑priority events through differentiated content and activation concepts that create a memorable, distinctive impression. Develop and deliver executive‑level event strategy communications to VP and SVP audiences. Partner across Product Marketing, Content,…