Director, Events - Hybrid; Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA,

XPRIZE Overview

XPRIZE is an established global leader in designing and executing large-scale competitions to solve humanity’s greatest challenges. As a 501(c)3, our unique model democratizes innovation by incentivizing crowd-sourced, scientifically viable solutions to create a more equitable and abundant future for all. Since our founding in 1994, we’ve launched $519 million in prize competitions that are driving more than $31 billion in social and economic impact — a 60x return on philanthropic investment.

These competitions not only de-risk early-stage breakthrough ideas but also mobilize capital, talent, and momentum to accelerate solutions from concept to real-world scale.

We operate across 5 areas of impact, including:

• Deep Tech + Exploration
• Energy + Climate + Nature
• Food + Water + Waste
• Health
• Learning + Society

Join XPRIZE to help create meaningful impact as we strive to empower humanity to achieve breakthroughs and architect a more equitable and abundant future for all.

The Director of Events will lead a strategic, holistic approach to how XPRIZE ideates and executes events and experiences. The Director oversees all production, logistic, and operational aspects of these events and experiences. This includes a robust annual calendar of internally hosted events such as prize launches, prize awards, networking events, and fundraising dinners. In addition, the Director will collaborate with integrated marketing on XPRIZE’s participation in global conferences and summits as well as owned B2B summits (general sessions + breakouts).

The portfolio of events includes a range of sizes from intimate networking events to 500‑person summits both virtual. The Director of Events is a key role within the Marketing organization and must be highly nimble, organized, efficient, and able to communicate effectively to both event staff and the XPRIZE leadership. Being able to work cross-functionally and collaboratively is key to the success of this position.

This role will manage an event manager, as well as vendors and freelancers, in line with event and Foundation business needs. The Director is charged with maintaining a strong organizational event planning process and calendar to ensure that major events do not overlap or compete with one another.

This is a critical role that helps drive both fundraising and engagement for XPRIZE and is charged with ensuring our attendees have a strong and positive brand experience.

• Oversee annual planning and calendaring to effectively and efficiently plan and manage resources for the organization
• Leverage event production experience to strategically and efficiently lead event strategy, implementation, project management to successfully execute events
• Maintain industry knowledge of the most up to date technology and tools and leverage in event execution
• Strategize and collaborate with key stakeholders and departments across XPRIZE and externally. Provide feedback for new and existing events by liaising with Executives and Leadership Team
• Oversee and develop the operational process required to execute strategic vision for XPRIZE events including event templates, checklists and processes. Create tools to help staff create smaller events including a branded event-in-a-box resource
• Act as key liaison between internal partners, event staff, in-house creative and any third party vendors leading up to the event, ensuring that event deliverables/goals are met
• Leverage, select and negotiate effectively with event vendors and partners to meet company goals
• Lead, conceptualize, plan, and execute overall attendee experience from start to finish
• Manage overall budget, stay accountable to budget and reconcile with key budget owners; regular reporting and financial tracking to key organizational groups and leadership

• Lead event planning meetings and debriefs for each event; compile post-event wrap-ups and presentations, including collaborating with Advancement to assess the ROI for events
• Summarize key learnings and takeaways that can improve the overall outcome of the event and process system and incorporate lessons…