Director, Corporate Events EMEA

About the Role

Ninja One is seeking a strategic and highly experienced Director, Corporate Events to lead and elevate our event marketing function across the EMEA region. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, EMEA, this role is the strategic backbone of our EMEA corporate events program and will manage a team of event managers and coordinators.

With more than 80 events annually across EMEA - ranging from intimate and exclusive regional conferences to major industry trade shows with 100,000+ participants, this role is critical in scaling our brand presence, driving measurable pipeline impact, and ensuring operational excellence across all event formats.

We are looking for a seasoned international event professional with deep expertise in B2B SaaS environments, a strong command of event ROI and business KPIs, and proven leadership experience in multi-language, cross-cultural markets.

Berlin, Germany

• Develop and own the EMEA corporate events strategy aligned with regional revenue targets and global marketing objectives
• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of event professionals, fostering high performance, accountability, and innovation
• Oversee the planning and execution of 80+ annual events across EMEA, including trade shows and conferences
• Define clear event segmentation strategies and corresponding activation frameworks
• Establish standardized event playbooks, operational processes, and quality benchmarks across all markets
• Own the EMEA event budget, forecasting, vendor negotiations, and resource allocation to maximize ROI
• Define and track success metrics including pipeline contribution, sourced revenue, influenced revenue, cost-per-lead, and cost-per-opportunity
• Work closely with marketing operations & data analytics teams to implement scalable measurement frameworks within Salesforce and marketing automation platforms to ensure full funnel attribution
• Partner closely with Sales Leadership, Channel, Demand Generation, and Product Marketing to ensure alignment on target accounts, messaging, and follow-up strategies
• Elevate Ninja One’s brand presence at major industry trade shows and flagship conferences
• Build and manage strategic vendor and agency partnerships across multiple countries
• Ensure consistency in brand experience while adapting execution to local market requirements
• Travel approximately 20–30% across EMEA to oversee major event activations
• Other duties as needed

• 8+ years of experience in event marketing or field marketing within a B2B SaaS or technology company
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing and developing event or field marketing teams3+ years of leadership experience managing and developing event or field marketing teams
• Proven track record of building event strategies that drive measurable pipeline and revenue impact
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing substantial regional budgets
• Deep understanding of B2B sales cycles, buyer journeys, and enterprise-level event engagement models
• Experience operating in multi-country, multi-language EMEA markets
• Strong command of marketing automation and CRM systems (Salesforce, Hub Spot/Pardot) for reporting and attribution
• Demonstrated ability to translate brand strategy into high-impact event experiences
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills across Sales, Executive Leadership, and external partners
• Willingness to travel internationally within EMEA

Ninja One unifies IT to simplify work for nearly 40,000 customers in 140+ countries. The Ninja One Unified IT Operations Platform delivers endpoint management, autonomous patching, backup, and remote access in a single console to improve efficiency, increase resilience, and reduce spend. By automating IT and managing all endpoints, organizations enable employees to have a seamless and productive technology experience at work.

Ninja One is obsessed with customer success and has maintained a 98% customer satisfaction score for more than five years.

• The opportunity to shape and scale a high-impact regional marketing function
• Lunch covered by Ninja One three times per week at the office
• Access to our Corporate Benefits Platform (discounts with brands such as Expedia, FitX, Zalando and many more)
• Ongoing professional development through our training platform
• Competitive compensation package
• Collaboration with a curious, kind, and international team
• Office location in the heart of Berlin at Alexanderplatz

This position is NOT eligible for Visa sponsorship.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse work environment.