Events Manager

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company’s products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit

Role Overview:

• The CHAOS Marketing team is looking for afoundationalteam member tolead and scaletheeventsfunction at a fast-growing defense tech company.
• This is a unique opportunity forsomeonewhowill own the planning and execution of conferences, industry events, VIP visits, customer demonstrations, and internal events.
• As an Events Manager at CHAOS, you willoperatewith precision in secure environments, manage complexlogisticsaround sensitive programs, and create exceptional experiences that reflect the caliber of innovation happening withinthe
  
  Marketing team, as well as within the broader CHAOS organization.
• This role is critical toshapehow CHAOS implements its events strategy, which is tied to branding, marketing,business development, culture, and employee engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Events Management
  • Serve as the primary events resource and point of contact (POC)
  • Coordinate logistics for customer visits, including facility tours and field demonstrations, technical demonstrations, classified and unclassified briefings, and hospitality
  • Coordinate planning and execution for external conferences, such as the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) Conference or Dubai Air Show
  • Support government customer engagements, media visits, and stakeholder meetings
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with Growth Strategy to integrate events into Growth campaigns targeting revenue opportunities
  • Coordinate with CHAOS Engineering teams to understand technical constraints and requirements for customer-facing events, and to design exhibits for conferences
  • Partner with Mission Operations, Business Development, Operations, IT, Facilities, Security, company leadership, and other teams to ensure seamless experiences and execution
• Operational Excellence
  • Establish and build relationships with preferred vendors, agencies, and partners;help create streamlined processes and procedures
  • Ensure vendor quotes areaccurateandmaintaindetailed budgets for all events
  • Travel onsite as needed for pack-out, load-in, production, day-of coordination, and load-out

Minimum Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience in corporate event planning
• Strong project management skills and creative problem-solving orientation with the ability to execute in complex, fast-paced environments
• Deadline and detail-oriented with exceptional organizational abilities
• Ability to work well in teams and autonomously, taking ownership of projects from concept to completion
• Ability to visualize event space flow, guest experience, presenter experience, food presentation,appropriate sound levels, and overall atmosphere
• Strong ability toadaptandshift priorities quickly when needed
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and communication platforms like Slack
• Must be a U.S. citizen due to required access to U.S.export controlled information or facilities
• Ability to obtain andmaintaina security clearance
• Work in-office in Washington, DC
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally~10%

Why CHAOS?

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits : 401k (+ 50%…