Manager, IDG Worldwide Experiential Events

Responsibilities

• Lead complex global events end-to-end — from strategy, concept and audience journey through detailed planning, production, onsite execution, and post-event evaluation
• Translate business, marketing and communications priorities into compelling experiential strategies that build Lenovo’s brand, showcase innovation, deepen stakeholder engagement, and support business growth
• Build and manage rigorous milestone-based workback plans covering deliverables, dependencies, owners, approvals, rehearsals, risks, budgets, and critical decision points — and keep teams moving when plans change quickly
• Partner across IDG product and marketing teams, communications/PR, geographies, sales, executives, and other Lenovo corporate and business groups to create a cohesive story and experience across audiences and touchpoints
• Manage agencies, production partners, venues, tech providers, and strategic partners with confidence — setting clear expectations, challenging constructively, and protecting Lenovo’s interests, brand standards, timelines, and quality
• Develop and manage significant event budgets, contracts, purchase commitments/POs and invoices; negotiate effectively and make smart tradeoffs that maximize impact without compromising the experience
• Create clear, persuasive executive updates and recommendations (often in PowerPoint) that distill complex plans, surface decisions and risks, and build alignment with senior stakeholders
• Use data to define success before an event and evaluate it afterward, connecting audience engagement, communications performance, business outcomes, and lessons learned to future strategy
• Explore new technologies, including generative AI, automation, and emerging event tools, to improve planning, collaboration, attendee experience, reporting, and operational efficiency
• Own the details onsite; stay calm under pressure, solve problems quickly, coordinate teams and vendors, and do what it takes to deliver a polished experience when the doors open

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in global events, experiential marketing, integrated marketing, event production, or a closely related discipline, on the brand and/or agency side
• Demonstrated track record leading large-scale, highly visible events from strategy through execution and measurement; technology-industry experience a plus
• Demonstrated ability to apply marketing and product knowledge to promote events through strategic product placement, compelling website and event content, and creative experiential ideas that engage target audiences and bring Lenovo innovation to life
• Proven experience working in a global, matrixed organization and coordinating multiple functions, markets, agencies, partners and senior stakeholders
• Strong budget and financial-management experience, including forecasting, contracts, purchase commitments/POs, invoices, reconciliation and cost control
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong PowerPoint storytelling and executive-presentation capabilities
• Hands-on familiarity with event/project-management platforms, budgeting tools, digital event tech and modern generative-AI/productivity tools
• Experience creating or configuring basic AI agents or automated workflows for practical business use cases a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, or a related field preferred
• 5+ years events, technology, product, and/or project management experience

Preferred

• Experience creating or configuring basic AI agents or automated workflows for practical business use cases a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Event Management, or a related field preferred