Marketing Manager, EMEA

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own regional event strategy and end-to-end execution to drive pipeline, aligning with sales priorities and using intent data to craft targeted 1:1 and VIP experiences.

  • End-to-End Event Ownership: run regional events from concept to post-event teardown, ensuring ROI and on-budget delivery.
  • ABM-driven promotion: shape themes, speaker programs, and 1:few campaigns to maximize attendance and engagement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • End-to-End Event Ownership: Act as the standalone owner for all regional events, including large-scale industry trade shows, exclusive customer roundtables/VIP events, and comprehensive user conferences.
  • Logistics & Execution: Manage the full lifecycle of every event, from initial concept, budget allocation, and venue selection to on-site execution, booth design, and post-event teardown.
  • Programming & Promotion: Drive the strategic direction for event themes, speaker selection, and pre-/post-event promotional campaigns to ensure maximum attendance and engagement.
  • Vendor Management: Negotiate with and manage external vendors, event organizers, and logistical support services to ensure flawless, on-time, and on-budget delivery.
  • Develop and execute the broader marketing plan for EMEA focus markets, aligned with regional sales goals and global business strategy.
  • Act as the central Project Manager for all regional initiatives, defining scope, setting timelines, and ensuring high-quality delivery from all contributors (Content, Design, Operations).
  • Utilize Demandbase to identify high-intent accounts and orchestrate 1:few campaigns, integrating these insights to drive targeted invitations and VIP experiences at our events.
  • Collaborate closely with the Market Development Specialist (MDS) on 1:1 account-specific plays, providing localized assets and surround-sound for high-value accounts.
  • Monitor intent data to trigger timely marketing and sales interventions.
  • Lead regular syncs with regional Sales Directors to ensure marketing and event activities perfectly mirror sales priorities and territory plans.

Requirements

  • Experience: 5+ years in B2B Marketing, with a heavily demonstrated track record in Event Management (trade shows, user conferences, and customer events). Experience in Enterprise SaaS or a complex, multi-stakeholder industry (e.g., GovTech, Infrastructure, Transportation) is highly preferred.
  • Project & Logistics Master: Proven ability to manage complex, multi-faceted events and campaigns involving multiple internal and external parties. You are comfortable being the "driver" who holds others accountable and thrives in high-pressure event environments.
  • The "Revenue" Mindset: You understand that events are ultimately about pipeline. You think in terms of Marketing Qualified Accounts (MQAs) and ROI, not just badge scans and booth traffic.
  • Tech Savvy: Familiarity with ABM platforms, Salesforce, Hubspot and Event Automation tools.
  • Regional Expertise: Deep understanding of the B2B landscape in at least two of our focus markets (UK, DACH, Iberia, or Italy).
  • Strategic Autonomy: You are a self-starter who can take a high-level goal, conceptualize an event or campaign around it, and turn it into a concrete, executable plan.

Benefits

  • Impact: You will be the primary driver of brand presence and pipeline growth in our most important international markets through high-visibility events.
  • Modern Stack: Work with the latest ABM and marketing tools in a data-rich environment to make your events and campaigns smarter.
  • Autonomy: Enjoy the trust and freedom to run the event strategy as a standalone responsibility, shaping how Optibus interacts with its audience face-to-face.
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Optibus

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Optibus’ vision is to be the modern operating system for mass transportation. Optibus is an end-to-end, cross-functional software platform for transportation planning, scheduling, rostering, and operations.Founded in 2014, transportation agencies and operators in over 7,000 cities worldwide trust Optibus to increase efficiency and ridership, improve service quality, promote transportation equity, reduce emissions and costs, and modernize their operations. Our platform enables operators and agencies to plan and analyze better routes, schedules, rosters, and much more.Optibus is a cloud-native solution powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced optimization algorithms that are revolutionizing the transportation industry across the globe. Optibus has been recognized as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum for its role in transforming the transportation industry, promoting equity, sustainability, and smart cities. Learn more: www.optibus.com

Founded in 2014
New York, New York, USA
338 employees (21 in marketing)
93% recommend to a friend
99% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
27K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.4%
Direct
41.1%
Referral
8.8%
Social
4.3%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~338

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (3% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$260M
Last Raise
$100M
Series Unknown, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Jul 2022
    Series Unknown
  • May 2022
    Series D • $100M
  • Mar 2021
    Series C • $107M

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