Events Manager

Job Title:  Events Manager

Location: USA - Remote

Company Overview: Akka powers the next generation of agentic AI systems and distributed applications—built for resilience, speed, and intelligence at scale. Trusted by industry giants and innovators alike, we provide the backbone for AI-native software. We value innovation, collaboration, and customer-centricity in everything we do. Learn more at akka.io.

Position Overview: 

As our Events Manager, you will own and drive our global events strategy—from high-impact industry conferences to intimate executive roundtables and high-converting virtual webinars. You'll be responsible for planning, promoting, and executing events that represent our brand, accelerate demand generation, and build meaningful engagement with technical and business decision-makers. You will work cross-functionally with the executive team, marketing, sales, and engineering to ensure every event delivers measurable outcomes and exceptional experiences.

Reports to: Chief Marketing Officer

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end strategy, planning, onsite execution, remote coordination, and follow-up for all company-hosted and third-party events, including:
  • Industry conferences (e.g., Gartner, QCon, and many AI specific events)
  • Executive dinners, customer summits, and partner events
  • Product launch webinars, workshops, and tech talks
  • Internal sales kickoff (SKO)
• Own pre-, during-, and post-event marketing: audience acquisition, email campaigns, landing pages, booth visuals, speaker support, and post-event follow-up.
• Drive pipeline influence and ROI measurement by working closely with sales and marketing ops.
• Build event briefs, run-of-show docs, project timelines, and budgets to ensure alignment across teams.
• Work with designers and agencies to develop compelling event assets, signage, and digital collateral.
• Manage vendor relationships with event producers (e.g. Gartner), production partners (e.g. Freeman), and tools (e.g. lead-gen, swag, etc.).
• Bring a creative and agile mindset to optimizing event performance—from messaging to lead capture workflows to experiential elements.
• Collaborate with BDRs and sales to target attendance and follow-up on leads.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of event management experience in the B2B software industry
• Proven track record of managing multi-channel event portfolios and delivering measurable pipeline results.
• Excellent organizational skills including project and budget management —you thrive but remain calm in fast-paced environments with many moving parts.
• Proficient with the needs and preferences of technical audiences including developers, architects, CTOs, CIOs.
• Experience with and curious to use the expanding landscape of modern GenAI tools used in marketing.
• Proficiency with platforms such as HubSpot, Zoom, and Salesforce
• Experience with event platforms such as Cvent and On24. 
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple events and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator with the ability to collaborate across departments and lead cross-functional event teams.
• Strong proficiency in English (near-native speaker), with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Comfortable working in a startup environment, where agility and adaptability are key to success.
• Awareness of requirements created by global locations and cultural differences.

Where You’ll Work:

This is a remote position based in the United States. 

Why Join Us? At Akka, you’ll be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and impact. We offer competitive compensation, professional growth opportunities, and a supportive environment where your contributions make a difference. 

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• Flexible remote working environment.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and innovative company culture.

Our Core Values:

• We’re Authentic: We value transparency and genuine communication, without politics or games. We're honest and assume good intentions, cultivating trust and accountability within our organization and in our interactions with others outside of Lightbend.
• We’re Customer-Focused: We value customer outcomes above all else. By prioritizing our customers' interests, and meeting them where they are today, we help ensure their success. We are dedicated to deeply understanding our customer’s needs, anticipating challenges, navigating time constraints and striving to exceed expectations.
• We’re Nonconventional: We value fearless innovation by challenging the status quo and embracing alternative approaches. Continuous learning and a growth mindset aimed at improving ourselves, our company, and our products, drives us to push boundaries and explore new solutions. Guided by a bias for action, we leverage industry and customer insights to inspire fresh ideas, enabling optimal future offerings.
• We’re Persistent: We value excellence through continuous experimentation and courageous problem-solving. We recognize that achieving success often demands approaching challenges with tenacity and taking calculated risks to achieve leading-edge solutions.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Akka is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds and experiences. We celebrate differences and provide equal opportunities for all employees.