Events Director

Veeva is a mission-driven organization that aspires to help our customers in Life Sciences and Regulated industries bring their products to market, faster. We are shaped by our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. Our teams develop transformative cloud software, services, consulting, and data to make our customers more efficient and effective in everything they do. Veeva is a work anywhere company. You can work at home, at a customer site, or in an office on any given day. As a Public Benefit Corporation, you will also work for a company focused on making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.

We are looking for an experienced, organized, highly driven Events Director to join our European marketing team. The role will lead the planning and execution of large-scale customer events in Europe (+1,000) as well as support the field marketing team with the logistics of smaller Veeva-led events and industry tradeshows. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate ownership of both the strategic and execution sides of events, be an operational contributor for all “day-to-day” processes, manage budget details, and support the execution of tactics, activities, and other details. Must be a team player working collaboratively with marketing, cross-functional teams, and event agencies.

What You’ll Do

• Working with a cross-functional team, the Events Director is responsible for the overarching strategy and delivery of the European Commercial Summit, European R&D Summit, and Other Veeva-led events and industry tradeshows. The Events Director will lead assigned tasks and be responsible for the successful execution of key deliverables, including but not limited to:
• Project manage the logistics of our key European Summits in collaboration with our events agency pre-event, onsite, and post-event
• Organize logistics from beginning to end for all Veeva-led events and industry tradeshows
• Maintaining budget, procurement, and invoice/expense tracking and reconciliation
• Ownership of site and vendor selection
• Internal communications (i.e., staff registration, confirmation, final reminder, know before you go)
• Ensures flawless execution, quality of service, and timely delivery of all necessary components, properties, and materials for each event
• Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of industry best practices to bring innovative ideas for digital and in-person events

Requirements

• 8+ years of corporate events experience in Enterprise B2B Software or SaaS
• Experience leading large-scale (1,000+ attendees) world-class conferences, live and virtual, with a focus on logistical planning and execution
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Proven excellence in participating in cross-team program management and high attention to detail
• Proven ability to build relationships with other teams and across all levels
• Ability to travel as required

Nice to Have

• Experience in the life sciences industry

Perks & Benefits

• Work anywhere policy – You can utilize our office spaces, or work remotely
• Charitable Giving – Support a non-profit of your choosing
• Health & wellness allocation
• Allocations for continuous learning & development
• Huge opportunity for progression – the sky is the limit
• Incredible support from the wider team, and a best-in-class tech stack to help you be successful in your role

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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.

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