Launch Potato is looking for an Events Manager to take full ownership of the external event calendar for its revenue teams, spanning roughly 26 conferences and trade shows a year. The role covers deciding which shows to attend, coordinating attendance, managing logistics and travel, preparing collateral and sales assets, supporting meeting planning, and ensuring follow-up after each event. The person will work closely with senior leaders, including the CRO, and attend about five shows annually where the company exhibits or hosts executive meetings. The goal is to turn a highly manual process into a scalable, repeatable event program that drives booked meetings and closed partnerships.

Responsibilities

Own the annual trade show and conference calendar, including which shows we attend and why
Bring recommendations to the CRO rather than waiting to be asked which shows matter
Work backward from each show: passes, deadlines, sponsorships, booth space, speaking slots
Build the 2027 calendar before the deadlines build it for us
Chase the team for who is attending, by when, and make the call visible early
Keep the CRO ahead of every deadline, so he reacts instead of remembering
Coordinate with the design team on collateral, one-pagers, and sales assets, and project manage them to the date
Partner with Judy on swag, samples, and shipping so the right materials arrive in the right city
Attend roughly five shows a year where we exhibit, host a dinner, or run executive meetings
Run the logistics on those so the sellers sell and nobody is cutting name tags an hour before the door opens
Be the go-to for the team when something breaks on the ground, whether or not you are there
Track and manage the event budget, and flag overruns before they happen
Own month-end reconciliation with Finance and answer the questions before they get asked
Help us move onto a modern travel and expense platform, then run the program on it
Build the small activations that deepen partner relationships: a dinner, a golf outing, the thing a partner actually wants

Requirements

3+ years running events, trade shows, or field programs in support of a sales, partnerships, or business development team
Direct experience owning a conference or trade show end to end, including vendor negotiation, booth or sponsorship contracts, and a budget you were accountable for
A track record of chasing people down and getting an answer, warmly and without needing permission
Comfort working remotely with a team that is spread out and moving fast
Strong written communication, because most of this job is written and most of it is asynchronous
Real curiosity about AI tools and how to use them to do more than the job technically requires

Nice to have

Experience in performance marketing, affiliate, adtech, fintech, or digital media
You have run a program on a travel, expense, or event platform such as Ramp, Brex, Navan, TripActions, Cvent, or Concur, and have an opinion about what works
Experience helping select or roll out one of those platforms
Existing relationships with conference organizers in our space

Benefits

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.