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Salary: USD 150,000 - 180,000 / annual
Spectro Cloud is seeking a Senior Field Marketing Manager to own end-to-end execution of global flagship events and public sector marketing programs. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Field Marketing, built for someone who can run large-scale events, manage budget execution, and operate independently under pressure.
You will translate strategic direction into flawless execution, bringing tactical judgment on activation formats, vendor selection, and onsite operations. You will be a trusted partner to sales, product marketing, and executive stakeholders, representing Spectro Cloud at the company's highest-visibility moments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end execution of flagship events including KubeCon, reInvent, large trade shows, and executive programs
- Translate annual event strategy into detailed activation plans, timelines, and checklists
- Develop and own booth strategy, staffing plans, messaging, and onsite operations
- Troubleshoot issues independently onsite, escalating only when necessary
- Own event budget execution against allocations, tracking spend and managing vendor contracts
- Deliver post-event ROI reporting for every program
- Partner with sales, partnerships, product marketing, and demand gen to execute against event goals
- Lead cross-functional planning conversations and drive alignment
- Own event performance tracking and pipeline attribution reporting
- Execute pre-event engagement campaigns and post-event follow-up
- Track lead volume, meeting outcomes, and pipeline created for every event
- Bring forward insights and tactical recommendations that shape future execution
The right person is calm under pressure, exercises sound judgment when plans change, troubleshoots independently, and takes accountability for outcomes. You know when to escalate and when to make the call yourself.
What Success Looks Like (First 6 Months):
- Owns end-to-end execution of the flagship event calendar without needing daily direction
- Executes cleanly against allocated budgets with accurate tracking and clear ROI reporting
- Troubleshoots and resolves issues independently onsite
- Becomes a trusted advisor to sales, product marketing, and executives
- Consistently delivers events on time, on budget, and with measurable pipeline impact
- Brings tactical recommendations that improve future event activation
Requirements:
- 5+ years of field marketing or event marketing experience in tech, preferably at a SaaS startup or high-growth infrastructure company
- Proven track record executing flagship events end-to-end
- Experience managing event budget execution with clear ROI reporting
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot independently, make sound decisions under pressure, and take ownership of outcomes
- Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and strong project management skills across multiple simultaneous events
- Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to influence stakeholders across sales, product marketing, and executive teams
- Proven ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with shifting priorities
- Composed and solutions-focused under pressure, including during live event execution
- Discretion and sound judgment when handling internal information, personnel matters, and pre-announcement content
- Willingness to travel 30-40%, domestically and internationally
- Working experience in GSuite (Docs, Sheets, Gmail)
- Proficiency with project management tools such as JIRA, Monday.com, or Wrike
- Working knowledge of Salesforce (SFDC) or other CRM tools
- Experience with marketing automation tools such as HubSpot or Marketo
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience marketing to enterprise executives, platform engineering, DevOps, Kubernetes, or AI infrastructure audiences
- Experience partnering with strategic technology partners (AMD, NVIDIA, AWS, or similar) on co-marketing programs
