Marketing Events Manager

RTI is seeking an experienced Marketing Events Manager to lead the strategy, planning, and performance of our global B2B events portfolio. This is a people-management position responsible for managing and developing the Marketing Events team while overseeing programs across North America, EMEA, and APAC.

The Marketing Events Manager will own a portfolio that includes trade shows, conferences, user events, seminars, webinars, sponsorships, and executive speaking opportunities. Working closely with Marketing, Sales, executive leadership, and other cross-functional partners, this leader will translate business priorities into high-impact event programs that strengthen the RTI brand, engage customers and prospects, and contribute to pipeline growth.

The ideal candidate combines strategic judgment, people leadership, operational excellence, and a data-driven approach to investment and performance.

Work Location: This is a hybrid role requiring two days per week in our Denver, CO office.

✨ What You’ll Do:

• Lead, coach, and develop a small team of event professionals, including setting priorities, managing performance, supporting career development, and allocating resources across the global event portfolio.
• Own RTI’s global event strategy and annual roadmap, ensuring investments align with company, market, brand, and go-to-market priorities.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, regional leaders, and executive stakeholders to define event objectives, audiences, messaging, engagement strategies, and success measures.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of virtual and in-person events across North America, EMEA, and APAC, ensuring consistent quality, brand expression, and attendee experience.
• Establish and continuously improve event processes, planning standards, tools, and governance to enable efficient, scalable execution.
• Own the global events budget, including annual planning, forecasting, expense management, vendor negotiations, and investment recommendations.
• Manage strategic relationships with agencies, venues, production partners, exhibit vendors, and other external suppliers; oversee contracts, pricing, performance, and service quality.
• Define event measurement frameworks, and partner with Marketing and Sales to ensure effective lead capture, follow-up, attribution, and reporting.
• Evaluate event performance using pipeline contribution, engagement, cost, and other business measures; lead post-event reviews, data-driven analysis, and present recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.
• Identify and assess new event and sponsorship opportunities based on audience needs, market priorities, competitive activity, and expected business value.
• Provide clear direction to cross-functional event teams and ensure stakeholders understand roles, timelines, dependencies, and expected outcomes.