Strategic Events Senior Specialist

About Us dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. Since 2016, we’ve grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 90,000 teams every week, driving data transformations and AI use cases. As of February 2025, we’ve surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and serve more than 5,400 dbt Platform customers, including AstraZenica, Sky, Nasdaq, Volvo, JetBlue, and SafetyCulture. We’re backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Altimeter. At our core, we believe in empowering data practitioners: Reliable, high-quality data is the fuel that propels AI-powered data engineering. AI is changing data work, fast. dbt’s data control plane keeps data engineers ahead of that curve. We empower engineers to deliver reliable, governed data faster, cheaper, and at scale. dbt Labs is now synonymous with analytics engineering, defining the modern data stack and serving as the data control plane for enterprise teams around the world. And we’re just getting started.. We’re growing fast and building a team of passionate, curious people across the globe. Learn more about what makes us special by checking out our values . We are looking for a Strategic Events Senior Specialist to support planning and execution across our entire portfolio of events. In this role, you will partner closely with the strategic events team, design, product marketing, and sales to create amazing brand experiences while also maximizing sales opportunities and pipeline. This role reports to the Senior Director, Strategic Events and can be based anywhere in the US. In this role, you can expect to: Support the entire strategic events portfolio including dbt Labs annual Sales Kickoff, President’s Club, dbt Summit, major 3rd party tradeshows Liaise with internal strategic events team, venues and event agency on space planning process across multiple events as assigned Assist with registration aspects across all events including employee registration approvals and internal comms Support and execute the meeting process and dashboard for sales and partnership teams to book meetings during onsite events Keep internal teams on track and in the know by keeping our internal notion hub and notion event pages up to date with the latest details Update and maintain event kits (ie tradeshow kits, name badge kits) setting the foundation and sharing best practices out to regional marketing teams within the company Manage the event team email alias, communicating directly with attendees and partners regarding all events Work with creative team on design requests and traffic management of projects Support company wide swag initiative including; trends, company requests, updating hub, and managing communications Ability to travel 6-8 times per year for event planning or event execution It would be great if you have: 4 years of experience in events Strong capability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously Demonstrate a growth mindset—eager to learn from teammates, experiment with new approaches, and continuously improve how we design and deliver events Genuine enthusiasm for events and a love for handling their unpredictable nature Understanding of what makes an event exceptional, combined with a desire to test new ideas and create memorable experiences when bringing people together You’ll have an edge if you have experience: Experience in tech industry, particularly in a start-up or scale-up phase Working remotely in an asynchronous environment Event agency experience Experience collaborating cross-functionally with teams such as marketing, sales, and design to align events with broader business goals Experience with tools like Notion, google sheets, Asana, Cvent and Hubspot Remote Hiring Process Interview with a Talent Acquisition Partner Interview with Hiring ... (truncated, view full listing at source)