Senior Event Manager (Contract-to-Full-Time)

As a Senior Event Manager at Ondo Finance, you'll drive the delivery of Ondo's global event strategy, managing internal offsites and high-impact external events including industry conferences, partner activations, executive gatherings, and institutional events. Reporting to the Marketing Events Lead, you'll own multiple event workstreams from planning through execution, operating independently and ensuring timelines, budgets, vendors, and deliverables stay on track. This role begins as a full-time contract position with the opportunity to transition to a permanent full-time role based on performance, business needs, and mutual fit.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end planning and execution of internal offsites including leadership, team, and company-wide events, ensuring high-quality delivery
• Manage assigned external event workstreams, including industry conferences, sponsorships, partner activations, VIP receptions, and institutional gatherings
• Source venues, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships with hotels, production agencies, AV providers, caterers, and other vendors
• Develop and maintain event timelines, project trackers, budgets, production schedules, run of show, and logistics documentation
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are met
• Proactively communicate project updates, identify potential risks or blockers, and recommend solutions before issues escalate
• Oversee attendee registration, communications, travel coordination, accommodations, and overall guest experience
• Manage event budgets, invoices, payment coordination, and post-event financial reconciliation
• Coordinate speaker logistics, including onboarding, scheduling, travel, presentations, and onsite management
• Manage sponsorship deliverables, branding requirements, and partner commitments
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Design, GTM, Leadership, Legal, Finance, and other internal teams
• Coordinate with external agencies and production partners to ensure seamless event execution
• Maintain accurate, centralized event documentation, trackers, vendor information, and post-event reporting
• Lead post-event evaluations, including stakeholder feedback, key learnings, and recommendations to improve future events
• Develop and refine event playbooks, templates, workflows, and operational processes to support a growing global events program
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation, and AI to streamline event planning, coordination, and reporting
• Support onsite execution for domestic and international events as needed

What you bring

• 8+ years of experience in event management, production, or operations, with demonstrated ownership of complex corporate events
• Proven experience independently managing events from initial planning through onsite execution
• Strong background in venue sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor management, budgeting, and event production
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgment, with the ability to make informed decisions independently and know when to escalate issues
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, anticipate challenges, and proactively resolve issues with minimal oversight
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide clear, timely updates and effectively manage stakeholder expectations
• Proven track record of meeting deadlines, following through on commitments, and maintaining accurate project documentation
• Experience collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and event/project management tools
• Interest in leveraging AI, automation, and technology to improve operational efficiency
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support onsite event execution
• Based in PT, MT, CT, ET or APAC time zones

Nice to have

• Experience producing executive-level, institutional, or high-touch VIP events
• Experience in TradFi, fintech, crypto, or DeFi
• Experience managing global events across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM
• Experience working with external production agencies and managing complex vendor relationships
• Familiarity with event registration platforms, CRM systems, and event marketing tools

What we offer

• Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity according to your preferences
• Full benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage plus flexible vacation policyli>
• Remote-first team across many countries, with the opportunity to help shape vision, culture, and practices
• Colleagues from leading organizations including Goldman Sachs, Blackrock, Two Sigma, Bridgewater, SpaceX, AWS, Meta, Google, McKinsey, Circle, and Uniswap
• Backed by leading investors including Pantera Capital, Founders Fund, and Coinbase Ventures

About Ondo Finance

Ondo Finance provides institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services through a technology arm developing decentralized finance technology and an asset management arm creating and managing tokenized funds. Founded by alumni from Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team and backed by investors including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Tiger Global, Ondo is the industry leader in tokenized real-world assets including US Treasuries, with a fully remote team across the U.S.