Senior Events Program Specialist

Arctic Wolf, with its unicorn valuation, is the leader in security operations in an exciting and fast-growing industry—cybersecurity. We have won countless awards for our excellence in security operations and remain dedicated to providing an industry-leading customer and employee experience.

Our mission is simple: End Cyber Risk. We’re looking for a Senior Events Program Specialist to be a part of making this happen.

About the Role

The Senior Events Program Specialist will be an integral part of the Event Marketing function within the Corporate Marketing team at Arctic Wolf. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape Arctic Wolf’s Corporate Event experiences while supporting events under the functional umbrella that facilitate learning, fuel pipeline growth and leave a lasting impression with our target audiences.  You will be responsible for orchestrating world-class corporate events—from concept to execution— while also supporting initiatives led by the Events Team, ranging from branded events to sponsored events to internal events.

Responsibilities

• Create, plan and execute best-in-class events that articulate the Arctic Wolf story, impact the sales pipeline, and directly contribute to Arctic Wolf’s financial success. Events could include but not limited to President’s Club, Alpha Dog incentive trip, and others (virtual and in-person).

• Manage all event logistics including staffing, vendor management, and contract negotiation and ensure that planned events are executed within budget.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of the EBC, and the planning and execution of in-person, hybrid and virtual events and experiences hosted by and for our internal executives, external executives, customers, partners, and other stakeholders.

• Work cross functionally with and report to our Arctic Wolf Leadership, the larger marketing org, IT, Finance, Accounting, Sales and the tech teams to ensure alignment on event goals and KPIs are being met.

• Highlight our brand, culture, solutions, use-cases, executive team, and array of offerings through immersive and interactive environments.

• Gain a deep understanding of Arctic Wolf’s business and marketing needs to deliver content and event recommendations that engage and inspire and deliver high ROI.

• Develop and own company-wide resources as it relates to successful event planning, including playbooks, best practices, and how-to documents to support and enable company-wide events.

• Oversee creation of event communications and promotion for event programs, in partnership with demand center and sales enablement to drive adoption and engagement.

• Uplevel Arctic Wolf’s Social strategy to drive brand value and event awareness/participation.

• Monitor event performance and report on key metrics of all event efforts and propose strategies to evolve and improve them.

• Step in to support the broader Events Team goals and objectives by assisting with corporate trade shows and other ancillary events.

• Own and manage multiple projects and events simultaneously, ensuring clear and proactive communication to meet deadlines.

• Must be able to handle the pressure of an extremely fast paced environment inclusive of tight deadlines and turnaround times. Able to solve problems, juggle, and keep a cool head in the sometimes-chaotic world of events.

Who You Are

• Strong analytical skills; ability to measure effectiveness of programs and extract actionable insights (experience with Salesforce, Marketo, and Tableau with the ability to learn new software quickly a plus)

• Highly collaborative and able to manage various leveled stakeholders while building positive business relationships

• Creative thinker, who can pivot goals/objectives into well-formulated experiences that differentiate our events

• Strong analytical skills; ability to measure effectiveness of programs and extract actionable insights (experience with Salesforce, Marketo, and Tableau with the ability to learn new software quickly a plus)

• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and project management skills

• Ability to initiate tasks and work independently with sharp attention to detail

• Must be willing and able to travel up to 35%, including some weekends

Minimum Qualifications​

• 5+ years of overall event and social marketing experience

• Familiarity with B2B marketing, lead generation and sales processes

• Understanding of marketing/sales funnel and methods by which to increase opportunities and impact pipeline velocity

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing or related field 

About Arctic Wolf

At Arctic Wolf we’re cultivating a collaborative and productive work environment that welcomes a diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and ideas to make our teams even stronger as we grow globally. We’ve been named among the list of Top Workplaces in USA, Minnesota (2021-2024), and Texas (2023-2024), Best Places to Work San Antonio (2023, 2024) and Minneapolis/St. Paul (2022-2024), as well as on Fortune’s Best Place to Work for Millennials (2023) and Top Technology Workplace (2023) lists.

Our Values

Arctic Wolf recognizes that success comes from delighting our customers, so we work together to ensure that happens every day. We believe in diversity and inclusion, and truly value the unique qualities and unique perspectives all employees bring to the organization. And we appreciate that—by protecting people’s and organizations’ sensitive data and seeking to end cyber risk— we get to work in an industry that is fundamental to the greater good.

We celebrate unique perspectives by creating a platform for all voices to be heard through our Pack Unity program. We encourage all employees to join or create a new alliance. See more about our Pack Unity here. 

We also believe and practice corporate responsibility, and have recently joined the Pledge 1% Movement, ensuring that we continue to give back to our community. We know that through our mission to End Cyber Risk we will continue to engage and give back to our communities.

All wolves receive compelling compensation and benefits packages, including:

• Equity for all employees

• Flexible time off, paid volunteer days, and paid parental leave

• 401k matching program

• Enhanced maternity leave and fertility support services

• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health services

• Training and career development programs

Arctic Wolf is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, provincial, or local law. Arctic Wolf is committed to fostering a welcoming, accessible, respectful, and inclusive environment ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. As such, we strive to make our entire employee experience as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for candidates and employees with disabilities and/or other specific needs where possible. Please let us know if you require any accommodations by emailing [email protected].

Security Requirements

• Conducts duties and responsibilities in accordance with AWN’s Information Security policies, standards, processes and controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of AWN business information (in accordance with our employee handbook and corporate policies).

• Background checks are required for this position.

• This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  Please note that, if applicable, an offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations.