Cvent
Event management SaaS with venue sourcing
Forward Deployed Engineer
+ Bonus
Travel to Cvent offices and, where applicable, customer locations is required as needed.
About the job
- 10+ years of overall experience, including 5+ years delivering technical solutions in workflow automation, systems integration, business systems, solution engineering, or related roles.
- Experience translating business requirements into working solutions across multiple systems and teams.
- Hands-on experience with workflow automation, low-code or no-code platforms, integration tooling, or artificial intelligence-enabled process automation.
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as customer relationship management, human resources, collaboration, content, ticketing, or data systems, and how to connect them into usable workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate ambiguous, cross-functional challenges.
- Experience working directly with business stakeholders, customers, or non-technical teams to define requirements and deliver outcomes.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain technical options and tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Willingness and ability to travel to Cvent offices and, where applicable, customer locations as needed.
- Work directly with business stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into workflow, automation, integration, and artificial intelligence solutions.
- Build and deploy end-to-end solutions using low-code, no-code, and code-based tools across enterprise systems, data, and collaboration platforms.
- Own delivery from discovery through rollout, including solution design, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational readiness.
- Turn successful patterns into reusable templates, connectors, workflow modules, agent skills, and best practices that can scale across teams.
- Partner across technical and business teams and, when needed, support customer-facing deployments.
- Experience with workflow and orchestration tools such as Power Automate, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Logic Apps, Power Platform, ServiceNow, Salesforce, Workato, Zapier, Tray, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with enterprise search, artificial intelligence, and agentic platforms such as Glean, OpenAI Workspace Agents, Cloud Cowork, or similar enterprise tools.
- Ability to work with application programming interfaces, authentication patterns such as OAuth and single sign-on, data mappings, and event-driven workflows.
- Experience with SQL, data modeling, or enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.
- Experience with scripting or programming in Python, JavaScript, or C#.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, along with modern DevOps and operational practices.
- Experience mentoring others or leading small technical efforts in cross-functional environments.
- Ability to define and measure business outcomes such as adoption, time saved, reduced manual effort, service improvement, or cost impact.
About the company
Cvent provides a cloud-based set of tools for event management. It offers a SaaS platform with modules for event registration, venue sourcing, event marketing, and attendee engagement, helping clients automate planning, execution, and analysis of events. The platform also includes analytics and reporting to measure success and guide decisions. Revenue comes from annual subscriptions and transaction fees for venue bookings and other transactions, plus premium services like advanced analytics and dedicated support. Cvent differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end, integrated solution that covers planning, sourcing, marketing, and engagement for a diverse client base including corporate planners, hotels, venues, and agencies. The company’s goal is to help organizations run events more efficiently and cost-effectively while providing data-driven insights to improve outcomes.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Private
Total Funding
$504.5M
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 14, 2026 brought 70+ product launches, including 34 new AI capabilities.
- Cvent committed over $1 billion to technology, AI, and product development through 2029.
- September 10, 2026 awards validated CventIQ, strengthening sales credibility with buyers and partners.
What critics are saying
- Bizzabo, Splash, and Whova commoditize event workflows faster than Cvent ships features.
- The July 10, 2026 $12 million settlement confirms lingering governance overhang from Blackstone's 2023 take-private.
- If AI-native suites replace enterprise event software, Cvent's platform becomes a costly middle layer.
What makes Cvent unique
- CventIQ embeds AI across sourcing, registration, and measurement workflows.
- Cvent processed 12.7 billion attendee interactions last year, strengthening benchmark advantages.
- Cvent Marketplace and 2026 integrations connect interpreters, analytics, and floor-plan vendors.
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↑ 0%CventIQ earns five global awards for AI innovation. CventIQ(TM), the AI that powers Cvent's platform which is purpose-built for the events industry, has received five global awards recognizing its leadership in AI across marketing technology, events and travel and customer engagement. "We are honored and grateful to be recognized by five expert panels who evaluate some of the best work in our industry. Winning five awards across five disciplines is not a coincidence." said McNeel Keenan, senior vice-president, Product Management at Cvent. "It is validation that the impact CventIQ is delivering for our customers is real and measurable. That is deeply motivating. It pushes us to keep innovating, keep listening, and keep building the tools our customers need to achieve their goals." The awards include: MarTech Breakthrough Awards - Event Management Innovation Award: Cvent's win recognizes breakthrough innovation in the global marketing technology industry, with CventIQ leading the submission as an always-on, AI-powered marketing engine spanning intelligent planning, high-velocity content creation, personalized attendee journeys, and post-event insight generation. Event Technology Awards: AI Edition - Outstanding Contribution to AI in Events: Hailed as the industry's top honor for AI advancement in events, this award recognizes CventIQ as a platform-wide intelligence layer embedded across the full event lifecycle, with judges noting the entry operates "on a different level to most entries." Global Eventex Awards - Gold, Event Management Solution: Awarded by a prestigious global awards program spanning more than 100 countries, CventIQ was named Gold winner, validating it as the leading AI-powered event management solution for driving measurable outcomes across planning, personalization, and performance. TravelTech Breakthrough Awards - B2B Travel Provider of the Year: Cvent was recognized for the Cvent Transient Agentic Assistant, powered by CventIQ. This industry-first AI agent embedded directly into the corporate travel RFP and negotiation workflow helps buyers and hotel partners source and negotiate rates with greater speed and confidence. ACEF Global Customer Engagement Awards - Gold, Best Use of AI: CventIQ earned Gold for its ability to personalize the attendee journey, from AI-powered session recommendations and in-app assistants to Session Snapshots and post-event summaries, turning generic event experiences into individually tailored ones. These five recognitions arrive as Cvent acts on its commitment to invest more than $1 billion in technology, AI, and product innovation over the next three years, the largest in the company's history.
Cvent earns five global awards for AI innovation across marketing, events, and hospitality. Leading industry programs recognize CventIQ(TM) for delivering real AI outcomes across the full event lifecycle. TYSONS, Va. - [10, September 2026] - Cvent, a leading provider of event, marketing and hospitality technology solutions, announced today that it has earned five awards recognizing its leadership in AI across marketing technology, events and travel and customer engagement. Each recognition acknowledgesCventIQ(TM), the AI that powers Cvent's platform that is purpose-built for the events industry and grounded in the signals and workflows that make events perform. The wins across marketing, event management, and hospitality/travel reflect how far Cvent's platform strategy reaches, spanning every stage of the event lifecycle from initial planning through execution and post-event measurement and analytics. "We are honored and grateful to be recognized by five expert panels who evaluate some of the best work in our industry. Winning five awards across five disciplines is not a coincidence." said McNeel Keenan, Senior Vice President, Product Management at Cvent. It is validation that the impact CventIQ is delivering for its customers is real and measurable. That is deeply motivating. It pushes Cvent, Inc. to keep innovating, keep listening, and keep building the tools its customers need to achieve their goals." The awards include: * MarTech Breakthrough Awards - Event Management Innovation Award: Cvent's win recognizes breakthrough innovation in the global marketing technology industry, with CventIQ leading the submission as an always-on, AI-powered marketing engine spanning intelligent planning, high-velocity content creation, personalized attendee journeys, and post-event insight generation. * Event Technology Awards: AI Edition - Outstanding Contribution to AI in Events: Hailed as the industry's top honor for AI advancement in events, this award recognizes CventIQ as a platform-wide intelligence layer embedded across the full event lifecycle, with judges noting the entry operates "on a different level to most entries." * Global Eventex Awards - Gold, Event Management Solution: Awarded by a prestigious global awards program spanning more than 100 countries, CventIQ was named Gold winner, validating it as the leading AI-powered event management solution for driving measurable outcomes across planning, personalization, and performance. * TravelTech Breakthrough Awards - B2B Travel Provider of the Year: Cvent was recognized for the Cvent Transient Agentic Assistant, powered by CventIQ. This industry-first AI agent embedded directly into the corporate travel RFP and negotiation workflow helps buyers and hotel partners source and negotiate rates with greater speed and confidence. * ACEF Global Customer Engagement Awards - Gold, Best Use of AI: CventIQ earned Gold for its ability to personalize the attendee journey, from AI-powered session recommendations and in-app assistants to Session Snapshots and post-event summaries, turning generic event experiences into individually tailored ones. These five recognitions arrive as Cvent acts on its commitment to invest more than $1 billion in technology, AI, and product innovation over the next three years, the largest in the company's history. That commitment is rooted in a conviction the industry appears to be affirming: as AI automates content, outreach, and personalization at scale, the real, human-to-human moments that events create are becoming more valuable, not less - that is the Presence Premium(TM). For Cvent, the recognitions represent meaningful external validation that the work underway is delivering real value across the industry. Media Contact: Cvent [email protected] Sloane PR, on behalf of Cvent About Cvent. Cvent builds technology to power the highest performing events on the planet. With its purpose-built and AI-powered platform, data insights, unrivaled ecosystem, and deep expertise, Cvent helps its customers deliver real event outcomes. Cvent gives event professionals the technology to run in-person, virtual, and hybrid events of any size, marketers the solutions to deliver event-led growth, and hotels, venues, and destinations a leading global marketplace to win and keep business. With intelligent tools across the event lifecycle, real-time analytics, personalized attendee experiences, and $20B+ in group business sourced through the ecosystem annually, Cvent delivers the AI-driven technology, insight, and scale customers need to power high-performing events and better outcomes. 445,000+ users across 34,000+ organizations rely on Cvent. With enterprise-grade security and compliance, hundreds of industry accolades, leading customer satisfaction, 8M+ events managed, and its third consecutive year as a Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) Leader for Event Marketing and Management Platforms, customers around the world trust Cvent to deliver when it matters most. Learn more at Cvent.com.
ExpoFP has launched an interactive floor plan integration for Cvent Events, allowing organisers to display searchable venue maps inside Cvent Attendee Hub whilst managing exhibitor and session data in Cvent. The integration uses the Cvent REST API to provide one-way data synchronisation from Cvent to ExpoFP. Attendees can zoom and explore venues, search by exhibitor or booth, access profiles, locate sessions and use digital wayfinding. The floor plan also works through a standalone URL in mobile browsers without requiring app downloads. "Organisers already manage critical exhibitor and session data in Cvent. This integration lets them use that information in an interactive ExpoFP floor plan without rebuilding the same event data in another system," said Ross Sudentas, founder and chief executive officer of ExpoFP.
Cvent says APAC events now use AI in everyday work. Fri, 7th Aug 2026 (Today) Cvent gathered more than 500 event, marketing and hospitality professionals at its fifth Accelerate Singapore conference, where it argued that event technology in Asia-Pacific is moving beyond debate over artificial intelligence to everyday use. Held at Fairmont Singapore, the event focused on how organisers are applying AI in planning, venue sourcing, marketing and measurement, with discussions centred on linking event activity to business results across marketing, sales and customer success. Will Kataria, Country Head and Senior Director, Singapore, Cvent, said the regional market has moved from testing the idea of AI in events to using it more directly in routine work. "Across every conversation today, one thing was clear: APAC is done asking whether AI belongs in event technology," Kataria said. "The industry is focused on applying it in ways that connect people, data and outcomes into something measurable and real. Events are becoming one of the most powerful tools organisations have for driving growth, and the professionals here are leading that shift." Cvent used the gathering to showcase CventIQ, its AI layer for event management, along with newer product updates. Attendees also joined customer sessions, panel discussions and practical demonstrations designed to show how organisers and venue operators can use connected data in live events. Research Findings Cvent also cited commissioned research to support its argument that in-person events are becoming more important as AI makes digital content easier and cheaper to produce. According to Forrester Consulting research commissioned by Cvent, 70% of business leaders said events matter more in an AI-saturated environment. Separate research conducted by Censuswide found that 81% of respondents said audience trust increased after an in-person experience. Cvent has framed this around what it calls the "Presence Premium", arguing that physical attendance and direct contact are becoming more valuable in a market filled with AI-generated material. The emphasis on trust and measurable outcomes reflects a broader push across the events sector to prove commercial value rather than treat conferences and meetings as support activities. Discussions at the Singapore event repeatedly returned to the role of events as a business channel rather than a brand exercise. Investment Plan Cvent also said it has committed more than $1 billion to technology, AI and product development between 2026 and 2029, with Asia-Pacific included in that spending programme. The investment comes as software suppliers to the events and hospitality industries compete to build AI tools into planning, attendee engagement, venue discovery and post-event analysis. The commercial case for those systems rests on helping organisers show what an event delivered, whom it influenced and how it affected revenue or customer retention. Sessions that drew strong interest included discussions on business-to-business event trends in the AI era and the future of event technology. For hospitality delegates, a demonstration area focused on AI-assisted venue discovery drew attention by showing how venue visibility appears when planners search through AI-supported sourcing tools. The Singapore edition was also the first local chapter of Accelerate to take place under Cvent's new brand identity. The company linked that repositioning to its argument that live events should sit closer to the centre of growth strategies as businesses seek stronger relationships and clearer returns from customer and partner engagement. Cvent operates in event technology, marketing software and hospitality sourcing, serving organisers as well as hotels and venues. Its platform is used by more than 445,000 users across more than 34,000 organisations, and its marketplace sources more than USD $20 billion in group business annually. For the wider events market in Asia-Pacific, the message from the Singapore gathering was less about whether AI will be adopted and more about how quickly buyers can apply it in everyday operations.
Interprefy joins Cvent Marketplace with real-time interpretation. Remote interpretation platform gains access to 30,000 Cvent users, simplifying multilingual conference delivery for event managers worldwide. MICE Daily The news: Interprefy, a global provider of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation (RSI) and AI-powered live translation, has joined the Cvent App Marketplace under the Accessibility category. The integration gives Cvent's roughly 30,000 customers direct access to human interpretation and AI-powered translation solutions within their event management platform. Why it matters for MICE operators: Indian PCOs and DMCs managing international conferences increasingly need multilingual capabilities to attract global attendees. Interprefy's native integration with Cvent - already widely used by Indian event managers - eliminates the need to juggle separate vendors. This one-click solution for real-time interpretation and live translation reduces complexity, lowers coordination costs, and ensures accessibility compliance, particularly for hybrid and virtual components of conferences. The takeaway: If you're a Cvent user managing international conferences, explore Interprefy's offering to expand your reach without adding operational overhead. Found this useful? Share it.