Events Manager

Grafana Labs is the company behind Grafana Cloud, a fully managed observability platform trusted by more than 10,000 organizations. We are a 100% remote company with team members across 40+ countries, backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital.

As our EMEA Events Manager, you'll independently own and deliver Grafana's regional events across EMEA and, over time, APJ, from our ObservabilityCON on the Road conferences to our third-party sponsorship portfolio. This is a hands-on role for an experienced event manager who has run their own conferences end-to-end: sourced and contracted the venue, managed the budget, managed the vendors, and been on-site when something goes wrong.

• Independently manage and execute a portfolio of in-person events, including owned regional user conferences and third-party sponsorships, across EMEA and eventually APJ.
• Lead end-to-end event logistics, including venue sourcing, negotiating, and contracting, vendor coordination, booth design and setup, and on-site execution.
• Own event project management, maintaining detailed timelines, budgets, contracts, and vendor communications.
• Define and track event success metrics; deliver post-event analysis and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Create, review, and approve event assets such as signage, collateral, presentations, and registration experiences.
• Leverage and build AI and automation tools to improve planning efficiency, execution accuracy, and reporting processes.
• Identify risks early and resolve issues proactively, leading real-time problem-solving and on-site decision-making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, sales, product, and regional teams.
• Provide guidance to junior team members, contractors, and agency partners while remaining hands-on.

• Located in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, or Germany.
• 4+ years of direct event management experience, including hosted conferences you personally owned end to end and third-party conference sponsorships you ran independently.
• Demonstrated ownership of the full event lifecycle: venue sourcing, negotiating, and contracting, budget ownership and reconciliation, vendor management, registration build, on-site delivery as the lead, and post-event analysis.
• Experience as the primary on-site lead for in-person events, making real-time decisions on vendors, staffing, run of show, and unforeseen problems without escalation.
• Willingness to travel by plane, approximately 40 percent, including long-haul travel to APJ and occasional work across APJ/AMER time zones.
• Curiosity and adaptability in adopting new marketing technologies, including AI-driven tools such as Claude Code.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to collaborate across global, cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent events with competing deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in Zuddl or similar registration platforms and familiarity with Salesforce and Monday.com preferred.

In the Netherlands the OTE (On-Target Earnings) compensation range for this role is EUR 83,000 - EUR 100,000. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset. All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Compensation ranges are country specific; your recruiter will discuss your market’s defined pay range & benefits.

• 100% Remote, Global Culture
• Scaling Organization
• Transparent Communication
• Innovation-Driven
• Open Source Roots
• Empowered Teams
• Career Growth Pathways
• Approachable Leadership
• Passionate People
• In-Person onboarding
• Balance is Key - We operate a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, with 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days.

Grafana Labs is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of race, colour, nationality, origin, caste, sex, gender reassignment identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, maternity, marital, family or carer status, or any other characteristic which is protected by local law.