About the Role
7AI is hiring a Director of Experiential & Events to lead experiential marketing and build the strategy for flagship events, executive experiences, channel, and regional events. This role owns how 7AI shows up in person, designing memorable moments and building the capability to execute well at scale. The ideal candidate brings a high level of taste and production polish, translating it into credibility with security leaders.
Responsibilities
- Own 7AI's experiential marketing strategy: flagship industry events, executive dinners, roundtables, brand activations, regional and channel events
- Lead 7AI's presence at major security industry conferences, from concept and design through on-site execution
- Design executive experiences that make a real impression on CISOs and security leaders
- Own the budget for every program and manage vendors, venues, and production partners
- Build and lead the experiential marketing function as it grows
- Partner with sales, brand, and product marketing so every event serves a real business goal
- Measure the impact of each experience and use data to improve future events
- Travel regularly to run events on-site
Requirements
- 6+ years in event management or experiential marketing, with direct ownership of large-scale programs from budget through execution
- A track record of running flagship events that people remember
- Experience managing production vendors, venues, and budgets end to end
- Comfort building a program area from scratch
- A strong eye for design and brand experience
- Experience operating at a high level in fields like luxury hospitality, high-profile entertainment, fashion, or elite social events
- Experience leading or mentoring other event or field marketers
- Judgment to differentiate between impressing a room and earning its trust
- Experience marketing to security or IT buyers, including CISOs and security operations teams (Nice to Have)
- Experience running programs at major security industry conferences (RSAC, Black Hat, DEF CON, or similar) (Nice to Have)
- Experience designing for a high-profile, VIP, or celebrity clientele where guest experience defined success (Nice to Have)
- Experience in a high-growth or early-stage startup environment (Nice to Have)
Skills
- Experiential marketing
- Event management
- Budget management
- Vendor management
- Production management
- Brand experience design
- Strategic planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Performance measurement
- Mentoring
Location
- Boston
- NYC
Work Type
- Full time
- On-site
Experience Level
- Director
About the Company
- 7AI is the foundational AI security company, founded in 2024 by Cybereason co-founders. They emerged from stealth in February 2025 to automate SOC tasks using a federated SIEM with AI agents. Backed by $166 million in funding, 7AI is building the AI foundation for security operations in the agentic era. Their culture emphasizes respect, collaboration, and excellence, focused on delivering outcomes for customers.
