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About the Role
Kaizen is seeking its first dedicated events hire to build and own the company's events strategy. This role will focus on the federal conference circuit, including managing the calendar, budget, and vendor relationships to generate pipeline and qualified meetings. The position requires a strategic thinker with strong operational skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across the political spectrum.
Responsibilities
- Own Kaizen's events strategy end-to-end.
- Build and run the annual calendar, anchored to the federal buying year.
- Evaluate conferences and sponsorships, negotiating terms and booth placement.
- Own the physical presence, including booth design, demo staging, collateral, and swag.
- Run the field motion alongside sales, including account targeting, outreach, and follow-up.
- Own the satellite program around major shows, including executive dinners and briefings.
- Secure speaker placements and manage content capture for events.
- Scope and build Kaizen-hosted events, defining ownership and format.
- Manage the events budget and build reporting tied to pipeline and qualified meetings.
- Navigate federal ethics rules for gift and hospitality.
Requirements
- 4-10 years in events, experiential marketing, or field marketing with direct ownership of strategy and budget.
- Demonstrated experience owning a conference circuit.
- Experience running events for federal or public sector buyers is a significant advantage.
- Experience partnering with sales on targeting and follow-up.
- Experience producing owned events such as dinners, roundtables, and summits.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound judgment under time pressure and public visibility.
Skills
- Events strategy
- Budget management
- Vendor management
- Federal conference landscape knowledge
- Pipeline generation
- Operational detail
- Relationship building
- AI tools
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
Location
- New York City, NY
- Washington, DC
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 4-10 years
Benefits
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- $100,000 in paid life insurance
- FSA and Dependent Care FSA
- One Medical membership
- Fertility and family-building support
- 401(k) with a 2% company match
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
- 10 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- Unlimited PTO with a two-week minimum
- Closed for all federal holidays
- Company-wide winter break
- Company offsites
- Up to $750 home office/desk setup stipend
- $50/month commuter benefit
- Expensed lunch while in the office
- Company-provided laptop
- Fully covered gym membership or $100/month fitness reimbursement
- $100/month utility stipend
- $500/year professional development
- $250/year recreation
- $300/quarter pet care stipend
About the Company
- Kaizen powers America’s application layer by replacing legacy systems with modern software.
- Founded in 2022 and based in New York City and DC, Kaizen has raised $35 million from prominent investors.
- The company has experienced significant revenue growth and its software will serve over 100 million Americans across federal agencies.