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About the Role

Forerunner is seeking its first dedicated Sr. Manager - Events to own the strategy, budget, and execution of in-person market engagement. This role involves managing event participation, building relationships with organizing associations, and ensuring effective sales team engagement at conferences and other industry gatherings.

Responsibilities

Own the event portfolio and its budget, building the annual plan for conference and association meeting attendance.
Run conferences end to end, including booth presence, collateral, speaking submissions, pre-booked meetings, and on-site execution.
Manage vendors and physical footprint, including sourcing, negotiating, and managing quality and timelines.
Build smaller, higher-intent events such as lunch and learns, association sessions, themed dinners, and regional gatherings.
Make the sales team effective at events through playbooks, pre-event briefs, meeting targets, and follow-up expectations.
Build association partnerships, including sponsorship negotiations, speaking slots, co-hosted webinars, and placement in member communications.
Own the number by setting targets for meetings booked and pipeline generated per event, reporting against them, and using results to reshape future plans.
Travel 30–40% of the time.

Requirements

Have 6+ years of marketing, B2B events, field marketing, or partnerships experience with a record of hitting goals.
Experience in govtech or public sector SaaS is preferred.
Have run events or partner programs where the goal was pipeline, not attendance.
Possess a strong point of view and hands-on execution capabilities.
Know how to work with associations or channel partners, including negotiating sponsorship or partnership agreements.
Are a strong writer and a strong project manager.
Like to travel.
Are interested in selling to the government or already do.
Work fluently with AI tools in day-to-day work.
Are comfortable with ambiguity and taking on responsibility beyond your job description.

Skills

Event strategy
Budget management
Vendor management
Partnership management
Sales enablement
Pipeline generation
Project management
Negotiation
AI tools
Public sector engagement

Location

New York City
San Francisco
Portland, Maine

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

6+ years

Salary/Compensations

$145,000–$165,000

Benefits

Competitive compensation
Health/vision/dental coverage
401k plan
One expensed lunch per week
Quarterly wellness reimbursement
Equity
Professional development allowance

About the Company

Forerunner builds intelligent software that connects systems for government and regulated industries, turning fragmented information into actionable decisions.
We are an early-stage company with an interdisciplinary team motivated by complex problems.
Our mission-driven approach orients business strategy and fosters a sense of urgency.
The entire team engages with partners in the field to understand real-world problems.
As a small, growing team, members have a meaningful impact and their opinions are valued.
We build each other up by providing feedback and learning opportunities.
We value in-person collaboration.

Equal Opportunity

Forerunner is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing diversity and the perspectives of individuals from all backgrounds.