Global Community Events Manager

What you’ll own / responsibilities

• Strategically identify target cities and regions for in-person gatherings (meetups, dinners, informal events) based on community density, product usage, and growth potential
• Lead all logistics: venue selection & negotiation, catering, AV, signage, swag, guest list, travel alignment, shipping, etc.
• Work with Metabase team members (engineering, success engineering, marketing) traveling internationally to piggyback casual meetups or visits
• Build standardized playbooks, checklists, and templates to scale and replicate events globally
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and procurement
• Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, and Success Engineering teams to ensure alignment on branding, messaging, funnel/handoff of leads from events
• Collect event feedback, metrics, and learnings; iterate to continuously improve quality, efficiency, and impact

What you bring / qualifications

• Proven experience organizing events (virtual or in-person), field/community marketing, for tech companies
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple projects across time zones
• Strong vendor negotiation and contract familiarity
• Comfortable with international logistics: shipping swag, foreign vendors, cross-border payments
• Self-starter, autonomous, comfortable working in a remote, asynchronous environment
• Some ability for international travel. You won’t necessarily need to attend all of the events, but you’ll need the ability to go to them if you need to be there
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bonus if you have experience in SaaS, data analytics tools, or open-source communities
• Bonus if you speak multiple languages (e.g. Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, etc.)

Why this role matters

• This role is the behind-the-scenes engine for growing our global community in real life. Every event you run is a chance for us to deepen relationships, hear real feedback, win hearts, and generate new evangelists and leads. You’re building the bridge between our product + users in the physical world.

What it’s like to work at Metabase

• Fully remote, global team. Work where and when you’re most productive
• You’ll contribute to software that empowers organizations to get insights from their data without needing a full analytics team
• We value transparency, community, and giving the user a voice — and this role is central to that
• You’ll be working alongside talented cross-functional teammates with lots of autonomy and growth opportunities
• This role will initially report to the VP of Success Engineering