Director, Global Events and Community Engagement

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Description

 

At Scaled Agile (SAI; www.scaledagile.com), our mission is to help large enterprises build agility into their culture so they can quickly identify and deliver customer value, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and improve business outcomes by adopting Lean-Agile principles and practices based on the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®).

From its headquarters in Boulder, CO, Scaled Agile supports over half a million SAFe practitioners through training, certification, consulting services, and a global partner network that reaches more than  65 countries. As a member of the Pledge 1% corporate philanthropy movement, SAI contributes to the local community and seeks to inspire and encourage other companies to do the same.

Overview of the position

The Director of Events is a highly collaborative position, requiring both event and creative chops, providing servant leadership for our SAFe user conferences, the Global SAFe Summit, Regional SAFe Summits, SAFe Days and other hosted events that might be envisioned. This role is less about day-to-day logistics and more about setting the vision and context in which these events operate and seeing that vision come to life.

In addition to hosted events, this role provides strategic guidance around Scaled Agile’s participation in industry events, including trade shows and events which we may sponsor. The Director of Events sets the tone for the experiences that align with where the company is heading, where marketing wants to go, and shows measurable results - through awareness, leads, community building and revenue.

Our mission is to enable our customers to come together in person, cementing the sense of community and common purpose that drives our market adoption.

 

What’s in it for you?

 

You will set the direction for events, to which Scaled Agile dedicates a substantial portion of our resources and budgets, helping fuel the growth of the company and surrounding ecosystem.  You will lead our events into new geographies and markets, including emerging global markets. You will understand the importance of this role at SAI by witnessessing first-hand how events fuel the passion and sense of community among our highly-engaged user group.  

 

What you’ll be doing: 

 

This role combines servant leadership (aka, people management), strategy development, creative vision, along with relentless improvement to evolve Scaled Agile’s event presence.  This role will continue to innovate and experiment with new event formats and approaches to further develop a successful event portfolio.  

 

Community-based Hosted Events 

  • Establish the creative vision for these events, including the Global SAFe Summit, Regional SAFe Summits, SAFe Days and local community events
  • Select venues and approaches that support community-building and a memorable experience
  • Oversee all the components of each event, ensuring  it feels cohesive, including signage, keynotes, messaging, offsite activities, and overall production elements
  • Oversee the overall marketing of events, including website development, promotional plans, social media, and campaign performance in support of revenue goals

Industry Events

  • Support the development of an annual strategy and vision for Industry Events within Scaled Agile
  • Establish a shared organizational vision for the event, helping to create marketing plans and experiences that are cohesive
  • Support international expansion efforts with Industry event strategies
  • Oversee messaging strategy for the events.  

Skills and experience that are important for the role:

  • High degree of collaboration and emotional intelligence
  • 10+ years of experience in marketing and global event management.
  • Prior leadership of an events organization as both manager and player-coach, leading at a strategic level
  • Experience, knowledge and understanding in event management budgeting, planning strategies, including speaker management, content development, attendee/invite strategies, KPI measurement, vendor negotiating. 
  • All aspects of understand audience needs and creating a valuable experience that drives repeat attendance
  • Ability to travel globally up to 35%

Nice to haves: 

  • Work experience in education or other professional services industry
  • Knowledge of Agile practices and principles 
  • Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) preferred

Where you’ll be working:  This position is based in our corporate headquarters and training center in NE Boulder with decks, windows, and amazing views of the Flatirons.  

Why Scaled Agile?

We’re a group of seasoned professionals and systems thinkers who are passionate about our mission of helping the biggest organizations in the world improve the way they operate to deliver innovative business solutions to their customers. We're profitable, we're Agile.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to contribute to the direction and success of a vibrant business, we'd love to hear from you. Please provide a resume, a portfolio link, and a few thoughts on why you think you’d be a great fit (yes, we still read cover letters).

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Location

We are located in Northeast Boulder, situated on the hill above Valmont Bike Park, offering a wonderful view of the Mountains. Most of our employees continue to work remotely while at the same time we enjoy the ability to gather for planning and lunch is served on Wednesdays.

An Insider's view of Scaled Agile, Inc.

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

There are many things that excite me about working at Scale Agile. High on the list is the fact that everyone in the organization truly embraces a work-life balance. We are humans first, and that is respected every day.

Eric

Director, Global Events

What projects are you most excited about?

Working at Scaled Agile gives the opportunity to impact global change. Creating solutions that increase the joy of working within the world’s most impactful organizations fills me with deep purpose every day.

Rebecca

Framework Team

What does career growth look like on your team?

At Scaled Agile I started with basic copyediting and QA testing, progressed to content development, and now have been a scrum master for over two years. I was allowed and actually encouraged to reach outside my lane, and I continue to explore my interests: even if that means I contribute to a different team or domain.

Emma

Scrum Master

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

One of our biggest challenges is supporting international expansion and growth. In two short years, we’ve transformed from having English-only materials to providing courses and learning materials in seven different languages. We have more work to do but I’m thrilled that our customers are learning and practicing SAFe® in their own language.

Yuka

Director of Globalization Services

What are Scaled Agile, Inc. Perks + Benefits

Scaled Agile, Inc. Benefits Overview

We strive to provide employees and their loved ones with an excellent benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental wellbeing. Benefit programs are thoughtfully designed to enhance health and wellbeing, and generous enough to make it easy to find the balance between work and home life.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Scaled Agile is part of the Pledge 1% Colorado foundation. Since Scaled Agile's first pledge, the company has donated over $500,000 and our employees have volunteered over 3600 hours in our community
Partners with nonprofits
Scaled Agile is part of the Pledge 1% Colorado foundation. The foundation was created around the idea that any business, from startups to enterprise companies, can be a force for good.
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Hybrid work model
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Mental health benefits
Wellness days
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Company equity
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Company sponsored family events
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Company-wide vacation
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Mother's room
Onsite gym
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Customized development tracks
Paid industry certifications
Personal development training

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