Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Docker is a globally distributed company building developer tools and infrastructure, including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and Docker Scout. The Senior Event Operations Manager will own operational execution across Docker’s event portfolio, coordinating timelines, vendors, logistics, budgets, event technology, and scalable operating frameworks. The role partners with Marketing, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Field Marketing, and Sales to deliver consistent, high-quality events and support pipeline growth.
Responsibilities
- Own operational execution across the event portfolio - major conferences, developer roadshows, digital events, and community activations - managing timelines, project plans, and execution milestones across multiple concurrent events, and keeping them on schedule, on budget, and aligned to internal goals
- Maintain a master event calendar that coordinates timing, resourcing, and dependencies across programs
- Manage event registration, attendee experience, and lead capture and badging across the portfolio
- Build scalable event operations: repeatable planning templates, run-of-show frameworks, and operational playbooks, continuously simplifying and improving execution over time
- Own the event technology stack (registration, mobile apps, lead retrieval) and ensure data flows cleanly into marketing and sales systems
- Manage vendors and logistics: agencies, venues, production vendors, and internal teams, including contract execution, budget tracking, shipping, production schedules, and onsite readiness
- Own end-to-end event budgets, including purchase orders, invoicing, and post-event reconciliation
- Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Field Marketing, and Sales, translating program goals into clear operational plans
- Operationalize developer-focused programs - roadshows, community activations, and flagship conference experiences - and build frameworks that let them expand to additional markets over time
- Track event KPIs and pipeline/ROI, run post-event debriefs, and lead reconciliation and timely handoff to sales
- Provide operational and logistics support to Field Marketing across regional events, roadshows, and third-party/sponsored events, including sponsorship deliverables, booth and presence logistics, and lead retrieval
Skills
- 6+ years in •full-time, professional event management, event operations, and/or experiential program management.•
- Strong project management skills, with a track record •coordinating complex programs across multiple stakeholders and concurrent events• without losing attention to detail
- •Must have the ability to travel 35% of the time• across North America, with potential for international travel
- Hands-on vendor, agency, and production-partner management, including contracts, budgets, and performance
- Comfortable using AI to scale repeatable processes without sacrificing quality
- Demonstrated professional experience with event and marketing tech (registration platforms, lead retrieval, mobile apps) and how event data flows into Salesforce and Marketo and lead management workflows
- Experience building operational frameworks or playbooks that let event programs scale
- Comfort working in fast-moving environments where priorities can evolve
- Docker does not offer visa sponsorship for this role
- Developer, technical, or enterprise event experience is highly preferred; background in SaaS, developer platforms, cloud, or technology companies is an advantage
Benefits
- Remote-first by design – Work from your home, with offices in Seattle and Paris for connection and collaboration.
- Flexibility that fits your life – We trust you to manage your schedule while delivering great work.
- Time to recharge – Generous PTO, designated quarterly Whaleness Days, and a designated end-of-year Whaleness break.
- Home office support – Set up your workspace for comfort and success.
- Technology stipend – Equivalent to US$100 net per month to help support your work.
- Learning & development – Annual stipend for conferences, courses, certifications, and continued learning.
- Parental leave – 16 weeks of paid parental leave after six months of employment.
- Equity for all full-time employees – Share in Docker's long-term success as we continue to grow.
- Comprehensive benefits – Medical, retirement, and paid holidays vary by country.
- Docker swag – Because representing the whale never gets old.
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