Lakera
Field Events Manager, AI Security (San Francisco Bay Area)
Lakera, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Field Events Manager, AI Security (San Francisco Bay Area)
Join us at Lakera as a Field Events Manager to shape the security layer for AI‑powered products in a high‑growth environment. The role is remote within the US, based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About the Company Lakera is on a mission to ensure AI does what we want it to do. We help Fortune 500 companies, startups, and AI platform providers protect their systems from adversarial misuse. We operate as a fast, high‑ownership business unit within Check Point.
About the Role Events are one of our strongest levers to educate the market, activate strategic accounts, and accelerate pipeline. Field events will shape our presence at RSA, Black Hat, OWASP, GBI, partner events, workshops, and AI security roadshows.
What You’ll Do & Your Impact Event Strategy & Planning
Own the planning and execution of all field events, including trade shows, conferences, partner events, meetups, dinners, workshops, and customer sessions.
Build event plans that support pipeline goals, territory objectives, and target accounts.
Work closely with Sales, PMM, and Demand Gen to align event themes, personas, messaging, and goals.
End‑to‑End Event Execution
Manage logistics, vendors, swag, booth design, staff coordination, and onsite execution.
Ensure flawless attendee experience: signage, QR flows, demos, prep materials, asset readiness.
Coordinate speaker prep, session materials, and customer engagements.
Own onsite operations, registration, run‑of‑show, room management, and rapid problem‑solving.
Regional Sales Alignment
Partner with regional Sales leaders to design programs that support territory strategy and enterprise account penetration.
Develop playbooks for executive dinners, roundtables, prospect workshops, and ABM events.
Ensure Sales has everything they need pre, during, and post‑event to drive pipeline acceleration.
Reporting, Follow‑Up & ROI
Track attendance, engagement, lead quality, conversion, and influenced pipeline in HubSpot/SFDC.
Manage event budgets and optimize spend across business unit and corporate allocations.
Share timely insights and event reports with Sales, PMM, and leadership.
Brand Experience & Innovation
Develop fresh activation ideas for an emerging category, including live demos, AI agent challenges, executive experiences, hands‑on workshops, technical breakouts, and unique brand moments.
Keep a pulse on industry trends and competitive event tactics.
Who You Are & What Makes You Qualified Experience
4–7+ years in field events, field marketing, experiential, or event operations (cybersecurity or B2B SaaS preferred).
Hands‑on expertise managing complex event calendars and coordinating multiple activations simultaneously.
Experience working closely with Sales on pipeline goals, account strategy, and event alignment.
Skills
Operational excellence: detail‑driven, organized, reliable under pressure.
Strong communication across Sales, PMM, Demand Gen, Ops, and Exec teams.
Ability to travel frequently (30–50%).
Comfort with event platforms, project tools, and CRM systems (Salesforce/HubSpot).
Ability to convert qualitative event energies into quantitative business outcomes.
Mindset
Loves logistics, operations, and creating standout in‑person experiences.
Thrives in fast‑moving, high‑growth environments.
Resourceful, calm center of gravity when something goes sideways at an event.
Views events as pipeline‑generating experiences rather than simple activities.
Why Join
Shape how Check Point’s AI Security brand shows up globally during a defining moment in the market.
Work directly impacts awareness, engagement, and pipeline for one of Check Point’s fastest‑growing business units.
Part of a small, high‑performing team that celebrates creativity, ownership, and execution.
Connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more about what is happening at Lakera.
If you wish to remove your information from our recruitment database, please email privacy@lakera.ai.
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About the Company Lakera is on a mission to ensure AI does what we want it to do. We help Fortune 500 companies, startups, and AI platform providers protect their systems from adversarial misuse. We operate as a fast, high‑ownership business unit within Check Point.
About the Role Events are one of our strongest levers to educate the market, activate strategic accounts, and accelerate pipeline. Field events will shape our presence at RSA, Black Hat, OWASP, GBI, partner events, workshops, and AI security roadshows.
What You’ll Do & Your Impact Event Strategy & Planning
Own the planning and execution of all field events, including trade shows, conferences, partner events, meetups, dinners, workshops, and customer sessions.
Build event plans that support pipeline goals, territory objectives, and target accounts.
Work closely with Sales, PMM, and Demand Gen to align event themes, personas, messaging, and goals.
End‑to‑End Event Execution
Manage logistics, vendors, swag, booth design, staff coordination, and onsite execution.
Ensure flawless attendee experience: signage, QR flows, demos, prep materials, asset readiness.
Coordinate speaker prep, session materials, and customer engagements.
Own onsite operations, registration, run‑of‑show, room management, and rapid problem‑solving.
Regional Sales Alignment
Partner with regional Sales leaders to design programs that support territory strategy and enterprise account penetration.
Develop playbooks for executive dinners, roundtables, prospect workshops, and ABM events.
Ensure Sales has everything they need pre, during, and post‑event to drive pipeline acceleration.
Reporting, Follow‑Up & ROI
Track attendance, engagement, lead quality, conversion, and influenced pipeline in HubSpot/SFDC.
Manage event budgets and optimize spend across business unit and corporate allocations.
Share timely insights and event reports with Sales, PMM, and leadership.
Brand Experience & Innovation
Develop fresh activation ideas for an emerging category, including live demos, AI agent challenges, executive experiences, hands‑on workshops, technical breakouts, and unique brand moments.
Keep a pulse on industry trends and competitive event tactics.
Who You Are & What Makes You Qualified Experience
4–7+ years in field events, field marketing, experiential, or event operations (cybersecurity or B2B SaaS preferred).
Hands‑on expertise managing complex event calendars and coordinating multiple activations simultaneously.
Experience working closely with Sales on pipeline goals, account strategy, and event alignment.
Skills
Operational excellence: detail‑driven, organized, reliable under pressure.
Strong communication across Sales, PMM, Demand Gen, Ops, and Exec teams.
Ability to travel frequently (30–50%).
Comfort with event platforms, project tools, and CRM systems (Salesforce/HubSpot).
Ability to convert qualitative event energies into quantitative business outcomes.
Mindset
Loves logistics, operations, and creating standout in‑person experiences.
Thrives in fast‑moving, high‑growth environments.
Resourceful, calm center of gravity when something goes sideways at an event.
Views events as pipeline‑generating experiences rather than simple activities.
Why Join
Shape how Check Point’s AI Security brand shows up globally during a defining moment in the market.
Work directly impacts awareness, engagement, and pipeline for one of Check Point’s fastest‑growing business units.
Part of a small, high‑performing team that celebrates creativity, ownership, and execution.
Connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram to learn more about what is happening at Lakera.
If you wish to remove your information from our recruitment database, please email privacy@lakera.ai.
#J-18808-Ljbffr