Corporate Events Manager

<div class="content-intro"><h2>About Vercel:</h2> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">Vercel is the agentic infrastructure company. We free people and agents to ship what’s next.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">For more than a decade, Vercel has shaped how the web is built. As the team behind Next.js, v0, and AI SDK, we create products that help builders move from idea to production with speed, security, and exceptional developer experience.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">Now, software is entering a new era, and the next generation of products will not just be used by people. They will be built, extended, and operated by agents.</span></p> <p><span data-sheets-root="1">We are building the platform for that future, trusted by companies like&nbsp;<strong>OpenAI, PayPal, Ramp, Supreme, and millions of developers worldwide</strong>. Whether you’re building our products, supporting our customers, growing our community, or shaping our story, you’ll help define what comes next.</span></p></div><h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>We're hiring a <strong>Corporate Events Manager</strong> to own the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of these tentpoles, delivering experiences that <strong>inspire developers, excite enterprise buyers, and capture the attention of the global tech press</strong>. Reporting to the Head of Demand Generation and partnering closely with marketing, product, and sales, you will be a key force in how Vercel shows up to the world.</p> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Execute Vercel's flagship events</strong>: Support the editorial calendar and creative direction for Ship, Next.js Conf, and more coordinating across launches, narrative arcs, and the partner ecosystem.</li> <li><strong>Deliver world-class execution</strong>: Lead end-to-end planning and stagecraft (budgeting, vendors, programming, production, branding, on-site ops) with clear targets for attendance, NPS, influenced pipeline, and content reach.</li> <li><strong>Help shape the story</strong>: Collaborate with PMM and leadership to develop keynotes, demos, and narrative arcs; and help curate a speaker bench of customers, OSS leaders, and partners.</li> <li><strong>Drive high-impact sponsored presence</strong>: Execute activations for AWS re:Invent and other key industry events—ensuring Vercel's presence is unmissable.</li> <li><strong>Connect events to company goals</strong>: Work closely with product, developer relations, sales, and marketing to ensure each event drives measurable awar