This is a key contributor role responsible for leading Veeva’s European corporate events team.
The team consists of events professionals and third-party vendors planning and executing Veeva’s large-scale customer events and internal annual field kickoffs. The successful candidate must be able to partner effectively with business and marketing leaders while getting into the details to deliver exceptional events for the life sciences industry and the Veeva team.
What You’ll Do
- Hire, manage, and mentor a team of internal events professionals, external freelancers, fostering a culture of collaboration and ensuring extreme attention to detail and superior quality. Emphasis on developing and retaining talent
- Lead the strategic planning and end-to-end execution of Veeva’s customer Summits and internal field kickoffs in Europe
- Cultivate relationships with and manage third-party vendors including contract negotiation
- Oversee budget management for events maximizing value and ensuring effective resourcing
- Source and evaluate venues for future programs
- Analyze events data to inform event strategies and improve the attendee journey for each audience and event
- Manage and maintain processes, run-of-shows, and playbooks to support a growing events program
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including marketing, sales, strategy, product, etc.
Leading the corporate events team and working with cross-functional teams, you will lead planning and logistical support for Veeva’s major customer conferences, our internal field kickoff events, and other special program support. Core responsibilities included but not limited to:
Requirements
- 7+ years’ experience owning the management planning and on-site execution of 1,500+ attendee B2B customer events in a convention center setting
- 3+ years’ experience managing an in-house events team, external agencies, and freelancers
- Proven experience managing large budgets with attention to detail
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Proven excellence participating in cross-team program management
- Experience collaborating to design space focused on the attendee journey
- Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Self-starter, proactive, and critical thinker
- Ability to travel 10-15%
Interviewing with Veeva
- Follow the application process and submit your resume.
- If moving to the interview stage, our process is as follows:
- A conversation with the hiring manager
- A personality assessment
- A practical case exercise
- A final conversation with our group's Senior Leader
- Once all interviews are complete, the manager will be in touch with a final decision.
Skills Required
- 7+ years' experience owning management, planning, and on-site execution of 1,500+ attendee B2B customer events in a convention center setting
- 3+ years' experience managing an in-house events team, external agencies, and freelancers
- Proven experience managing large budgets with attention to detail
- Experience cultivating relationships with and managing third-party vendors including contract negotiation
- Proven excellence participating in cross-team program management
- Experience collaborating to design space focused on the attendee journey
- Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Highly organized and detail-oriented
- Self-starter, proactive, and critical thinker
- Ability to travel 10-15%
Veeva Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Veeva and has not been reviewed or approved by Veeva.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and mental health coverage are provided alongside HSA/FSA options, with some locations adding fitness reimbursements or gym support. These offerings contribute to a comprehensive core healthcare package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Broad-based equity, RSUs/options, and an employee stock purchase plan are part of total rewards, with widespread participation noted across the company. In several roles, equity is considered a meaningful component that lifts total compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Support includes maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, childcare benefits, and family medical leave. These programs signal a family-friendly approach to time off and caregiving needs.
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What We Do
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves.
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