Director, Field & Event Marketing

Own DigitalOcean's global event strategy across first-party, third-party, and field programs, ranging from the flagship DigitalOcean Deploy conference to founder dinners and AI industry conferences. Lead presence at priority third-party events to drive brand awareness, technical credibility, and pipeline. Build a differentiated event strategy balancing proven formats with new ideas, experimental activations, and guerrilla marketing tactics to engage AI builders. Partner with Sales, Product Marketing, Product, and Growth to align investments with target accounts and business goals. Design unique attendee experiences combining strong programming, technical depth, and smooth execution. Build and scale the event operating model, including planning processes, timelines, budget management, and KPIs. Identify speaking opportunities for leaders to establish credibility in production-grade AI inference. Own end-to-end event execution, including registration, livestreaming, on-site management, and follow-up reporting. Hire and lead a high-performing event marketing team.