Director Global Events - Program Management

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About Kaseya

Kaseya is the leading provider of AI-powered IT management and cybersecurity software, serving Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and internal IT organizations worldwide. Our comprehensive platform helps organizations efficiently manage, secure, and automate their IT environments, driving operational efficiency and long-term business success.

Backed by Insight Partners , a leading global software investor, Kaseya has experienced sustained double-digit growth and continues to expand its global footprint. Today, Kaseya supports customers in more than 20 countries and manages over 15 million endpoints worldwide.

Founded in 2000, Kaseya was built by builders - and we're still building. We look for people who create rather than wait, who see a hard problem and lean in, and who treat challenges as raw material. At Kaseya, everyone plays a role in shaping the future of IT: whether you're in engineering, product, sales, marketing, customer support, or operations, your work helps protect, defend, and optimize IT environments across the globe.

We're building teams that grow, perform, and make an impact. If you're driven by the itch to make things better - a product, a process, a career - you'll fit right in.

At Kaseya, we don't just raise the bar. We build it.

The Director of Program Management, Global Events will lead the program management function within Kaseya's Global Events organization. This role owns how Kaseya's global event portfolio is planned, governed, resourced, and measured, turning strategy into an integrated, predictable, and scalable operating model across every region and event type.

Reporting directly to the Vice President of Global Events, this leader will oversee the end-to-end program management of Kaseya's flagship conferences, regional events, executive experiences, customer and partner programs, sales kickoffs. The role leads a team of event program managers, sets the standards and tools they use, and connects Events with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Product, Finance, and Leadership, ensuring every program is delivered on time, on budget, and with measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Strategy & Planning

• Partner with the VP of Global Events to translate the global event strategy into an integrated annual and multi-year portfolio plan.
• Own the global events calendar, balancing business priorities, regional needs, budget, and team capacity.
• Lead event intake, business case review, and prioritization, ensuring every investment is tied to clear objectives such as pipeline, customer retention, and brand.
• Run portfolio planning and business reviews with senior stakeholders, recommending where to invest, scale, consolidate, or retire programs.

Program Governance & Operating Model

• Build and lead the Events Program Management team, defining the frameworks, phase gates, and decision rights used to deliver every event.
• Create standardized playbooks, templates, timelines,

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torship, succession planning, and professional development.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in event program management, event operations, or a related program management role, including 5+ years leading teams.
• 10+ Proven success managing a global portfolio of large-scale conferences, customer and partner events, executive programs, sales kickoffs, and trade shows across multiple regions.
• 10+ Demonstrated experience building or leading a PMO, or establishing program governance, standardized processes, and scalable operating models.
• 5+ Experience owning multimillion-dollar budgets, multi-currency forecasting, contract negotiations, and vendor partnerships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Event Management, or a related field.
• Experience within technology, cybersecurity, IT services, or high-growth organizations.
• Advanced proficiency with project and portfolio management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Asana, Monday.com, Jira), event management platforms (e.g., Cvent), and CRM and marketing automation systems (e.g., Salesforce, Marketo, HubSpot).
• Strong knowledge of international event logistics, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Exceptional program management skills, including planning, prioritization, dependency management, and risk mitigation across concurrent programs.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, often without direct authority.
• Experience leading distributed teams in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

Additional information
Kaseya provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, age, ancestry, gender, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.