Sr. Event Technology Operations Manager

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Event Technology Operations to build and lead the Event Technology Operations discipline across AMD’s global event portfolio. This role will own the operational strategy, capabilities, standards, service model, and delivery of event technology, ensuring technology enables scalable, reliable, and engaging event experiences.   This role will serve as the strategic and operational bridge between Global Event Marketing and AMD’s MarTech organization, translating event, audience, and business requirements into technology capabilities and operating models. The successful candidate will partner closely with the Event Technology Product Manager within MarTech, who owns the technical platforms and product roadmap, while leading the Event Technology Operations function responsible for implementation, readiness, adoption, and delivery across the portfolio.   THE PERSON You are a strategic technology and operations leader who enjoys solving complex challenges at the intersection of events, technology, and customer experience. You bring a strong blend of operational excellence, stakeholder management, technology expertise, and business acumen. You can translate evolving business needs into scalable solutions, influence cross-functional partners, and build high-performing teams that deliver reliable and innovative event experiences. You thrive in dynamic environments, remain calm under pressure, and are passionate about enabling exceptional experiences through technology.

Event Technology Operations Strategy: Define and own the Event Technology Operations strategy, operating model, standards, and service approach across AMD’s global event portfolio. Capability Strategy & Evolution: Establish the capabilities, processes, services, resource models, and vendor ecosystem required to support the evolving portfolio and identify opportunities to improve and scale the event technology experience.  MarTech Partnership: Serve as the senior Event Marketing partner to the Event Technology Product Manager and MarTech organization, translating portfolio, event, audience, and business requirements into technology needs and influencing the broader event technology roadmap.  Portfolio Technology Planning: Partner with portfolio and functional leaders to understand future event requirements, identify common technology needs, and establish portfolio-level priorities and approaches.  Strategic Program Leadership: Serve as the Event Technology Operations lead for AMD’s highest-priority and most complex event programs, including Advancing AI, owning the event technology approach, integrated requirements, readiness, and delivery while applying insights from these programs to evolve the broader Event Technology Operations capability. Technology Standards & Governance: Establish standards, processes, workflows, documentation, data requirements, readiness expectations, and governance for event technology implementation across the portfolio.  Resource & Service Planning: Define the resource, vendor, support, and service models required to deliver event technology effectively across programs, balancing centralized expertise, external support, and portfolio demand.  Technology Readiness & Risk: Establish portfolio-wide testing, readiness, escalation, contingency, and risk management frameworks to ensure reliable