Sr. Industry Event Manager
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
About this role
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THE ROLE
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Industry & Partner Events Manager to lead AMD's participation across our most complex and strategically significant industry and partner-hosted events. This role will own the strategy, investment, integrated planning, and end-to-end delivery of assigned industry events and partner third-party events, bringing together enterprise, Business Unit, regional, customer, developer, partner marketing, and communications priorities into a cohesive AMD presence. The successful candidate will operate with significant autonomy, serve as a senior advisor to business, marketing, and partner marketing stakeholders, and help shape AMD's approach to priority industry and partner platforms. This is a senior individual contributor role for an experienced event leader who can navigate significant investment, complex stakeholder environments, multi-company partnerships, and high-profile industry moments while leading large cross-functional teams through influence. THE PERSON You are a strategic event marketing professional with a strong track record of leading high-profile industry and partner events that drive business impact. You excel at balancing business objectives, partner priorities, audience needs, and event investments to create compelling experiences. You thrive in complex, highly matrixed environments and are skilled at influencing stakeholders, building partnerships, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver results. You bring a combination of strategic thinking, operational excellence, financial acumen, and strong relationship management skills that enables you to navigate large-scale programs with confidence and autonomy.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Event Ownership: Own the strategy, investment, integrated planning, and end-to-end delivery of AMD's most complex and strategically significant assigned industry events and partner-hosted events, including flagship conferences run by OEM, cloud, ISV, and ecosystem partners. Event Strategy: Establish clear objectives, priority audiences, participation strategies, scope, investment, and measures of success aligned to AMD's broader Industry Events portfolio strategy and joint partner go-to-market priorities. Participation & Investment Strategy: Determine the appropriate mix of sponsorship, exhibits, speaking opportunities, customer engagement and executive engagement, partner activations, co-funded programs, demos, meetings, hospitality, and other investments based on business priorities and audience opportunity. Partner Marketing Alignment: Partner closely with Partner Marketing, Channel, and Business Unit partner teams to align event participation with joint business plans, partner priorities, and co-marketing commitments. Joint Content & Executive Presence: Coordinate joint keynote appearances, co-presented sessions, shared demos, and executive engagement with partner event and marketing teams, balancing AMD visibility with partner brand, messaging, and approval requirements. Scalable Partner Programs: Design and manage centrally owned frameworks for partner roadshows and recurring partner event series, including playbooks, templates, activation kits, approved content. messaging and demo packages, budget models, and measurement standards; define roles, approval paths, and service levels with regions and partners, and enable local teams to execute