Senior Event Specialist – Executive Briefing Center (Hybrid)

Would you like to create high-impact executive experiences?

Would you like to join Marketing at Akamai?

Join our Events team at Akamai!

In this role, you will focus on designing and executing high-touch, in-person executive briefings at our Executive Briefing Center (EBC). You will play a critical role in shaping personalized, stratetic engagements that deepen relationships and accelerate business outcomes.

Partner with the best

As part of the Global Events team, you will collaborate closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Executive stakeholders to design and deliver tailored EBC programs for key customers and prospects. You will manage the end-to-end experience—from planning and content alignment to onsite execution—ensuring each briefing is impactful, seamless, and aligned to business objectives.

As a Senior Event Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and executing Executive Briefing Center (EBC) programs for strategic customers and prospects
• Partnering with Sales and account teams to understand business objectives and tailor briefing agendas
• Managing end-to-end logistics for executive briefings including scheduling, travel coordination, room setup, and onsite experience
• Collaborating with Product, Marketing, and Executive presenters to curate compelling, customer-specific content
• Delivering a white-glove, high-touch experience for senior-level attendees
• Ensuring brand consistency and excellence across all briefing experiences
• Managing briefing calendars, documentation, and internal systems
• Tracking program success, gathering feedback, and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 3 to 5 years of event marketing, executive briefings, or high-touch customer engagement programs in B2B technology
• Have strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Be experienced in working with senior stakeholders and executives
• Thrive in delivering highly personalized, premium experiences
• Be comfortable managing fast-paced, detail-oriented programs with evolving needs
• Have excellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams

• Be open to occasional travel to support briefing programs and team initiatives

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $76,100 - $136,900/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.