Join the Cisco KSA Marketing Team, where we are passionate about creating exceptional event experiences in the country. We manage sponsorships, plan in-house events, and collaborate with key stakeholders to drive brand visibility and customer engagement. As part of a fast-growing team at the forefront of innovation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how Cisco KSA engages with the community. This is an exciting time to join a team that values creativity, collaboration, and innovation.
Your Impact
In this role, you’ll be instrumental in driving KSA event strategy and execution, ensuring we create engaging experiences that amplify our brand and drive business outcomes.
What Success Looks Like:
● Plan and execute first party flagship events, including logistics, budgets, and vendor management.
● Manage third-party event sponsorships to optimize brand awareness and ROI.
● Collaborate with Field Marketing, Sales, and Product teams to align event strategies with company goals.
● Develop and track event KPIs to continuously improve attendee experiences and engagement.
● Build and manage calendar of events for KSA
Minimum Qualifications
● 5+ years of experience in event management, including planning, execution, and sponsorship coordination.
● Proven experience with third-party sponsorships and managing event logistics.
● Experience negotiating with vendors and managing event budgets effectively.
● Experience in Mega events in KSA like Leap and Black Hat.
· English and Arabic Speaker. Candidate must be based in KSA.
Preferred Qualifications
● Experience with tech events.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams.
● Ability to develop contingency plans and troubleshoot issues during events.
● Strong organizational and time management skills; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.