Events Specialist

About this role

Build and scale Databento’s events program, managing events from concept through execution across customer, industry, campus, and team audiences. The role also develops event strategy, budgets, and measurement processes to guide investment and improve results.

About the company

Databento delivers historical and real-time market data APIs so quant traders and fintechs can access exchange feeds with usage-based pricing.

What you'll do

• Plan and run hosted meetups, conference appearances, client dinners, campus events, and team off-sites.
• Manage the annual events calendar, budgets, vendors, travel, and logistics.
• Evaluate event opportunities and ROI, recommending where to invest time and budget.
• Coordinate with Sales, Growth, Marketing, and People on event goals and promotion.
• Create repeatable planning and post-event evaluation processes.
• Track attendance, leads, engagement, hiring outcomes, and cost per attendee.

What we're looking for

• 3+ years of event planning and execution experience.
• Ability to manage projects from concept through execution with minimal oversight.
• Experience handling multiple events, deadlines, budgets, and vendor negotiations.
• Strong project management, communication, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Data-driven approach to evaluating event performance and improving results.
• Comfort working in an ambiguous, fully remote environment.
• Willingness to travel regularly, including internationally, and occasionally on evenings or weekends.

Nice to have

• B2B, fintech, or trading industry event experience.
• University relations or campus recruiting experience.
• Experience building an events program from the ground up.
• Familiarity with Luma, HubSpot, Linear, or Figma.

Benefits

• Health, dental, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) matching.
• 100% remote work with pay in local currency.