About Kinaxis:

About Kinaxis

About the team:

About the team

About the role:

What you will do

• Develop event strategies aligned with marketing goals, including detailed proposals, budgets and timelines.
• Conduct market research to identify event opportunities and target audience needs.
• Oversee end-to-end event production, including venue selection, vendor management, and logistics.
• Coordinate event setup, teardown, and registration to ensure smooth execution and high engagement.
• Collaborate with the content and design teams to create compelling event marketing materials, including invitations, presentations, and signage.
• Plan and execute pre and post event marketing campaigns to drive participation and follow-up.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and service providers, managing relationships to maintain high quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, external partners, and clients during the event planning and execution phases.
• Analyze event performance and prepare reports with insights and recommendations for future improvement.
• Oversee event registration, attendee management, and communication to maximize participation and engagement.
• Proven experience in trade show planning and execution.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with sponsors, ensuring fulfillment of sponsorship commitments and collaborate across the marketing team to maximize brand exposure through sponsorship.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business or related events related.
• Minimum of 5 years’ progressive experience in event planning and management across a wide range of event formats, including tradeshows
• Skilled Project Manager with demonstrated experience managing large scale events.
• Demonstrated professional interpersonal skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi-task within a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, track projects and meet urgent deadlines.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively within all levels of the organization.
• Valid passport is required, ability to travel as required up to (20%)

Why join Kinaxis?:
Social Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.

• Flexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)
• Flexible work options
• Physical and mental well-being programs
• Regularly scheduled virtual fitness classes
• Mentorship programs and training and career development
• Recognition programs and referral rewards
• Hackathons

Kinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at recruitmentprograms@kinaxis.com. Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.