VP, Global Events

Location:

Dublin 2 – Ireland

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Engineering Jobs

Advertiser:

Bentley Systems

Job ID:

132548203

Posted On: 

16 December 2025

Location: Dublin / Hybrid

Overview

Bentley Systems is seeking a Vice President, Global Events to architect, operationalize, and scale a world-class events organization for a global infrastructure engineering-software leader. Bentley software is used by civil engineers to support the design, build, operate and maintain lifecycle of the world’s critical infrastructure. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for transforming our events function into a unified, global center of excellence.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with experience leading event teams in best-in-class B2B software. They should be able to showcase success building global, scaled event portfolios that drive brand elevation, thought leadership, customer engagement, and pipeline generation.

They will lead a global team, modernize operations, bring rigor to planning and budgeting, and elevate the strategic impact of events across the entire company.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Vision

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-Build and lead a multi-year global event strategy that aligns with Bentley’s corporate priorities, go-to-market motions, and revenue targets.
-Transform decentralized events activities into a unified global function with consistent standards, measurement, and operating models.
-Serve as Bentley’s senior expert on event portfolio strategy—hosted, owned, third-party, partner, and virtual events.
-Responsible for
Portfolio Ownership

You will own end-to-end strategy, planning, operations, and execution for:

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-Flagship Hosted Events: Annual Going Digital Awards, regional field event series, executive programs, and an expanded Bentley user conference (2027).
-Third-Party Events: Tiered global event portfolio across industries, regions, and strategic product areas.
-Virtual Events & Digital Experiences: Webinars, digital summits, product-launch events, on-demand libraries, and hybrid extensions of major shows.
Operational Excellence

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-Build a world-class operating model that covers annual planning, quarterly prioritization, vendor management, and a unified production framework.
-Implement scalable systems, processes, and dashboards across planning, design, budgeting, creative, production, measurement, and field enablement.
-Introduce standardized processes across booth design, modular architecture, logistics, content workflows, and attendee experiences.
-Own and manage a global events budget of $10–15M, ensuring optimal allocation of resources to maximize ROI and brand impact.
-Demonstrate fiscal responsibility and accountability, balancing innovation with cost efficiency to deliver world class experiences within financial parameters.
-Establish and monitor financial controls, forecasting, and reporting processes to maintain transparency and alignment with corporate objectives.
-Negotiate vendor contracts and partnerships strategically, driving value while safeguarding profitability.
Cross-Functional Leadership

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-Partner deeply with Product Marketing, Brand, Field, Sales Engineering, and Executive Leadership to ensure the events program supports product narratives, customer success storytelling, industry thought leadership, and pipeline goals.
-Act as a trusted advisor to C-level leaders on event strategy, ROI, customer engagement, and executive communications.
Team Building & Talent Development

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-Build, mentor, and scale a global events team (20-30 team members) across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
-Develop capabilities in strategic planning, program management, creative, production, field coordination, digital event operations, and analytics.
-Foster a culture of excellence, clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Measurement & Impact

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-Establish clear KPIs for each event type—brand metrics, pipeline metrics, attendance, engagement, customer satisfaction, and cost-per-outcome.
-Build a global event analytics capability to measure impact, optimize investments, and continuously refine the portfolio.
-Partner with Marketing Ops and Sales Ops on attribution, lead capture, follow-up orchestration, and ROI reporting.
 

Qualifications

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-12+ years of experience in event strategy, corporate events, or experiential marketing, with at least 5+ years leading a global or large multi-regional team.
-Proven experience in large-scale B2B SaaS or enterprise software environments (Databricks, Salesforce, Cisco, Adobe, Oracle, Qualtrics, or similar).
-Demonstrated experience transforming event organizations through building process, systems, teams, and multi-year strategies at scale.
-Confidence and expertise planning and operational rigor: budgeting, vendor management, multi-program orchestration, and measurement.
-Experience leading multiple event formats: large conferences (5,000+ attendees), executive programs, global roadshows, top-tier trade shows, virtual summits, partner events.
-Strong executive presence and communication skills; comfortable advising C-suite and influencing cross-functional leaders.
-Experience implementing a multi-tier global event portfolio and modular booth architectures is a plus.
-High learning agility, collaborative leadership style, and a builder mindset.
What Success Looks Like

In the first 12–18 months, the VP of Events will:

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-Deliver a unified global events strategy with clear tiers, purpose, and investment levels.
-Improve pipeline contribution from third-party events through sharper targeting and follow-up rigor.
-Create scalable operations with consistent forecasting, workflows, vendor strategy, and a flexible booth architecture.
-Integrate virtual experiences into a consistent digital engagement model.
-Build a cohesive, high-performing global events organization that is energized, aligned, and executing with excellence.
Competencies (What “Great” Looks Like)

1. Strategic Thinking

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-Designs multi-year, multi-tier event portfolio
-Connects events to corporate strategy, GTM, product launches, and pipeline needs
-Prioritizes ruthlessly
2. Operational Excellence

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-World-class planner
-Implements scalable processes
-Deep experience with logistics, creative, production, budgeting
3. Leadership & Team Building

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-Builds global teams
-Raises the bar for talent
-Coaches, develops, and creates followership
-Strong culture carrier
4. Executive Presence & Influence

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-Confident with C-suite
-Synthesizes complex data into clear narratives
-Navigates cross-functional alignment
5. Financial Acumen

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-Owns large global budgets
-ROI-focused
-Strong understanding of pipeline, measurement, and attribution
6. Bias for Clarity and Action

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-Brings order to ambiguity
-Moves quickly without sacrificing quality
-Drives accountability across teams
 

Cultural Match for Bentley

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-Thrives in transformation
-Systems thinker
-Highly collaborative across product, brand, campaigns, field, and sales
-Calm operator under pressure
 

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