Field Event Manager (North America)

Plaud AI is hiring a Field Event Manager

Location: San Francisco, California

Role Overview:
We’re seeking a highly organized and creative Event Manager to plan and execute world-class brand activations, vertical trade shows, industry summits, and sponsorship-led events. You’ll bring Plaud’s brand to life across key cities, strengthen thought leadership, and support business goals through unforgettable experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Brand & Launch Events

• Lead planning and execution of Plaud AI’s owned global events (e.g. product showcases, brand summits).

• Collaborate with creative, PR, and product teams to ensure brand consistency and high-impact storytelling.

2. Vertical Trade Shows & Conferences

• Identify and manage Plaud’s presence at industry trade shows across verticals such as tech, healthcare, sales, legal, and enterprise productivity.

• Handle end-to-end execution, from booth design and staffing to lead capture and post-event engagement.

3. Executive Dinners & VIP Experiences

• Design and deliver high-touch C-level events, roundtables, and networking sessions across global hubs.

• Work with Sales, Partnerships, and Product Marketing to align objectives and attendee profiles.

4. Sponsorship Activations

• Evaluate, negotiate, and manage event sponsorships aligned with brand and business goals.

• Ensure Plaud’s visibility and voice through speaking slots, branding, and partner collaborations.

5. Logistics & Operations

• Manage event timelines, vendor relationships, budgets, contracts, and on-site execution.

• Ensure flawless event production and attendee experience, whether physical, hybrid, or virtual.

6. Reporting & Optimization

• Define KPIs, track performance (e.g. leads, impressions, feedback), and report ROI post-event.

• Continuously optimize event strategy based on performance data and stakeholder input.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in event management, brand activations, or experiential marketing—ideally in a tech, SaaS, or premium consumer brand.

• Proven success executing global events, trade shows, and executive-level summits.

• Strong project management, vendor negotiation, and multi-tasking skills.

• Experience with event platforms, CRM integration, and attendee analytics.

• Passion for technology, branding, and creating unforgettable experiences.

• Ability to travel as required (~30%).

About Plaud Inc.

Plaud Inc. is building the next generation of intelligence infrastructure and interface to capture, extract, and utilize intelligence from what you say, hear, and see. Our AI note-taking devices, Plaud Note and Plaud NotePin, and Plaud Intelligence platform are designed to help professionals boost efficiency and save hundreds of hours each year.

We are growing our consumer-loved note-taking platform and assembling a high-impact team of builders, marketers, and customer champions who thrive on shaping the future of AI-powered productivity to unlock product-led growth (PLG) at scale.

Why join us:

• Founding Team: Opportunity to be part of the founding team of Plaud for Business and drive impact at a startup rocketship. Join a skyrocketing team where your career reaches new heights.

• Proven Product-Market Fit: Bootstrapped, profitable, and experiencing explosive growth. Positioned uniquely to lead the future of work and productivity by leveraging innovative AI-driven devices and software.

• New Initiatives: Expanding into industry-specific solutions and pivoting from consumer-facing products to enterprise-oriented services.

• Competitive Salary and Equity Package: Employee-friendly equity for full-time employees.

• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO and parental leave policy.

• Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan for US employees with company matching.

• Equal Opportunity: Plaud Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• Company Offsite: Annual offsite to bring our team together and celebrate our achievements.

• Compensation: We make individualized offers within market bands based on experience, skills, and internal equity. We rely on reputable benchmarks (Carta Total Compensation and Pave). If you would like the applicable pay scale, we will provide that pay scale upon request - Please speak directly with your recruiter.