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Iridium is an award-winning and innovative satellite communications company with bragging rights to the only network that offers voice and data connectivity anywhere in the world.   For over 20 years, Iridium's unique network and services have supported critical communications needs for individuals, businesses, and the evolving Internet of Things.

At Iridium, we understand the importance of staying connected and the limitations of traditional communications networks. People across the globe, including first responders, humanitarians, global militaries, scientific researchers, and lone workers, as well as ships, aircraft and remote operations all rely on Iridium to stay connected. We take our responsibility for providing these essential communications very seriously and pride ourselves on offering a reliable lifeline when needed.  Likewise, Iridium is committed to providing an exciting and innovative workplace, where employees are challenged to think outside the box and collaborate on new, bold ideas and solutions.  Our talented teams are passionate about their work and the impact our company makes around the world.  Iridium fosters an empowering and inclusive culture that allows employees to genuinely be their best selves.   We are looking for others who want to join this truly unique company that celebrates our employees and provides the opportunity to truly make a difference in the world.

We're looking for an experienced and highly driven marketing events professional who can elevate how Iridium shows up on the global stage. As the Senior Marketing Events Lead, you will play a key role in shaping brand experiences that strengthen Iridium's market presence across critical industries and global audiences.

In this role, you'll lead the strategy and delivery of highimpact experiential programs spanning tradeshows, conferences, executive engagements, partner forums, and customer experiences. You'll thrive if you bring creativity, operational excellence, and a passion for delivering memorable moments that advance brand perception and drive business outcomes.

• Lead the strategy, development, and execution of global event and experiential marketing programs
• Create highimpact experiences that elevate brand visibility, audience engagement, and market influence
• Modernize Iridium's presence across tradeshows, conferences, executive events, partner engagements, and industry activations
• Build immersive and engaging brand experiences that strengthen perception and create meaningful audience interactions
• Identify new opportunities to amplify Iridium's presence across priority markets, verticals, and partner ecosystems
• Support executive visibility and thought leadership through strategic event participation and highvalue engagements
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure cohesive storytelling, integrated messaging, and aligned audience engagement
• Work with Demand Generation and Sales to incorporate events into pipeline-building and partnermarketing strategies
• Connect digital and physical experiences into integrated campaigns that drive measurable business outcomes
• Lead operations for global events, including vendor management, booth development, logistics, onsite execution, budget oversight, and postevent analysis
• Manage external agencies and production partners to ensure innovation, creativity, and highquality execution
• Define and track event success metrics, including engagement, pipeline influence, and ROI, to inform future strategies
• Analyze attendee insights and performance data to optimize experience design and investment decisions

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, Event Management, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant experience leading global events, experiential marketing, tradeshows, conferences, or strategic brand engagement programs within technology, telecommunications, aerospace, SaaS, satellite, or enterprise B2B organizations 
• Strong expertise in event strategy, experiential marketing, or brand experience roles
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects and deliver highimpact experiences in fastpaced environments
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey products, deliverables, analyses, and/or issues clearly and confidently, and recognize and adapt to different communication techniques
• Can easily build meaningful relationships with others, including senior leadership outside of your own department, and comfortable providing constructive feedback to your team members and management
• Be able to analyze a situation or problem, generate effective solutions, and see those solutions through to completion
• Must possess the creativity and resourcefulness needed to make reliable decisions and determine methods on new assignments
• Can thrive in a dynamic environment by handling multiple tasks and managing shifting priorities
• Be proactive in sharing knowledge you've learned with others

• Experience supporting executive engagements or Clevel programs
• Background in B2B technology, aerospace, satellite, or telecommunications industries
• Familiarity with integrated demand generation or campaigndriven marketing programs
• Knowledge of emerging experiential technologies and industry trends

• Be able to work in the office at least 3 or more days a week to foster collaboration with the team and stakeholders
• Collaborate effectively across multiple teams and time zones
• Be able to travel globally up to 30%

This position primarily works in an office setting and is largely sedentary with the majority of the position working with a computer. The role typically requires the use of basic office equipment such as a phone, video, computer, keyboard, mouse, and printer. 

We believe in-person connection drives innovation, strengthens mentorship, and builds culture, while flexibility enables employees to do their best work. Under Iridium's Hybrid Work Policy, employees are expected to work at least three days per week (approximately 60%) in an Iridium office to support collaboration, relationship-building, and professional growth.

Additional Information

This job description outlines the general nature and level of work for this role and is not a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities, or qualifications. Employees may be assigned additional responsibilities as needed.

Base Pay Range: $135,000 - $175,000 USD

Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors and this range represents an estimate of compensation at the time of posting. Base salary is only one part of our compensation package for this role. You may also be eligible for company stock and annual bonus. Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid time off and paid holidays; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.  

Iridium is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.