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Events & Partnerships Manager

Kaizen Labs is redefining government technology. We believe residents and government staff across America’s 85,000 government agencies deserve access to modern, trusted interfaces that provide critical services like parks & recreation, permitting, public works, and more.

Whether it’s powering a tennis court reservation or the organization of a public rally, our platforms are democratizing access to public services for millions of residents across the country.

Kaizen Labs is rapidly growing across the country, changing the fabric of the communities we live in, and having fun while doing it! Founded in 2022 and based out of New York City, Kaizen Labs is backed by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.

Kaizen Labs is looking for an experienced Events and Partnerships Manager to join our team in New York City. This role requires a proactive and dedicated individual working closely with our business operations team to execute events and conferences across local, county, and state associations and agencies. The Events and Partnerships Manager will be responsible for ensuring seamless conference and events logistics and building trusted relationships with partners.

Location & Travel

This is a hybrid role based out of our New York City HQ. The candidate must reside in New York or be able to commute to New York City to work out of our office 3x a week (T/W/Th).
Travel for events is anticipated to be a 10-20% commitment. The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel as necessary to meet with partners and attend events.

Role

Event Planning & Logistics: Lead end-to-end event planning for large-scale conferences, events, and webinars, managing multiple events per week with a focus on seamless execution - roughly 100 events per year. You will also have the opportunity to brainstorm, coordinate, and budget for self-generated events, conferences, and webinars.
Partnership / Sponsorship Management: Secure and maintain parks and recreation association partnerships and event sponsorships. You will conduct thoughtful outreach to external stakeholders, effectively communicate Kaizen’s value proposition, serve as a day-to-day point of contact to drive sponsorship execution, and build/maintain trusted relationships.
Teamwork & Collaboration: Work closely with the business operations team to identify high-priority sponsorship opportunities across local, county, and state associations/agencies for tradeshows, sponsorships, events, and webinars.
Budgeting & Sponsorship: Oversee event budgets and vendor negotiations. Secure sponsorships, ensuring cost-efficiency and high ROI.
Problem-Solving: Manage unexpected event challenges with quick, effective solutions to ensure the seamless delivery of events. This role will include a large number of competing priorities and overlapping projects/events.
Organization & Attention to Detail: Maintain organization to ensure smooth and efficient event execution. Regularly update and maintain our sales CRM.

You

You thrive in entrepreneurial environments where you have the opportunity to innovate and shape processes
You possess high attention to detail and excellent organizational and communication skills.
You’re scrappy and self-directed, but always open to feedback and collaboration
You enjoy a role that involves regular client communications, relationship development, and strategy execution
You are mission-driven and understand our role in improving the lives of residents across the country
You want to be surrounded by high EQ, low ego individuals

Skills & Requirements

Successful track record in prior Events and Partnerships, Logistics, Field Marketing roles or similar
2-4+ years of experience, preferably in a B2G / B2C technology and SaaS startups
Proficiency with tools like Salesforce, Hubspot, swag management, and calendar management software