Director, Global Events

This role is responsible for delivering premium brand experiences across CORSAIR's full brand family , CORSAIR, SCUF, Elgato, and Fanatec , spanning gaming, streaming, creator, sim racing, and enthusiast PC audiences.

The ideal candidate is a proven people leader with experience building and managing a distributed team, deeply passionate about gaming culture and experiential marketing, and able to set global strategy while staying hands-on with complex programs from concept through execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, lead, and develop the lean Global Events team (fewer than 5 globally), including the EMEA Events Manager and US-based team members, setting priorities, workflows, and standards across regions, and extend team capacity by partnering closely with regional marketing teams on event execution.
• Own end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution for events in North America and APAC (e.g., CES, COMPUTEX), partnering with the EMEA Events Manager to align regional execution to a single global calendar and standard, and with business unit leadership teams across CORSAIR, SCUF, Elgato, and Fanatec to ensure programs align to each BU's priorities.
• Own the ~$1.5M global events budget across all business units (CORSAIR, SCUF, Elgato, Fanatec), and manage timelines, vendor relationships, logistics, production schedules, and operational workflows.
• Develop immersive event experiences and oversee booth builds, experiential activations, demo environments, signage, staffing, training, and event deliverables.
• Ensure consistent global brand presentation and event standards across all regions and business units, including EMEA-led programs.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders across all business units on global event strategy, prioritizing experiences that align with campaign objectives and business priorities.
• Manage international shipping, event inventory, product samples, and on-site logistics.
• Track KPIs including attendance, engagement, lead generation, media coverage, creator reach, and partner activation success, and report team and program performance to senior leadership.
• Produce post-event recaps, insights, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Analyze event effectiveness and operational efficiencies to improve future programs.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 8+ years of experience in event marketing, experiential marketing, trade show management, or global event operations, including 3+ years directly managing people.
• Experience managing large-scale international events and leading a distributed, multi-region team.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, sales, product, and external partners.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required, including periodic travel to support the EMEA team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in gaming, consumer electronics, PC hardware, creator technology, sim racing, or esports industries, ideally across a multi-brand portfolio.
• Familiarity with gaming culture, streaming ecosystems, creator communities, and enthusiast audiences.
• Experience with experiential marketing and booth production.
• Knowledge of event technology, AV production, livestreaming, or demo operations.
• Experience managing agencies and large production vendors.

The starting base pay for this position is $175,000,$190,000 USD.