Corporate Events Manager, Expo
About the role
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.
About the Team
We build impactful experiences that drive awareness of Stripe, educate users and prospects on Stripe solutions, foster community, and deliver high quality leads to our sales team.
What You'll Do
This role is responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of physical experiences across Stripe Sessions and Stripe Tour with a focus on the expo and campus-wide activations. You will concept and deliver physical experiences that showcase Stripe's products and customer stories, while managing logistics, timelines, and coordination across internal teams.
Responsibilities
Strategy and Concept Development
- Drive the experiential strategy across the full event campus by identifying creative opportunities to shape the attendee journey as a whole, including the expo, lobby spaces, foyers, and other venue areas
- Oversee all aspects of expo experiential design and campus-wide activations, ensuring cohesive, immersive experiences that reflect Stripe's goals and highlight products and customer stories
- Concept and lead physical experiences that bring Stripe products and customer stories to life, including audience pavilions, product showcases, and themed activations
- Propose and develop new spaces for targeted attendee segments, industries, verticals, or customer story activations
- Partner with marketing, product, comms, and creative teams to understand business priorities and identify stories that should be reflected in the environment
- Align with creative and brand teams to ensure activations meet Stripe's design standards and quality bar
Planning and Execution
- Design and manage the placement of all expo elements to optimize attendee flow, visibility, and engagement, including sponsor booths, Stripe demos, theaters, food and beverage, and experiential activations
- Lead internal coordination and stakeholder management across teams