Event Manager

Job description
Cloudbeds is the leading platform redefining the concept of PMS for the hospitality industry, serving tens of thousands of properties in more than 150 countries worldwide. Built from the ground up to be masterfully unified and scalable, the award-winning Cloudbeds Platform brings together built-in and integrated solutions that modernize hotel operations, distribution, guest experience, and data & analytics.


Behind the Cloudbeds platform is a growing team of 700+ employees distributed across 40+ countries speaking 30+ languages. We are engineers and designers, hotel managers and travel agents, and experts on everything from big data to e-commerce to compliance. The Cloudbeds team comprises the brightest minds in technology and hospitality working to solve the industry's biggest challenges.


From the beginning, we've believed that our people are our greatest asset, so we founded the company as #RemoteFirst, #RemoteAlways with shared core values and tenets that allow our team to thrive. This means we:



Embrace Remote First, Remote Always culture

Hire the best people around the world;

Prioritize our customers and results over titles

Foster an inclusive culture that celebrates bold thinking and diverse perspectives;

Offer open vacation time, flexible paid holidays, and company-wide mental health days;

Provide access to professional development, including manager training, upskilling and knowledge transfer

The Event Manager will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing high-impact events, trade shows, and conferences with consideration for event requirements, target audience, and objectives. The Event Manager will lead these efforts and ensure gatherings are effective, cost-efficient, and most importantly, memorable.


Location: EU (Spain, Portugal, UK )


Essential Functions:



Conceptualize, plan, and execute events, conferences, and tradeshows from start to finish according to requirements, target audience, and objectives

Create innovative event concepts to enhance the ROI of events

Prepare Budgets, obtain approvals, and ensure adherence

Track and report back the ROI of all events

Ensure a strong end-to-end lead process is in place and adhered to for various events

Source and negotiate with vendors and suppliers

Execute promotional activities around the event including Social Media and contribute to the creation of event-related content

Manage event inventory including swag, booth displays, and marketing collateral for global events. Coordinate shipping of event materials for all events globally

Coordinate travel and lodging for participants as needed

Actively arrange Cloudbeds speaking engagements and sponsorship opportunities related to industry events and industry associations

Research new opportunities and competitors' engagement concerning conferences, exhibits, associations, and events and make recommendations to improve Cloudbeds' engagement.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities:



Strong Communication and Marketing skills

Excellent Project Management track record

Strong Leadership skills

Highly Organized & Multi-tasker and keen to keep learning new technologies

A customer-service mindset. You care about creating meaningful experiences for stakeholders

A positive and outgoing attitude

Clear verbal and written communication skills

A drive for results, clearly focused on strategy execution

Being a collaborative team player

Business-level Spanish and English fluency required

Ability to successfully exhibit Cloudbeds’ core values (Grit, Kaizen, Discovery, Stronger together, Welcoming, Presence, Mop bucket attitude, Positive intent)