Events Manager, Developers at Arize AI

<div class="content-intro"><h3>About Arize</h3> <p>AI is rapidly transforming the world. As generative AI reshapes industries, teams need powerful ways to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize their AI systems. That’s where we come in. <strong data-stringify-type="bold">Arize AI is the leading AI &amp; Agent Engineering observability and evaluation platform</strong>, empowering AI engineers to ship high-performing, reliable agents and applications. From first prototype to production scale, Arize AX unifies build, test, and run in a single workspace—so teams can ship faster with confidence.</p> <p>We’re a <strong data-stringify-type="bold">Series C</strong>&nbsp;company backed by top-tier investors,<strong data-stringify-type="bold">&nbsp;</strong>with<strong data-stringify-type="bold">&nbsp;over $135M in funding</strong>&nbsp;and a rapidly growing customer base of&nbsp;<strong data-stringify-type="bold">150+ leading enterprises and Fortune 500 companies.&nbsp;</strong>Customers like&nbsp;<a class="c-link" href="http://booking.com/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="http://Booking.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">Booking.com</a>, Uber, Siemens, and PepsiCo leverage Arize to deliver AI that works.</p></div><p>At Arize AI, we’re building the category-defining platform for AI observability, evaluation, and reliability. Our mission is to help teams build AI systems that actually work in the real world.</p> <p>As AI adoption explodes, the community of builders—ML engineers, AI engineers, researchers, and developers—needs spaces to learn, connect, and collaborate.</p> <p>That’s where you come in.</p> <p>We’re looking for an Events Manager to own and scale the Arize event experience—from flagship conferences like Observe to high-impact community and brand experiences across the Bay Area and beyond.</p> <p>This role is perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of operations, creativity, and community building.</p> <h1><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></h1> <h3><strong>Lead Arize’s Event Strategy</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Plan and execute Arize’s flagship events, including <strong>Observe</strong>, our AI engineering conference.<br><br></li> <li>Own the full lifecycle of corporate and branded events—from concept to execution to post-event analysis.<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Build Memorable Brand Experiences</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design and run brand experience events across the Bay Area.<br><br></li> <li>Create experiences that resonate with AI engineers, developers, and technical leaders.<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Execute High-Impact Events</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Manage event logistics including venue selection, vendors, budgets, timelines, and operations.<br><br></li> <li>Partner closely with marketing, developer relations, product, and leadership teams.<br><br></li> <li>Ensure events are executed seamlessly and at a high bar of quality.<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Grow the AI Community</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Help build the Arize community through meetups, developer events, and workshops.<br><br></li> <li>Develop programming that engages AI builders<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>Measure and Improve</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Track event performance and outcomes.<br><br></li> <li>Use data and feedback to continuously improve the Arize event experience.<br><br></li> </ul> <h1><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></h1> <ul> <li>7+ years of experience in event management, experiential marketing, or community events.<br><br></li> <li>Proven experience planning corporate, conference, or large-scale events.<br><br></li> <li>Experience building events for developers, AI audiences, or technical communities.<br><br></li> <li>Exceptional organizational and project management skills.<br><br></li> <li>A world-class communicator who can collaborate across teams and stakeholders.<br><br></li> <li>A creative and out-of-the-box thinker who can design memorable brand experiences.<br><br></li> <li>Ability to manage multiple events and timelines simultaneously.<br><br></li> <li>Based in the San Francisco Bay Area.<br><br></li> </ul> <h1><strong>Bonus Points</strong></h1> <ul> <li>Experience running developer conferences or meetups.<br><br></li> <li>Background in AI, ML, data, or developer ecosystems.<br><br></li> <li>Experience managing sponsors, speakers, and technical programming.<br><br></li> <li>Startup or high-growth company experience.<br><br></li> </ul> <h1><strong>Why Arize</strong></h1> <ul> <li>Work at the center of the AI engineering ecosystem.<br><br></li> <li>Help shape events that bring together the best AI builders in the world.<br><br></li> <li>Build experiences that define the AI observability category.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Salary Range $160,000-$190,000 plus a generous equity package depending on experience</p><div class="content-conclusion"><h3>More About Arize</h3> <p>Arize’s mission is to make the world’s AI work—and work for people.<br>Our founders came together through a shared frustration: while investments in AI are growing rapidly across every industry, organizations face a critical challenge—understanding whether AI is performing and how to improve it at scale.</p> <p>Learn more about what we're doing here:</p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/arize-ai-hopes-it-has-first-mover-advantage-in-ai-observability/">https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/arize-ai-hopes-it-has-first-mover-advantage-in-ai-observability/</a></p> <p><a href="https://arize.com/blog/arize-ai-raises-70m-series-c-to-build-the-gold-standard-for-ai-evaluation-observability/">https://arize.com/blog/arize-ai-raises-70m-series-c-to-build-the-gold-standard-for-ai-evaluation-observability/</a></p> <p><strong>Diversity &amp; Inclusion @ Arize</strong></p> <p>Our company's mission is to make AI work and make AI work for the people, we hope to make an impact in bias industry-wide and that's a big motivator for people who work here. We actively hope that individuals contribute to a good culture</p> <ul> <li>Regularly have chats with industry experts, researchers, and ethicists across the ecosystem to advance the use of responsible AI</li> <li>Culturally conscious events such as LGBTQ trivia during pride month</li> <li>We have an active Lady Arizers subgroup</li> </ul></div>