Docker

Overview

As a Senior Event Operations Manager, you will own the operational execution of that portfolio. Working closely with Docker's Director of Events, you coordinate planning timelines, manage vendors and logistics, own budgets and the event tech stack, and build the repeatable playbooks that keep programs running smoothly and consistently across the year.

About Docker

Docker has been one of the most loved brands in developer tooling, trusted by more than 20 million monthly users and over 20 billion container image pulls. From solo founders to the world's largest companies, developers rely on Docker to build, share, and run their applications across our suite of products including Docker Desktop, Docker Hub, and

Requirements & Eligibility

• 6+ years in full-time, professional event management, event operations, and/or experiential program management.
• Strong project management skills, with a track record coordinating complex programs across multiple stakeholders and concurrent events without losing attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to travel 35% of the time across North America, with potential for international travel
• Hands-on vendor, agency, and production-partner management, including contracts, budgets, and performance.
• Comfortable using AI to scale repeatable processes without sacrificing quality.
• Demonstrated professional experience with event and marketing tech (registration platforms, lead retrieval, mobile apps) and how event data flows into Salesforce and Marketo and lead management workflows.
• Experience building operational frameworks or playbooks that let event programs scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own operational execution across the event portfolio - major conferences, developer roadshows, digital events, and community activations - managing timelines, project plans, and execution milestones across multiple concurrent events, and keeping them
• Maintain a master event calendar that coordinates timing, resourcing, and dependencies across programs.
• Manage event registration, attendee experience, and lead capture and badging across the portfolio.
• Build scalable event operations: repeatable planning templates, run-of-show frameworks, and operational playbooks, continuously simplifying and improving execution over time.
• Own the event technology stack (registration, mobile apps, lead retrieval) and ensure data flows cleanly into marketing and sales systems.
• Manage vendors and logistics: agencies, venues, production vendors, and internal teams, including contract execution, budget tracking, shipping, production schedules, and onsite readiness.
• Own end-to-end event budgets, including purchase orders, invoicing, and post-event reconciliation.
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Product Marketing, Developer Relations, Field Marketing, and Sales, translating program goals into clear operational plans.