Events Manager

About Index Exchange:

Index Exchange is a global advertising supply-side platform enabling media owners to maximize the value of their content on any screen. As a trusted partner and ally, we connect leading experience makers with the world’s largest brands to ensure a quality experience for consumers.

We’re a proud industry pioneer with over 20 years of experience accelerating the ad technology evolution. With our radically transparent business practices and dedication to total market efficiency, we’re committed to upholding the integrity of the programmatic ecosystem at large.

What’s it like to work at Index?

Index is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. You'll be able to feed your ambition, lean into trust and transparency, and feel genuine support from your colleagues. We’re built on our core values and live them each day. They're‌ not just buzzwords.

We pride ourselves on our independence and openness, not only in our technology, but in our teams, too. Our diverse and inclusive culture celebrates how we can leverage our unique differences to help drive Index forward.

We have more than 550 Indexers around the globe dedicated to building a safe and transparent marketplace that provides a trusted experience for consumers, and we’re looking for talented professionals to help take us to the next level.

Are you ready to join the programmatic evolution?

Are you passionate about creating impactful experiences and delivering well-executed events? As the Events Manager at Index Exchange, you’ll oversee the planning and execution of various events, ensuring they align with company goals and provide meaningful engagement opportunities. Your meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to manage budgets will be key to delivering high-quality experiences. This role reports to the Head of International Marketing and works closely with the broader marketing team and stakeholders across the company. 

In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute an annual event calendar and strategy.  
• Manage event planning and execution, including logistics, vendor coordination, and attendee experience.  
• Ensure events align with company objectives and contribute to brand awareness and customer engagement.  
• Oversee budgets, making strategic decisions to maximize impact while maintaining financial responsibility.  
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure events are seamlessly integrated into broader marketing and commercial strategies.  
• Evaluate and optimize event performance through post-event analysis and feedback. 
• Stay current on industry trends and bring innovative ideas to event planning.  
• Ensure that inclusivity and sustainability remain central in event planning and execution. 

Requirements: 

• 5+ years of experience in event marketing, preferably within the tech/digital advertising industry.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.  
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.  
• Experience managing budgets and making data-driven decisions.  
• A customer-centric mindset with a passion for delivering high-quality experiences.  
• Proven ability to manage events from conception to completion.  
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across teams and with external partners.  
• Self-starter with a solution-oriented mindset who thrives in a fast-paced environment. 
• Strategic thinker with analytical skills to measure and improve event effectiveness.
• If you’re ready to take the lead and contribute to creating impactful events, this is the role for you.  

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents  
• Paid time off, health days, and personal obligation days plus flexible work schedules  
• Competitive retirement matching plans  
• Equity packages  
• Generous parental leave available to birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive parents  
• Annual well-being allowance plus fitness discounts and group wellness activities    
• Commuter benefits and discounts, where available  
• Employee assistance program  
• Mental health first aid program that provides an in-the-moment point of contact and reassurance  
• One day of volunteer time off per year and a donation-matching program  
• Bi-weekly town halls and regular community-led team events  
• Multiple resources and programming to support continuous learning
• A workplace that supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment – learn more here 

Equal employment opportunity

At Index Exchange, we believe that successful products are built by teams just as diverse as the audience who uses them. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunities. We celebrate diversity of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Additionally, we realize that diversity is deeper than any status or classification—diversity is the human experience. For those who show grit, passion, and humility—Index will welcome you.

Accessibility for applicants with disabilities

Index Exchange welcomes and encourages individuals with disabilities to apply to work with us. 

If you require an accommodation, please share the details of your request and any information how we can assist you with the hiring recruiter when they contact you. Index Exchange will make reasonable efforts to ensure accommodation requests are met throughout the recruitment process.

Index Everywhere, Index Anywhere

Our corporate headquarters are in Toronto, with major offices in New York, Montreal, Kitchener, London, San Francisco, and many other global cities. As a major global advertising exchange, we are committed to operating as a tightly knit global team and embracing and empowering talent wherever our colleagues may be.

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