Senior Manager, Employee Experience & Events

About Engine
At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.

To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.

More than 20,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.

Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.

As the Senior Manager, Employee Experiences and Events, your role is to raise the bar on how Engine works together at scale. You’ll own our in-office experience for sales teams, lead the evolution of our remote-first in-person strategy, and build high-impact events that drive connection, alignment, and performance. This is a role with real ownership, real budget, and the opportunity to shape how a modern, distributed company comes together and help Engine lead the conversation on what great looks like.

Key Responsibilities

• Office Experience: Own the workplace experience for Engine’s sales offices in Tempe, Chicago, and Denver, with oversight of New York and future expansion. Manage office operations, experience standards, and facilities to support engagement, performance, and team connection.
• Team Leadership: Manage and develop a team of three Workplace Experience Managers. Set clear priorities, raise execution standards, and ensure a consistent experience across locations.
• Budget and Real Estate Planning: Own the office and facilities budget. Partner with leadership to inform Engine’s real estate and in-person strategy in 2026 and beyond, balancing experience, cost, and impact.
• In-Person Programs: Build and launch Engine’s offsite and in-person program for a remote-first workforce. Create repeatable playbooks that bring teams together one to three times per year and drive alignment, connection, and results.
• Company Events: Own planning and execution for company-wide and functional in-person moments, including annual org summits, Presidents Club, and quarterly in-person town halls. Support DRIs with logistics, venues, travel, and on-the-ground execution.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with People, leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure employee experience and events scale with the business and support company priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience-led operator: You’ve owned workplace experience, events, or employee experience programs at scale and know how to turn strategy into execution.
• Strong people leader: You’re comfortable managing and developing a small team and setting clear expectations and standards.
• Program builder: You enjoy building from scratch and creating repeatable systems, playbooks, and processes that scale.
• Logistics-minded and detail-oriented: You can manage budgets, vendors, timelines, and moving parts without losing sight of the bigger goal.
• Collaborative and trusted: You partner effectively with leaders and teams across the company and are known for good judgment and follow-through.

Nice to have: Experience supporting remote or distributed teams, and familiarity with travel, events, or hospitality-adjacent work.

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Applications for this role will be accepted through May 21st, 2026 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we may begin reviewing applications before the deadline.

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.