EMEA Events Lead Specialist

Department: Marketing Location: EMEA-United Kingdom Description As our EMEA Events Lead Specialist, you will own the strategy, planning, and flawless execution of our events portfolio across the EMEA region. You’ll design and deliver high‑impact conferences, trade shows, customer events, and experiential campaigns that build our brand, generate pipeline, and deepen relationships with key audiences. Partnering closely with regional marketing, sales, and product teams, you’ll translate commercial objectives into compelling event experiences, manage agencies and vendors, and ensure every event is delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standard. This is a hands‑on role for someone who combines strategic thinking with operational excellence, is comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously, and thrives in a fast‑paced, international environment. Key Responsibilities Lead the planning and strategic delivery of market-focused events, including congresses, strategic events and clinical education activities, taking ownership of assigned event programmes and ensuring successful execution from planning through post-event evaluation. Act as the primary event lead and trusted partner for assigned markets, ensuring event plans align with business priorities, stakeholder needs and agreed objectives. Manage independently event plans, priorities, timelines and resources, applying sound judgment to ensure successful delivery of complex and high-visibility events. Support event delivery across additional markets where required, ensuring effective prioritization, stakeholder coordination and consistent execution. Develop and execute market event plans, providing recommendations and insights that align local opportunities with business priorities and regional objectives. Serve as a key point of contact for internal stakeholders and external partners, providing expertise, influence, coordination and guidance throughout the event lifecycle. Manage event budgets, supplier and agency relationships, and resource allocation, balancing quality, compliance, business objectives and delivery effectiveness. Collaborate and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including Marketing, Clinical, Finance, Procurement and Compliance teams, to ensure successful event delivery and alignment with organizational goals. Apply and promote EMEA processes, governance requirements and best practices, ensuring consistency, compliance and operational excellence across assigned markets. Contribute to the continuous improvement of event processes, tools and operating practices, identifying opportunities to simplify workflows, improve efficiency and enhance stakeholder experience. Act as a subject matter expert in event systems and processes, sharing expertise and supporting colleagues and stakeholders when required. Share market insights and operational expertise to support regional event planning, reporting and best‑practice development. Represent the events function professionally, using sound judgment to resolve issues, balance stakeholder needs and deliver successful outcomes. Skills, Knowledge experience in an event agency environment is also highly valued. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and familiarity with Salesforce, CRM platforms, event management tools and SAP is preferred. Fluency in English is essential; additional European languages are an advantage. Applicant Privacy Policy Review our Applicant Privacy Policy for additional information. Equal Opportunity Statement Align Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire. #J-18808-Ljbffr