Senior Manager, Global Field Marketing Lead

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Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen.

Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble.

Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Summary:

Temporal's Global Events Field Marketing team is seeking a Senior Manager, Global Field Marketing Lead to define and lead the global field marketing strategy across AMER, EMEA, and APJ. This role provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and mentorship to the regional field marketing teams while driving a consistent, high-impact approach to events and field marketing worldwide.

This is a highly collaborative, player-coach role that blends global leadership with hands-on execution. In addition to owning the global field marketing strategy and leading the regional field marketing teams, this person will serve as the AMER field marketing lead, partnering closely with the North America team to develop and execute regional events, executive experiences, and marquee industry trade shows. They will personally lead the planning and execution of Temporal's largest tentpole events, overseeing the company's end-to-end event presence and ensuring every experience delivers exceptional customer engagement and measurable business impact.

Reporting to the Global Lead, Events Field Marketing, this role partners closely with sales leadership across new logo, growth, and commercial segments to build integrated programs that drive measurable pipeline, accelerate opportunities, and contribute to revenue growth. Success in this role requires close collaboration with Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, Developer Relations, Product Marketing, and Executive Leadership to create scalable, best-in-class field marketing programs while establishing consistency, operational excellence, and shared best practices across all regions.

What You’ll Do:

Global Field Marketing Strategy: Define and lead the global field marketing strategy across AMER, EMEA, and APJ, including annual planning, quarterly priorities, target audiences, budget allocation, and success metrics.

Program Development Execution: Lead the planning and execution of North America field marketing programs, including industry conferences, executive dinners and experiences, workshops, partner events, and regional events.

Marquee Trade Show Leadership: Own the end-to-end planning and execution of Temporal's marquee industry trade shows and tentpole events, overseeing every aspect of the company's presence; from sponsorship strategy and booth experience to executive programming, onsite execution, customer engagement, and post-event reporting.

Sales Partnership: Partner directly with North America sales leadership across new logo, growth, and commercial segments to develop programs that generate pipeline, accelerate opportunities, and drive revenue outcomes.

Campaign Integration: Build integrated event campaigns in partnership with Demand Generation, Sales, Product Marketing, and Developer Relations, including pre-event engagement and post-event follow-up strategies.

Budget Investment Management: Manage the regional events budgets, including forecasting, and program ROI.

Regional Team Leadership: Provide leadership, mentorship, and operational oversight for the field marketing teams across EMEA, APJ, and AMER, ensuring alignment to the global strategy while allowing flexibility for regional market needs.

Global Program Alignment: Establish and maintain global field marketing frameworks, planning processes, reporting standards, and best practices that drive consistency and operational excellence across regions.

Performance Management: Conduct regular business reviews with regional field marketers to evaluate program performance, share best practices, and optimize investments across regions.

Vendor Management: Lead vendor relationships, including sourcing, statement-of-work development, negotiations, contract management, and performance evaluation.

Analytics Measurement: Define and track event KPIs, including attendance, engagement, pipeline generation, opportunity acceleration, influenced revenue, and overall program ROI.

Executive Communication: Present program performance, strategic recommendations, and investment plans to executive stakeholders while partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Product Marketing,…