Senior Event Manager

Position: Senior Event Manager (Contract-to-Full-Time) About the companyHi, we're Ondo Finance. Our mission is to provide institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services. We have both a technology arm that develops decentralized finance technology, and an asset management arm that creates and manages tokenized funds. We were the first company to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries, and have since expanded into several other assets. We are also focused on incubating protocols that can support both tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto. Founded by folks from Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team, we're backed by some of the best investors in the world including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Pantera Capital, Tiger Global, and more. We are currently the leaders in the space in terms of AUM and are well capitalized to continue growing the firm. We're fully remote, with team members across the U.S.About the RoleWe're looking for a highly organized, proactive, and execution-driven Senior Event Manager (Contract-to-Full-Time) to join Ondo Finance. This position will initially begin as a full-time contract role, with the opportunity to transition into a permanent full-time position based on performance, business needs, and mutual fit. This role will partner closely with the Marketing Events Lead to support the delivery of Ondo's global event strategy. Reporting to the Marketing Events Lead, this role will play a key part in executing Ondo's global event strategy, managing internal offsites and supporting high-impact external events, including industry conferences, partner activations, executive gatherings, and institutional events. You'll be responsible for managing multiple event work streams from planning through execution, ensuring timelines, budgets, vendors, and deliverables are organized and on track. We're looking for someone who can operate independently, anticipate needs, proactively communicate updates, and take full ownership of assigned projects. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment, has exceptional attention to detail, and enjoys building scalable processes that improve how events are planned and executed.Target outcomesSeamless delivery of internal offsites and external event activations, with high stakeholder satisfactionSuccessful execution of Ondo's global event strategy through reliable operational ownership and supportConsistent delivery of multiple concurrent event work streams on time and within budgetStrong stakeholder confidence through proactive communication, accountability, and timely follow-throughHigh-quality attendee, speaker, and partner experiences across eventsScalable event operations supported by efficient processes, documentation, and technologyResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end planning and execution of internal offsites including leadership, team, and company-wide, ensuring high-quality deliveryManage assigned external event work streams, including industry conferences, sponsor ships, partner activations, VIP receptions, and institutional gatheringsSource venues, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships with hotels, production agencies, AV providers, caterers, and other vendorsDevelop and maintain event timelines, project trackers, budgets, production schedules, run of show, and logistics documentationManage multiple concurrent projects, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations are metProactively communicate project updates, identify potential risks or blockers, and recommend solutions before issues escalatedOversee attendee registration, communications, travel coordination, accommodations, and overall guest experienceManage event budgets, invoices, payment coordination, and post-event financial reconciliationCoordinate speaker logistics, including onboarding, scheduling, travel, presentations, and onsite managementManage sponsorship deliverables, branding requirements, and partner commitmentsCollaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Design, GTM, Leadership, Legal, Finance, and other internal teamsCoordinate with external agencies and production partners to ensure seamless event executionMaintain accurate, centralized event documentation, trackers, vendor information, and post-event reportingLead post-event evaluations, including stakeholder feedback, key learnings, and recommendations to improve future eventsDevelop and refine event playbooks, templates, workflows, and operational processes to support a growing global events programIdentify…