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The Cloud & AI organization accelerates Microsoft’s mission and bold ambitions to ensure that our company and industry is securing digital technology platforms, devices, and clouds in our customers’ heterogeneous environments, as well as ensuring the security of our own internal estate. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. Microsoft is one of the largest enterprise service companies in the world. Microsoft’s Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO) is building a more intentional, strategic, and unified presence across Microsoft-owned, third party, and executive level security events. We are hiring an Event Manager to be the operational backbone of this work—someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys building from scratch, and is equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves and leading complex, executive level programs. This role will directly shape how OCISO shows up to customers, partners, and the broader security community. You will manage everything from hands on execution of smaller programs to directing agencies and vendors for flagship, global events with senior Microsoft leaders in attendance. This is an opportunity to flex your creativity and take an ownership role.
Job Responsibility:
End to End Event Execution (Hands On): Plan and execute internal and external OCISO events across a full calendar year, including Microsoft owned events, executive forums, industry conferences, and internal training events
Personally manage logistics for smaller and mid sized events (venue sourcing, agendas, registration, run of show, speaker coordination, onsite execution)
Build repeatable playbooks, timelines, and templates to bring consistency across events while allowing flexibility by tier and audience
Vendor & Agency Leadership: Lead external vendors (event agencies, production partners, AV, design) for larger Tier 1 and Tier 2 programs
Clearly define scope, timelines, and success criteria
keep vendors accountable while maintaining partnerships
Executive Level Event Support: Support events led by senior OCISO leaders, including partnering with their Chiefs of Staff, Communications Directors and more
Anticipate executive needs: tight agendas, polished experiences, clear objectives, and zero drama execution
Prepare concise exec briefings, run of show documents, and post event readouts
Operating Model & Governance: Operate within a centralized Center of Excellence within OCISO, coordinating with Marketing, PR, and other security teams
Apply event tiering, funding, and staffing criteria consistently while evaluating new events and adapting to changes in priorities
Partner closely with communications and content owners to ensure all public facing content follows governance and security review requirements
Measurement & Continuous Improvement: Track outcomes and signals of success (qualitative and quantitative) aligned to event goals—executive engagement, customer feedback, narrative reinforcement
Capture learnings and continuously refine processes, formats, and vendor approaches over time
Requirements:
5+ years experience in program management, digital content publishing/management, or experience in a writing or editing role OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
This position will be required to pass the Microsoft background and Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
This role will require access to information that is controlled for export under export control regulations
As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to provide either proof of their country of citizenship or proof of their U.S. permanent residency or other protected status
Master's Degree in Technical Writing, Technical Communication, Communications, Business, Instructional Design, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, digital content publishing/management, or experience in a writing or editing role OR Bachelor's Degree in Technical Writing, Technical Communication, Communications, Business, Instructional Design, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, digital content publishing/management, or experience in a writing or editing role OR equivalent experience
5+ years recent experience with knowledge management and/or digital publishing modalities (e.g., Web, social media, in-product, training)
5+ years of experience working in cybersecurity, or enterprise B2B environments with global or multi‑region events
5+ years of experience in event management, or experiential marketing and operational expertise, managing external vendors and agencies
5+ years of experience delivering complex, high visibility events with executive participation operating in fast‑moving, matrixed organization
Experience supporting thought leadership, executive forums, or peer‑to‑peer customer events