Marketing Operations & Events Manager
Remote · 8+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 5, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 8+ years experience
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
About the role
- In this role, you are the operational engine behind LightForce's global marketing function and its small but mighty team.
- You turn direction into plans, hold the details, and make sure what gets imagined actually gets delivered across events, programs, systems, and the day-to-day running of the team.
- This role serves as the operational counterweight to a highly creative VP, bringing order to an idea-rich function.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of strategic events and programs, including NSM, AAO, trade shows, clinical education and customer programs
- Own budgets, vendors, logistics, and timelines
- Standardize planning processes, timelines, and follow-up workflows
- Ensure consistent lead capture, tracking, and post-event follow-up
- Report on ROI, pipeline, and program effectiveness
- Maintain a single view of everything in flight across the marketing function
- Convert strategic priorities into plans with owners, dates, and dependencies
- Manage handoffs across marketing, commercial, clinical, and product
- Keep leadership current on progress, risks, and outcomes
- Serve as a central point of coordination across the commercial team and leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications OR equivalent core work experience
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in Marketing, Marketing Operations, Admin and/or Marketing Events Services
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO for exempt employees
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Generous premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans
- Group plan voluntary life insurance
- Fringe benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Paid parental leave
- Workplace perks such as food/coffee
Workplace
- Remote position, but prefer Boston-based
Skills
- CRM
- Project Management Tools
