AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies. Salary Range: This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training. You will be responsible for the planning, development, and delivery of keynote experiences for AVEVA's flagship events, including AVEVA World, IGNITE, and key AVEVA Days globally. Working closely with executive stakeholders, marketing, communications, product teams, and production partners, you will lead the end-to-end keynote process, ensuring all speakers, presentations, demonstrations, videos, and production elements come together to create a compelling and seamless audience experience. This role focuses on programme leadership, stakeholder management, and production excellence rather than content creation. Key Responsibilities AVEVA World 1. Strategy & Programme Design Lead the planning, development, and execution of keynote programmes for AVEVA World. Define keynote objectives, audience journey, programme structure, and run of show in partnership with stakeholders for AVEVA World. Oversee the integration of presentations, customer stories, product demonstrations, creative assets, videos, and stage elements into a cohesive keynote experience. Support regional marketing to deliver compelling, impactful and centrally aligned keynotes across their core AVEVA Day programme. 2. Stakeholder & Executive Management Act as the central point of coordination across executives, marketing, communications, product teams, customers, agencies, and production partners. Manage executive and guest speaker engagement, including briefing, preparation, rehearsals, and onsite supporting in conjunction with leads. 3. Speaker & Talent Sourcing Lead sourcing, and contracting external speakers and talent for keynotes Source, brief and contract any opening entertainment. Co-ordinate on-site logistics such as external speaker (VIP or customer) and talent travel and transport, accommodation and F&B needs 4. Speaker Management & Readiness Develop speaker briefing materials. Manage and co-ordinate rehearsal schedules and onsite rehearsals. Provide onsite speaker support and coaching to ensure confident delivery. 5. Production & Show Delivery Manage the run of show and onsite delivery. Manage rehearsal schedules and onsite rehearsals. Oversee integration of presentations, customer stories, product demonstrations, videos, and stage elements. Manage production of housekeeping and walk on slides. Create and execute engaging customer onsite experiences ensuring audience enjoyment and participation. Oversee the development of creative content in collaboration with the design team, ensuring presentation slides are delivered on schedule, in the correct format and for each session. Co-ordinate with production partner on allocated roles and responsibilities on the RACI in relation to onsite delivery (audience load in, executive producer, show caller, green room management, BOH (behind of house) protocol, VIP management, etc. 6. Project Management & Governance Develop and manage keynote timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery. Coordinate cross-functional workstreams and ensure alignment across stakeholders. Ensure all details of keynotes are provided to comms team and up to date across website and event app 7. Budget & Vendor Management Support selection of appropriate production partners and vendors. Own and manage the AVEVA World General Session budget, ensuring delivery within approved financial parameters. Manage keynote agencies, vendors, and production partners timelines and day to day contact. Work with internal content studio and production partners on stage and room design. Procurement and vendor management. AVEVA Days Support regional marketing teams in the planning, development, and execution of keynote presentations. Provide guidance on keynote storytelling, content structure, and production best practices. Partner with regional stakeholders to create engaging, audience-focused keynote experiences. Coordinate keynote production timelines, reviews, and rehearsals to ensure successful delivery. Enable regional teams with reusable keynote assets, templates, and production standards. Help identify speakers and presenters to deliver impactful and consistent keynote presentation Success Measurement & Continuous Improvement Successful delivery of impactful keynote experiences across AVEVA World, IGNITE, and AVEVA Days. High levels of executive, speaker, and stakeholder satisfaction. Achievement of keynote engagement and performance KPIs. Delivery within budget and agreed timelines. Demonstrable year-on-year improvements in keynote quality, audience engagement, and event outcomes Essential Requirements 7+ years working in large live events managing keynote programs (in house as opposed to agency) Proven ability to manage complex content initiatives from intake and planning through execution, delivery, and reporting. Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups, including marketing, creative, communications, and business leadership teams. Demonstrated success managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. Strong understanding of content development workflows, governance, and operational processes. Project management certification ideally Managed large budgets Marketing at AVEVA At AVEVA Marketing, you’ll be part of a diverse global group of creative, strategic and digitally savvy thinkers and builders. Through integrated reputation, demand, engagement and enablement programs, we are at the very heart of advancing AVEVA’s mission to spark industrial ingenuity and drive responsible use of the world’s resources. Whether you’re crafting world-class events and experiences or defining the go-to-market strategy for a particular region, industry or solution, you’ll be driving the success of AVEVA and our remarkable community of sellers, partners and customers. Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/ USA Benefits include: Flex work hours, 20 days PTO rising to 25 with service, three paid volunteering days, primary and secondary parental leave, well-being support, medical, dental, vision, and 401K. It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/ Hybrid working We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process. Hiring process Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process About AVEVA AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably. We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/ Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/ AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria. AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Empowering you with pioneering tech AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. 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