Sr. Virtual Programs Specialist

Zapier Zapier · Enterprise · NAMER · Community & Events Marketing

Zapier is hiring a Sr. Virtual Programs Specialist to own the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of virtual programs that drive Demand Gen and AI Transformation (DG/AIT) pipeline goals. This role owns the full virtual program workstream: webinars, virtual events, workshops, and executive sessions, from strategy input through post-event analysis. The person will be the driver of Zapier's virtual program engine, managing the end-to-end lifecycle of each program, making independent judgment calls on logistics and production, surfacing risks and recommendations to senior teammates, and building repeatable systems that make virtual programming scale. They will contribute to program strategy by bringing data-informed recommendations on format, audience, cadence, and follow-up based on event data. This role is a strong fit for someone who combines sharp operational instincts with strategic curiosity, aiming to improve the playbook.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the end-to-end planning and execution of webinars, virtual events, workshops, executive sessions, and other DG/AIT virtual programs, managing timelines, dependencies, and quality with guidance from your manager as needed.
  2. Drive program logistics from kickoff through wrap-up, including scheduling, registration setup, speaker coordination, run-of-show management, and cross-functional follow-through, making decisions on sequencing and escalating tradeoffs to your manager.
  3. Build and maintain core program assets (briefs, project plans, agendas, speaker prep documents, decks) and identify when existing templates need to evolve.
  4. Partner with Demand Gen, AI Transformation, Product Marketing, Content, Creative, Social, and operations teams to align deliverables with campaign goals and resolve blockers proactively.
  5. Manage production readiness for each event, including dry runs, platform setup, tech checks

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years of experience in event marketing, program management, campaign operations, or a related B2B role, with demonstrated ownership of a workstream (not just task execution).
  • Track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects end-to-end with minimal oversight, including making judgment calls on priorities and tradeoffs.
  • Experience running webinars, virtual events, or digital programs and using performance data to recommend improvements.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage timelines, details, and follow-through across multiple concurrent workstreams while keeping broader team goals in focus.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to align cross-functional teams in a remote environment and communicate proactively with speakers, stakeholders, and partners.
  • Comfort working inside event platforms, CRM/marketing tools, project trackers, and reporting systems, with opinions on how to improve the tooling and workflows you use.
  • Strong problem-solving instincts: you handle complex, multi-stakeholder challenges by finding solutions and communicating both progress and blockers effectively.
  • A builder's mindset: you don't just run the process, you improve it. You create systems, templates, and documentation that make programs easier to run and help teammates take on similar work.
  • AI-savviness and curiosity about new tools and workflows; experience experimenting with tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and/or Codex is a strong signal.
  • You're comfortable engaging publicly. Sharing content, amplifying events, and building visibility is part of how you work, not an afterthought.

Nice to have

  • Experience with enterprise-focused marketing programs or executive audience events, including adapting program formats to different audience seniority levels.
  • Familiarity with post-event reporting, campaign follow-up strategy, or audience segmentation, including recommending changes based on data.
  • Experience building playbooks, templates, or operating processes that other team members adopt and use independently.

What the JD emphasized

  • AI Transformation (DG/AIT) pipeline goals
  • AI and enterprise narrative
  • AI-savviness and curiosity about new tools and workflows