About the role
About Exa We raised a $250M Series C to build the search engine for AIs. Led by a16z, with existing investors Benchmark, Lightspeed, and YC doubling down, the round brings Exa's valuation to $2.2 billion. Exa is building a search engine for the AI era. Our Search API currently powers Agents, Fortune 500s and AI labs as we transform an industry that hasn't been disrupted since the 90s. We're a largely SF-based team of ~100 from Harvard, MIT, Meta, Google Research, ex-founders & dropouts alike. We are rapidly building the most intelligent search engine in history. We're high agency, low-ego, and united by the feeling that this is one of the last problems worth getting right. We are looking for a Field Event Manager based in London to build our presence across EMEA.
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the Role This is our first dedicated field marketing hire in Europe. You will build the EMEA program from a near-blank page: deciding which markets matter first, what formats work in each, and how a fast-moving American AI infrastructure company earns credibility with European enterprise buyers who will not be rushed. You own the regional program, not just its logistics. That means the strategic call about London versus Paris versus Amsterdam versus Munich, the choice between a hosted dinner and a conference presence, and the judgment about what a room of senior technical buyers in each market will actually attend. You will execute all of it to a high standard, often as the only marketing person in the country. The operating reality matters here. You will work across time zones with an SF-based team, navigate local vendors and contracts, and handle the regulatory and cultural differences that make European field marketing distinct from a US playbook copied across the Atlantic. This role is based in-person in London, with regular travel across EMEA and periodic trips to our San Francisco HQ.
What You'll Own EMEA program strategy Own the regional plan: market prioritization, format mix, account coverage, and quarterly sequencing. Build it with EMEA sales and defend it with a pipeline rationale. Success is measured by program quality and by pipeline sourced and influenced across the region. End-to-end execution across markets Own every event from concept to wrap in multiple countries: venue, vendors, catering, production, invitations, run of show, on-site management, and the local details that differ market to market. Success is measured by attendance of the right people and by execution that never becomes the story. Sales partnership and account-based events Own the working relationship with EMEA sellers: target accounts, invitation strategy, in-deal events, and the choreography that turns a conversation into a next meeting. Success is measured by meetings generated and by seller demand for your programs. Pipeline outcomes and follow-through Own what happens after the event: lead capture, timely handoff, and the follow-up motion in partnership with Lifecycle Marketing and Marketing Ops, including consent and data handling under GDPR. Success is measured by conversion from attendee to qualified opportunity. Regional budget, vendors, and compliance Own budget, vendor contracts and negotiation in multiple currencies, and the practical compliance layer: GDPR consent capture, invoicing, and local
