Events Lead - San Francisco Bay Area

at Flagright — AI-native AML compliance platform for fintechs & banks

San FranciscoFull-time5+ yearsYC-W22

What the role involves

About Flagright

Flagright is an AI operating system for financial crime compliance used globally by Fortune 500 companies, large banks, fintechs, and fast growing startups. Flagright enables real-time risk detection, automated investigations, and intelligent decisioning, helping compliance teams operate at their full potential in the fight against financial crime.

We operate as a lean, high-performance team with high individual ownership and direct access to leadership.

Role overview

Our Marketing team drives our brand presence across target markets. From customer engagements to integrated campaigns, they champion Flagright’s story, drive pipeline acceleration, and help customers discover our value through strategic, impactful programs.

We are hiring an Events Lead to help scale Flagright’s marketing efforts in North America. You will own field-level strategy and execution to drive awareness, engagement, and sales pipeline growth within key markets. You will partners closely with the Sales team to design and deliver programs that accelerate pipeline velocity, expand market reach, and enhance brand positioning.

Events Leads at Flagright are strategic and hands-on. You will be required to travel, plan and execute high-impact initiatives, measure results, and continuously optimize for performance.

People who thrive at Flagright

Have been knocked down before and gotten back up

Are resourceful—they figure things out with whatever tools are available

Have strong opinions and can defend them

Learn fast because they're hungry

Want to work with no-BS people building something important

People who struggle here

Need extensive hand-holding

View high expectations as “unreasonable”

Actually prioritize work-life balance

Can’t handle ambiguity or rejection

Prefer consistent routine over fast-changing priorities

Key responsibilities

Event Marketing

Develop and execute field marketing strategies aligned to target segments and sales goals

Plan, manage, and execute events, customer roundtables, and sponsored industry gatherings

Partner with Sales team to drive event outreach, follow-up, and pipeline conversion

Own the North America field calendar

Run executive dinners, roundtables, and selective conference activations for priority accounts and priority regions

Coordinate tightly with sales, GTM, and ABM on who gets invited, why, and what should happen after

Keep event execution polished while staying commercially hard-nosed about what is worth repeating

Make sure every major event has a pre event plan, during event plan, and post event progression plan

Own local vendor relationships, venue strategy, and event execution quality without becoming an “events admin”

Marketing & Campaign Execution

Develop and provide strategic direction for campaigns focused on regional and vertical audiences

Launch localized email, social, and account-based marketing initiatives to target named accounts and high-value segments

Create program briefs, assets, and collateral that support campaign objectives

Track and report field program performance and ROI

Feed regional buyer and market insights back into campaign planning and content needs

Brand & Community Engagement

Build relationships with key ecosystem partners, associations, and community groups

Support customer advocacy programs, success stories, and reference generation activities

Help elevate Flagright’s brand in strategic accounts and target industries

Build repeatable client and community relationships where they genuinely improve access to enterprise buyers

Who we are looking for

3+ years of B2B field or demand marketing experience, ideally in SaaS

Strong project management capability with experience running events and field programs

Demonstrated ability to drive pipeline contribution through integrated marketing initiatives

Excellent communicator with a strategic mindset and ability to execute with minimal direction

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About Flagright

Flagright helps fintechs & banks monitor, screen, investigate, and report their transactions & customers against financial crime risks with a best-in-class AML compliance software. Catering to a diverse clientele across various financial sectors, we serve customers across 6 continents. Flagright is a pioneer in the application of generative AI for AML compliance operations with its AI suite, Flagright AI, delivering unmatched scalability and extreme performance. Our products are designed to help our customers scale volume without scaling headcount and grow faster.

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