Instrumentl · 10 hours ago
Sr. Manager, Events & Community
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $160K/yr
8+ years expInstrumentl is a mission-driven startup helping the nonprofit sector to drive impact, and they are seeking a Senior Manager to lead their Events & Community team. This role involves owning the strategy and execution of programs designed to make Instrumentl a central hub for grant professionals, including scaling virtual events and managing in-person events.
Non ProfitSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Scale our virtual events program to 3x pipeline impact: Own content strategy, speaker recruitment, promotion, and post-event nurture, maintain quality and engagement as volume increases
Conferences and Field Events: expand our in-person event footprint (conferences, dinners, regional meetups, hosted gatherings), partner with Sales to pilot more targeted, network-driven event formats, manage a $500,000+ events budget and 3x our presence in 2026, with clear ROI expectations, lead Instrumentl's presence at industry conferences (strategy, sponsorships, speaking opportunities, booth execution), and improve ROI tracking and post-conference follow-up in partnership with Sales and RevOps
Digital Community: Launch and grow a digital community of practice for grant professionals, build the engagement loops, content programming, and moderation approach that make the community sticky, evolve community into a meaningful acquisition and retention channel over time
Brand Ambassador Program: Design and pilot a structured program that turns Instrumentl power users into advocates, enable ambassadors to host local gatherings, create content, and extend our reach into hard-to-access networks, build the frameworks, incentives, and playbooks to scale grassroots advocacy
Team Leadership: Manage and develop three direct reports (ECM Coordinator, ECM Manager, and one additional open role: Field Events Manager), build the team's capacity to execute at higher volume without sacrificing quality and make the case for additional headcount as programs scale
Qualification
Required
8+ years in events, community, and field marketing, with at least 2–3 years managing a team
Strong background in B2B SaaS or tech—you understand how events and community drive pipeline, not just brand
Proven track record building and scaling virtual events and webinars
Experience launching or growing a digital community (from scratch or early-stage)
Comfortable managing significant budgets ($500k+) and measuring ROI
Strategic and operational—you can set a vision and also execute the details
Strong project manager who can run multiple programs in parallel without dropping balls
Data-informed—you know how to measure what matters and optimize based on results
Excellent cross-functional collaborator, especially with Sales and Customer Success
Comfortable with ambiguity and 0→1 work; you've built programs before, not just inherited them
Strong written and verbal communicator
Preferred
Experience in the nonprofit sector or familiarity with grant professionals
Experience with affiliate or influencer partnership programs
Benefits
100% covered health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (50% for dependents)
Generous PTO, including parental leave
401(k)
Company laptop and home-office stipend
Bi-Annual Company Retreats for in-person collaboration
Company
Instrumentl
Instrumentl is an end-to-end platform for grant management that supports organizations throughout the entire grant lifecycle.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$55MKey Investors
Summit Partners
2025-04-23Private Equity· $55M
2020-01-01Series Unknown
2017-08-01Seed
Leadership Team
Gauri Manglik
CEO & Co-founder
Angela Braren
Co-founder leading Engineering, Product & Design
Recent News
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