Events & Community Lead

Voicepanel is building the next era of customer-centric product development. Today, companies are launching new products faster than ever, often without knowing how customers will respond. Traditional research methods (surveys, focus groups, manual interviews) power a $140B industry that hasn't kept pace with how modern teams operate in an AI-first world.

Voicepanel changes this with customizable AI agents that recruit participants, collect feedback, and synthesize clear, actionable recommendations. From testing new product ideas to refining brand messaging and marketing campaigns, teams can make confident decisions grounded in real customer feedback in days, not quarters. We're already partnering with leading global brands to transform how companies understand their customers and bring new ideas to market.

We're a veteran team of product builders and operators (formerly Google, Microsoft, and Apple). Our business is growing rapidly, and we're backed by leading investors including Y Combinator and founders of Dropbox, Instacart, Optimizely, and Gusto.

Events & Community Lead

Location: San Francisco, CA (hybrid) · Type: Full-time · Reports to: CEO

About the role

Events are how most people will first meet Voicepanel. Community is why they stay connected. You’ll own both: running our events in person and online, and building a community of research, product, and marketing leaders who look forward to every gathering we host.

This is a focused role: no SEO, blog, or paid ads. Your job is to build an events program and community that create real relationships and turn them into customers. You’ll get real ownership, a direct line to our founders, and the backing to do this well.

What you’ll own

Events, in person and online

• Build and run our calendar of conferences, sponsorships, executive dinners, and webinars.
• Decide where we attend, sponsor, or speak, and own every detail from venue and guest list to run-of-show and follow-up.
• Produce online events with our CEO and Head of Research that feel as polished as our in-person ones.

Community

• Build a community of research, product, and marketing leaders through recurring dinners, roundtables, and meetups in SF and key markets.
• Create reasons for members to stay connected between events, and keep the community valuable, not salesy.
• Turn customers and community members into advocates, speakers, and co-hosts.

Brand & pipeline

• Bring the Voicepanel brand to life at every event and community touchpoint, from booth design and swag to invitations and on-screen presentation.
• Partner with sales to turn relationships into pipeline, and track what’s working in HubSpot.

What makes you a fit

• Events pro: You’ve run memorable events at every scale, in person and online, and you sweat the details.
• Community builder: You know how to bring people together and make them want to come back.
• Brand-minded: You have taste and care how a company feels in every room it walks into.
• Results-minded: You care whether events and community build pipeline, not just headcount.

Requirements

• 3+ years of events or community marketing experience, ideally in B2B tech.
• Proven experience running conferences, sponsorships, hosted events, and webinars end to end.
• Experience building or growing a professional community is a strong plus.
• Strong project management skills and experience managing vendors and budgets.
• Based in the SF Bay Area, able to work in-office on a hybrid schedule and travel up to 25%.
• Bonus: early-stage startup experience or marketing to research, product, or marketing audiences.

Don’t check every box? If you’re great at events and love bringing people together, we’d still love to hear from you.

Benefits

• Salary: $120K–150K
• Equity: 0.1%–0.3%
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• Fully covered travel for conferences and events