About this role
Role Overview
- Co-own the end-to-end strategy and delivery of Preply’s flagship and large-scale events, such as One Preply, Chapter Offsites, and monthly community moments.
- Take hands-on ownership of event execution, with primary responsibility for organising and delivering events in our Barcelona hub, while supporting delivery across London and Kyiv.
- Define, manage, and continuously evolve the community event strategy across all Preply hubs, ensuring consistency, quality, and room for local experimentation.
- Translate Preply’s mission (Powering people’s progress), principles, and business priorities into engaging, high-quality event experiences.
- Plan and manage all operational aspects of events: timelines, logistics, run-of-show, venues, vendors, and on-site delivery.
- Act as a key operational decision-maker during live events, ensuring smooth execution and excellent participant experience.
- Partner cross-functionally with People teams, Employer Brand, and other stakeholders to align events with company priorities.
- Manage event budgets, suppliers, and tools, ensuring strong financial discipline and quality delivery.
- Track engagement and feedback metrics, run post-event retrospectives, and continuously improve formats and processes.
- Contribute to building scalable playbooks, standards, and best practices within the Workplace Experience team.
Requirements
- 5–8+ years of experience in events, community, workplace experience, employee engagement, or employer branding, with clear end-to-end ownership of complex initiatives.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale, high-visibility events, including hands-on operational execution.
- Strong experience working in European contexts, with familiarity sourcing venues and managing suppliers in major cities such as Barcelona, London, or comparable hubs.
- A highly developed execution mindset: detail-oriented, calm under pressure, and comfortable making real-time decisions.
- Ability to think strategically while staying deeply involved in delivery.
- Confidence partnering with senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing budgets, vendors, and event tools.
- A collaborative, proactive approach and a strong sense of ownership.
Benefits
- An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
- A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
- A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
- Access to free mental health support platforms;
- Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;
- The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).