Events Manager

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. 

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit  www.chaosinc.com .

Role Overview:

The CHAOS Marketing team is looking for a foundational team member to lead and scale the events function at a fast-growing defense tech company. 

This is a unique opportunity for someone who will own the planning and execution of conferences, industry events, VIP visits, customer demonstrations, and internal events. 

This is a unique opportunity for someone who will own the planning and execution of conferences, industry events, VIP visits, customer demonstrations, and internal events. As an Events Manager at CHAOS, you will operate with precision in secure environments, manage complex logistics around sensitive programs, and create exceptional experiences that reflect the caliber of innovation happening within the Marketing team and the broader CHAOS organization.

This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to build and own an events function from the ground up — not just execute a playbook. You'll develop the overall events strategy for the next year (and think further ahead — decisions on major conferences are often locked in years in advance), while staying deeply involved in the day-to-day logistics, vendor management, and creative execution that make events successful.

Responsibilities: 

Events Management 

Serve as the primary events resource and point of contact (POC)

Develop and own the annual events strategy, including long-range planning for major conferences (e.g., booking and budgeting for events 1–2 years out)

Coordinate logistics for customer visits, including facility tours and field demonstrations, technical demonstrations, classified and unclassified briefings, and hospitality

Coordinate planning and execution for external conferences and trade shows, such as the annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) Conference or Dubai Air Show, including booth setup and design

Capture and organize leads at events to help build and grow the marketing database

Create supporting marketing materials for events (e.g., splash pages for happy hours, invites, event collateral)

Support government customer engagements, media visits, and stakeholder meetings

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Growth Strategy to integrate events into Growth campaigns targeting revenue opportunities 

Coordinate with CHAOS Engineering teams to understand technical constraints and requirements for customer-facing events, and to design exhibits for conferences 

Partner with Mission Operations, Business Development, Operations, IT, Facilities, Security, company leadership, and other teams to ensure seamless experiences and execution 

Operational Excellence

Establish and build relationships with preferred vendors, agencies, and partners; help create streamlined processes and procedures 

Ensure vendor quotes are accurate and maintain detailed budgets for all events 

Travel onsite as needed for pack-out, load-in, production, day-of coordination, and load-out 

Minimum Requirements:

3–5 years of experience in event planning, ideally including trade show and conference experience (previous exposure to defense-industry trade shows is a plus)

Startup or high-growth company experience strongly preferred

A go-getter who takes full ownership of projects — comfortable being both the strategic thinker and th …