Work Arrangement: Fully Remote – (EST Coverage Required)
Job Type: Independent Contractor, Full-time
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM EST. Flexibility required for occasional early or late shifts aligned with live events.
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Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They’re looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we’ve hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.
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Why Work with Us?
At Pearl, we’re not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, be challenged, and build long-term, meaningful careers.
Our client is a fast-growing, operations-first startup that executes high-volume activations and partner-driven events across the US market. The company operates in a high-urgency environment where execution quality, operational discipline, and client experience directly impact revenue and long-term partnerships.
The Events Account Manager — Activation & Event Operations is responsible for owning activation workflows from pre-event preparation through post-event execution and follow-up. This role sits at the center of operations, CRM hygiene, and client-facing coordination, ensuring every activation is organized, accurate, and delivered without errors.
You will manage high-volume activations, maintain pristine CRM data, support top-of-funnel sales operations, and serve as a reliable client-facing point of contact when needed. This role is execution-heavy and requires strong operational ownership, comfort working in EST hours, and the ability to anticipate issues before they escalate.
The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and thrives in fast-paced environments where accountability and responsiveness matter.
You will ensure activation pipelines remain accurate, current, and execution-ready at all times.
You will reduce leadership time spent on coordination by owning workflows end-to-end.
You will improve CRM accuracy and visibility, enabling better decision-making and forecasting.
You will directly contribute to smoother event execution, stronger partner relationships, and higher operational efficiency.
You will help scale repeatable processes that support consistent activation quality across the business.
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Benefits
If this role aligns with your skills and goals, apply now to take the next step in your journey with Pearl.
Pearl Talent is a US-based start-up that helps the top 1% of talent worldwide land long-term roles at fast-growing companies in the US and EU. Founded by Monty Ngan and Isaac Kassab, Pearl Talent helps operators all around the Philippines, Latin America, and South Africa get staffed into companies backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia, a16z, General Catalyst, and more.We believe that even though opportunity isn’t created equal in the world, ambitious talent is.
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