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# Head of Events at Cognition

- **Company:** [Cognition](https://feeny.ai/companies/cognition)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-11-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/118ac51d-3d39-4587-9054-ab4cd5844765

## Job description

We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We're the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Our team is extremely talent-dense. Among our founding team, we have world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI including Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Lunchclub, Modal, Google DeepMind, and Nuro. Building Devin is just the first step—our hardest challenges still lie ahead. If you’re excited to solve some of the world’s biggest problems and build AI that can reason on real-world tasks, apply to join us.

## About the Role

As Head of Events (Global) at Cognition, you will build and lead the internal events function that brings our team together across every office and time zone, from company-wide offsites and all hands to launch celebrations and team gatherings. Your events will strengthen our culture, connect a fast-growing global team, and make every person at Cognition feel part of one company. You will sit within Employee Experience and own Cognition's event experience end to end, from strategy and concept through onsite execution, ensuring every event reflects the quality bar we hold for everything we build. This is a builder role. You'll set the vision, run flawless events with your own two hands, and create the playbooks, partners, and team that let us scale without losing the magic.

## What you’ll do

- Define and own Cognition's global events strategy and annual calendar, including company offsites, all-hands, holiday and milestone celebrations, and all office(s)l programming
- Lead flagship company events end to end, from venue sourcing, travel, and programming to production, run-of-show, and onsite execution
- Deliver a consistent, high-quality event experience across every Cognition office and region while adapting to local culture and needs
- Build self-serve toolkits, budgets, and guidelines that let managers run great team offsites and socials
- Own the global events budget, vendor negotiations, and contracts, tracking spend against plan
- Partner with People, Workplace, Finance, Legal, Security, and leadership on programming, content, and overall decision-making
- Craft communications before and after each event, including "Know Before You Go" guides and attendee follow-ups
- Measure attendance, engagement, and employee feedback to continually refine and improve every program
- Lead a team of producers and coordinators as the function grows
- Be present at major events in person to lead execution directly

What you bring:

- Comfort working 5 days a week in the office
- 8+ years of experience in events, including 3+ years leading internal or corporate events at a global, high-growth tech company or a premium experiential agency
- Proven ability to run end-to-end events including strategy, planning, logistics, vendor management, run-of-show creation, and onsite execution under pressure
- Experience producing events ranging from 10 to 1,000+ attendees, including multi-day international offsites
- Track record owning large budgets and managing vendors across multiple regions
- Experience partnering with executives and senior leadership on company-wide moments
- Serious organizational rigor, sharp attention to details, and a high personal bar for quality and taste
- Willingness to travel up to 40%, including internationally

You might be a great fit if you…

- Have impeccable taste and can spot the difference between a good event and one people talk about for years
- Have a sharp eye for the details that make people feel something: the venue, the lighting, the playlist, the welcome note
- Have built an events function from scratch at a high-growth startup
- Love creating moments that make the whole company feel like one team
- Enjoy creating moments that make a company feel like one team
- Thrive when traveling, hosting, problem-solving, and adapting in real time
- Are highly organized and operationally minded while still creative
- Bring a strong network of venues, DMCs, and production partners across North America, Europe, and APAC
- Think like an owner of the employee experience and culture, not just an executor of logistics

Our Commitment Equal Opportunity. Cognition is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the hiring process - please let us know if you need any. Cognition also considers applicants with criminal histories consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance and similar local laws. Data Privacy and Arbitration: By submitting your application, you agree to our [Global Applicant and Job Candidate Privacy Notice](https://cognition.com/documents/Cognition-Global-Applicant-and-Job-Candidate-Privacy-Notice.pdf). For US applicants, by submitting your application, you agree to the [Applicant Arbitration Agreement](https://cognition.com/documents/Cognition-Applicant-Arbitration-Agreement.pdf).

## About Cognition

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cognition is an applied AI lab that operates Devin, the first autonomous AI software engineer capable of planning, writing, testing, and shipping production code.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D – latest funding round closed ~June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (550 Third Street)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed in available sources; the founding team includes multiple IOI gold medalists and builders from Google DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, and Waymo.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Artificial Intelligence / Software Engineering
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily large enterprises and government institutions (“some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world”)
- **Mission**: “To expand human capacity — not by replacing meaningful work but by working alongside people as an exponential collaborator, helping them think deeper and move faster.”

## Products & Services
- **[Devin](https://cognition.ai/)**: An autonomous AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests, and ships production code. It integrates with existing codebases and toolchains. Available as a cloud platform and via Devin Desktop. Deployed at major enterprises and government agencies.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $1.596B (implied by latest Series D round, ~June 2026) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $1.596B (Series D) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) *(Note: The company’s own website previously stated “over $400M” raised; CB Insights reports a higher total as of mid-2026.)*
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Bain Capital Ventures, Avenir, Elad Gil, and 42+ others [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Rapid global expansion with offices in San Francisco, New York, Austin, Washington D.C., London, Singapore, Tokyo, and more.
  - Launched “Cognition for Government” (Feb 2026) and an “AI Productivity Guarantee” (June 2026).
  - Named a Highflier in the AI 100 (2024) by CB Insights.
  - Active hiring across Sales, Customer Engineering, R&D, Marketing, and GTM roles in multiple regions.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in autonomous AI software engineering** – Devin is widely recognized as the first AI agent that can independently complete end-to-end software tasks.
- **Elite founding team** – 10 IOI gold medals; alumni from DeepMind, Scale AI, Cursor, Waymo, Nuro, etc. Of the initial 35 team members, 21 had previously founded a company.
- **Massive capital backing** – Over $1.5B raised enables aggressive R&D and go-to-market expansion.
- **Enterprise traction** – Deployed at “some of the largest and most complex institutions in the world,” including government agencies.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepening autonomous reasoning** – Continuously improving Devin’s ability to handle complex, multi-step engineering tasks (e.g., FrontierCode benchmark).
- **Global scale** – Building out sales and deployment teams in APAC, Europe, LATAM, and the Middle East.
- **Government & regulated sectors** – Dedicated federal team and FedRAMP-oriented offerings (e.g., “Cognition for Government”).
- **Product ecosystem** – Expanding from cloud to desktop and offering productivity guarantees to reduce customer risk.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Talent-dense,” interdisciplinary, low-ego, and urgency-driven. The team works on “the hardest problems in AI” and values shipping real impact.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/office-first with major hubs in San Francisco, New York, Austin, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and others. Many roles list specific locations, suggesting in-office presence is expected.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision insurance; unlimited PTO; meals in primary offices; wellness stipend; commuter benefits; 401(k); HSA/FSA; fertility and family building support.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong emphasis on applied AI, customer proximity (“we work alongside our customers”), and building infrastructure that redefines software engineering.

## Sources
1. [cognition.ai](https://cognition.ai/) – Company homepage and product overview
2. [cognition.ai/careers](https://cognition.ai/careers) – Careers page with benefits and open roles
3. [cognition.ai/about](https://cognition.ai/about) – About page with team background and principles
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cognition-ai) – Funding, valuation, and competitor data

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