Laura Thorson
- Role
- Program Manager, Developer Relations at GitHub
- Location
- Redondo Beach, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laura Thorson
Laura is a senior program manager at GitHub with experience developing programs that…
Experience
Program Manager, Developer Relations
Oct 2022 — Present
Identifies, negotiates and manages GitHub\'s third-party global community event strategy and presence. Practically this looks like- Managing a limited sponsorship, swag, and event budget and identifying an ROI strategy to determine what sponsorships are most impactful for GitHub to participate in - Handling sponsorship negotiations, legal contracts and payment requisitions - Managing booth design logistics, booth staffing, swag ordering and processing across AMER, EMEA, and APAC - Writing and editing keynote outlines for executives - Identifying and surfacing strategic speaking opportunities to executives to further GitHub\'s mission and brand - Working cross-functionally across GitHub to standardize our event strategy and presence - Created and launched GitHub\'s first Speaker Bureau, a program for Hubbers of all experience levels to share their knowledge of GitHub and our products in a diversity of customer-facing situations, complete with 1-1 mentorship, public speaking training, and presentation resources- Sources third-party developer and open source organizations and organizes these developer-centric events at the GitHub offices in San Francisco, Bellevue, Oxford and Amsterdam.
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