Cvent to Continue Global Headcount Expansion by Adding Nearly 1,000 Employees in 2019

Washington D.C. area event technology company to increase talent acquisition efforts around the world to support growing customer base and drive innovation

May 16, 2019Cvent, a market-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today announced its intention to hire nearly 1,000 employees this year. The announcement comes on the heels of Cvent’s strong performance in 2018 in which the company added 1,000 net new employees and more than 5,000 new customers to its global customer base. The company, based in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., has more than 600 positions currently open at its 20 office locations around the world.

“We hired almost 1,000 people last year and we’re doubling down on our recruiting efforts to ensure we can continue supporting our expanding customer base and delivering the innovations that will drive the industry forward,” said Sophia MacDonald, vice president of human resources.

“As we celebrate our 20th year in business, we continue to grow at an incredible rate. Our unique entrepreneurial culture, global presence, and dedication to our customers has allowed us to hire and retain top talent around the world, and we cannot wait to welcome a new generation of Cventers to our team,” said Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and founder of Cvent. 

The new employees will join a company that continues to win prestigious industry awards across a broad spectrum of functions including sales, marketing, customer service, and technology innovation, and is consistently recognized both locally and internationally as a great place to work. Most notably, Cvent recently won 19 Stevie Awards for sales and customer service, marketing, and human resources, has been named one of the Top Workplaces by the Washington Post six years in a row, and has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal seven times. The company is also a certified Great Place to Work© in both the U.S. and India.

To support the growing headcount, Cvent will continue to expand and enhance their offices around the world including opening a new location in Austin, expanding the office in Fredericton (Canada) and opening new office space in its Delhi location. Many of the new employees will be hired at its headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, in addition to its other offices in North America including Washington D.C., Austin, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Portland, Dallas, Philadelphia, Lexington (Massachusetts), Draper (Utah), Vancouver (Canada), Fredericton (Canada), and its international offices in London, Singapore, Melbourne (Australia), Dubai, Frankfurt (Germany), and New Delhi.

For more information and a list of open positions, visit www.cvent.com/careers. Follow the hashtag #CventNation on Twitter and Instagram for an inside look into the employee experience at Cvent.

About Cvent

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 4,800+ employees and ~22,000 customers worldwide as of December 31, 2023. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Cvent is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., and has additional offices around the world to support its growing global customer base. The comprehensive Cvent event marketing and management platform offers software solutions to event organizers and marketers for online event registration, venue selection, event marketing and management, virtual and onsite solutions, and attendee engagement. Cvent’s suite of products automate and simplify the event management lifecycle and maximize the impact of in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit Cvent.com