Events Operations Lead

Location: Remote, Canada-based. Candidates must have the legal right to work in Canada. Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available. The role includes work-related travel once or twice a year and an Amsterdam HQ visit for 2–4 weeks annually.

Salary: $51K annually.

Company

hirify.global operates in the travel industry and supports group travel operators through events, content, community, and demand programs.

What you will do

• Own the yearly event calendar of approximately 55 events and adjust it as priorities change each quarter.
• Manage event execution and logistics, including booths, collateral, registration, exhibitor profiles, passes, VAT, procurement, shipping, and swag.
• Handle event agreements, contracts, invoicing, and out-of-pocket expense reconciliation in Ramp.
• Coordinate sales managers, account executives, vendors, finance, design, organizers, and onsite teams through dedicated Slack channels and approval workflows.
• Partner with data and operations on lead-list submission, lead routing, and post-event feedback collection.
• Build and maintain the event playbook and SOPs, while briefing creative teams on booth and print materials.

Requirements

• Hands-on B2B field-event experience, including booth operations, vendor relationships, and logistics under deadline pressure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to build calendars, systems, and repeatable processes.
• Comfort managing contracts, invoicing, expenses, sales approval chains, and onsite teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Legal right to work in Canada is required; visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are unavailable.

Nice to have

• Experience in the travel industry, marketplace businesses, or community-led growth.
• Familiarity with HubSpot and event ROI tracking.
• Experience creating or scaling an event playbook or SOP from scratch.
• Fluency with AI tools for automating event workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time fixed-term international contractor arrangement.
• Remote work with up to four weeks per calendar year from another approved location.
• Unlimited paid time off through the “Time to Recharge” policy and extensive paid family leave.
• Two-week cross-functional onboarding program, equipment, tools, and some WFH equipment coverage.
• Three paid volunteer days per year.
• Annual Amsterdam program with a 2–4 week stay at a hirify.global apartment.