Event Management and Experiences Manager

Location: Chicago, Illinois; hybrid work with in-person attendance at an assigned hirify.global office at least two days per week. The role includes regular travel, on-site event work, and occasional early mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Salary: $90,000–$135,000 annually.

Company

hirify.global provides data, analytics, and information solutions for businesses and consumers.

What you will do

• Lead the strategy, planning, and execution of 6–8 high-visibility B2B events annually, including customer summits, advisory boards, and tradeshows.
• Manage a team of 2–4 event professionals through coaching, performance guidance, and on-site leadership.
• Partner with marketing, sales, product, procurement, finance, legal, and senior leaders in a matrixed organization.
• Oversee venues, vendors, production, sourcing, contracting, logistics, attendee experience, risk management, and post-event measurement.
• Act as the primary on-site decision-maker, managing issues and escalations during live events.
• Use attendee insights, performance data, ROI indicators, and budget analysis to improve the event portfolio.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, hospitality, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience planning and executing complex B2B events, large-scale tradeshows, executive programs, or customer advisory boards.
• Experience hiring, coaching, developing, and managing event professionals.
• Strong knowledge of event strategy, budgeting, vendor negotiation, production, operations, risk management, and performance measurement.
• Strong communication, executive presence, financial acumen, judgment, and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Must be authorized to work full-time in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. Ability to travel 25% is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Cvent or comparable event management platforms.
• Experience managing agency, production, exhibit, venue, and other event vendor relationships.
• Experience advising business partners on event portfolio investments and recommendations.
• CMP, CMM, DES, or another relevant event industry credential.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration combining virtual work with regular office and event-site presence.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability, and wellness benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial wellness resources, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid parental leave, caregiver support, flexible or paid time off, holidays, commuter benefits, and volunteer time off.
• Career coaching, professional development support, and resources for mental, physical, social, and financial well-being.