VP Sales (Events & Media)

Location: New York, USA; hybrid work with in-person attendance three days a week or more. The role also requires domestic and international travel of up to 40%.

Salary: $175,000–$190,000 annually, based on experience.

Company

hirify.global creates live and on-demand B2B events, data, digital content, and online platforms that help industries trade, innovate, and grow.

What you will do

• Develop and execute business development and sales strategies across exhibitions, events, media, product categories, and market segments.
• Own business-unit revenue performance, including forecasting, profitability, reporting, risk management, and delivery of the agreed financial plan.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Heads of Sales, Sales Directors, Managers, and Representatives through transparent, data-driven performance management.
• Expand markets, acquire major accounts, and build strategic relationships with industry partners, stakeholders, and C-level decision-makers.
• Oversee pipeline management, budgets, CRM data integrity, campaign execution, quotas, compensation plans, and sales performance reporting.
• Drive customer retention and growth through cross-selling, upselling, rebooking, and coordinated customer success delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of experience in events, media, or related industries leading high-performing sales teams and exceeding revenue targets of 50M+.
• Experience building and scaling sales organizations across multiple product lines and markets.
• Advanced CRM proficiency, preferably Salesforce, with strong data-driven performance management skills.
• Strong strategic thinking, commercial acumen, executive-level relationship building, and experience managing complex B2B sales cycles.
• Willingness to work in person three days a week or more in New York and travel domestically and internationally up to 40%.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative culture with in-person and online social events, colleague networks, and community initiatives.
• Up to four paid volunteer days per year with charity match funding.
• Training, mentoring platforms, LinkedIn Learning access, and support for internal career moves.
• 15 days of PTO, increasing to 20 days after three years and 25 days after six years, plus national holidays and birthday leave.
• 401(k) match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave, ESPP participation, wellbeing support, and recognition programs.
• Opportunity to work from almost anywhere for up to four weeks per year and collaborate with international teams.