Events Manager (AI)

Location: Remote; Conditions: Austin, Texas, United States. Regular travel is required, approximately once per month for several days, to support on-site event execution.

Company

hirify.global is a growing AI company building customer and business value through events, brand visibility, and customer engagement.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end planning, coordination, execution, and post-event wrap-up for company-hosted and third-party events, including conferences, customer events, and executive gatherings.
• Partner with Sales, Growth, and Marketing to align event execution with business priorities, pipeline generation, customer engagement, and brand visibility.
• Manage event budgets, track expenses, negotiate pricing, and maintain financial discipline.
• Source and manage venues, production companies, caterers, AV providers, and other event partners, including contract negotiations and service quality.
• Develop event plans, timelines, checklists, and contingency strategies; identify risks and solve operational issues in real time.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders, lead on-site operations, engage customers and prospects, evaluate outcomes, and improve scalable event processes.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in event management, corporate events, event operations, or a related customer-facing role, with demonstrated ownership of end-to-end event execution.
• Ability to manage multiple events, competing priorities, complex logistics, and tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong project management and organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate challenges.
• Hands-on experience managing event budgets, negotiating vendor contracts, and coordinating multiple external partners.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence engaging customers, prospects, executives, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, including influencing stakeholders, managing expectations, and driving accountability without formal authority.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong judgment, adaptability, and composure under pressure.
• High ownership and accountability, with willingness to handle hands-on execution as needed.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly, approximately once per month for several days, for on-site event execution.

Nice to have

• Experience managing B2B conferences, trade shows, industry events, or executive customer experiences.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or technology company.
• Familiarity with events supporting sales pipeline generation, customer acquisition, or relationship development.
• Experience establishing event processes, playbooks, and operational best practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement with regular travel for event execution.
• Highly visible, hands-on ownership of the events program.
• Close collaboration with Sales, Growth, Marketing, customers, prospects, executives, and industry partners.
• Opportunity to build increasingly efficient, scalable, and predictable event operations.