Head of Event Technology (AI)

Location: Hybrid, based three days per week in the London Liverpool Street office; occasional travel to international events required.

Company

hirify.global is a global B2B information and technology group serving professional communities across financial services, automotive, construction, retail, and industrial sectors.

What you will do

• Define and own the Risk Global event technology strategy, roadmap, budget, standards, and vendor relationships.
• Own and administer Eventmaker, including event sites, registration, ticketing, agendas, speaker and sponsor management.
• Manage integrations with CRM, marketing automation, payment, badging, check-in, webinar, streaming, and awards management systems.
• Lead technical delivery for conferences, awards ceremonies, webinars, virtual and hybrid events, including rehearsals, contingency planning, and run-of-show checks.
• Resolve live technical issues under pressure and ensure reliable experiences for speakers, delegates, sponsors, and clients.
• Train colleagues, support events, production, marketing, sales, and learning teams, and manage external technical suppliers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in technology operations, event operations, or digital events, ideally in B2B conferences, media, or professional services.
• Hands-on expertise configuring and administering event management platforms such as Eventmaker, Cvent, Bizzabo, Swapcard, or similar.
• Proven experience integrating event platforms with CRM, marketing automation, payment, badging, or check-in providers.
• Strong working knowledge of webinar platforms and digital streaming technologies such as ON24, Zoom Webinars, Vimeo, StreamYard, or similar, including virtual and hybrid delivery.
• Experience with awards management tools and entry-to-judging workflows.
• Excellent people and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical colleagues and clients.
• Calm, practical, and decisive under live-event pressure, with strong problem-solving skills.
• Highly organised and able to manage multiple events and projects in parallel across time zones.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, including to international events.

Nice to have

• Experience with APIs, integration tools, or reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with agile and remote working options.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing up to 30 days, with the option to buy additional holiday and take a birthday day off.
• Group personal pension plan, life assurance, private medical insurance, dental insurance, health cash plan, and enhanced maternity and dependant leave.
• Employee assistance programme, wellbeing and mental health support, menopause policy, and access to learning programmes through Generation Infopro.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, bike-to-work scheme, gym membership discounts, employee discount scheme, and eye-care vouchers.
• Paid volunteer days and an inclusive workplace supporting equal opportunities.