Event Operations Lead (Money20/20)

Location: 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY, United States; hybrid with office attendance required three days per week or more. The role supports onsite delivery in Las Vegas and requires travel, including the Netherlands, Thailand, and the United States.

Salary: $95,000–$100,000 per year, based on experience.

Company

hirify.global Festivals delivers large-scale B2B festivals and events, including Money20/20, supported by marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services.

What you will do

• Lead the full lifecycle of Money20/20 USA, including planning, execution, onsite delivery, and post-event activities.
• Develop and control the operational budget with show leadership and finance.
• Coordinate with creative, finance, marketing, sales, procurement, and operations partners while improving workflows and sign-off processes.
• Manage suppliers and venue requirements, including food and beverage, internet, power, cleaning, and rigging.
• Manage AV, feature, and activation briefs from ideation through completion and monitor event health and safety standards.
• Mentor project leads and support sustainability, process improvement, and additional hirify.global Festivals events.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of proven large-scale event experience.
• Strong planning, prioritization, implementation, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Negotiation and financial or budget management skills.
• Creative, self-motivated, resilient, accountable, flexible, open-minded, and adaptable.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, high-performance, fast-paced environment and deliver under pressure.
• Office attendance is essential: the current pattern is three days per week and may change.
• Ability to work alternative hours when necessary to support shows across different time zones.
• Ability to travel for onsite delivery, including to the Netherlands, Thailand, and the United States.

Nice to have

• Las Vegas tradeshow experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, inclusive community with in-person and online social events, colleague networks, and charity initiatives.
• Up to four volunteer days per year with charity match funding.
• Training, mentoring, LinkedIn Learning access, and support for internal career moves.
• 15 days of PTO, increasing to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays and a birthday leave day.
• Opportunity to work from almost anywhere for up to four weeks per year, alongside health, vision, dental, parental leave, 401(k) matching, ESPP, wellbeing, and mental health support.
• International collaboration, recognition programs, and a supportive work environment.

Hiring process

• The role is advertised until 30 November 2026.
• Reasonable adjustments or accommodations for the hiring process or position can be requested from the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner.