Senior Event Manager (SaaS)

Location: Remote in Europe, with a focus on Italy and the DACH region; attendance at events and trade fairs in Italy, Germany, Austria, and abroad is required, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Gross annual salary: €40,000–€50,000, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global is a hospitality-tech B2B SaaS company helping lodging providers increase revenue and direct bookings, serving 4,000+ clients across 40+ countries.

What you will do

• Define and execute an events strategy aligned with marketing and business objectives, covering approximately 30–40 events per year.
• Own trade fairs, industry conferences, customer events, and association initiatives end to end, from planning and logistics through on-site execution and follow-up.
• Develop creative event concepts, including booth design, branding, presentations, staff experience, and attendee activities.
• Manage event budgets and suppliers, negotiate costs, and coordinate Marketing, Sales, speakers, sponsors, agencies, and external partners.
• Lead owned events such as Momentum and coordinate participation in major industry events including TTG, BIT, and international trade fairs in Germany and Austria.
• Track KPIs, analyze results, and optimize event performance toward a target of at least 2× ROI on trade fair investments.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience managing corporate events, trade fairs, conferences, or B2B events; B2B SaaS experience is particularly relevant.
• Strategic and creative thinking with the ability to develop compelling event concepts and memorable brand experiences.
• Strong project management, organizational, prioritization, and problem-solving skills across multiple events, stakeholders, and deadlines.
• Experience owning significant budgets, negotiating with suppliers, and balancing creativity, quality, and financial efficiency.
• Data-driven approach to measuring event performance, analyzing results, and translating insights into improvements.
• Ability to coordinate internal teams, agencies, suppliers, speakers, and business partners in complex situations.
• Fluent Italian and English.
• Availability to travel to events and trade fairs in Italy and abroad, particularly Germany and Austria, with occasional evening and weekend work.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of German.
• Previous experience in hospitality or travel tech.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote working in a small, fast-moving, high-performing team.
• Autonomy, space for new ideas, and a culture that allows mistakes while pursuing ambitious goals.
• Continuous growth through challenging existing sales processes and approaches.
• Collaborative, informal environment with a focus on practical impact and customer outcomes.
• Software tools to automate repetitive tasks and support focus on customers and targets.
• High performance expectations and a demanding work environment focused on rapid growth and learning.

Hiring process

• Apply through the company application page and submit personal data for candidacy assessment and management.