Event & Community Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Event & Community Manager (AI): Building the events and community function from the ground up for an AI-native social operating system with an accent on end-to-end event execution and customer community growth. Focus on designing high-impact experiences for customers and industry leaders, cultivating brand advocates, and aligning community engagement with pipeline and retention.

Location: Hybrid in Palo Alto, CA

Salary: $130K – $180K + Equity + Bonus

Company

hirify.global is an AI-native social operating system for commerce, founded by ex-Meta leaders and backed by GV and True Ventures.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end planning and execution of the event calendar, including customer dinners, executive roundtables, and conference sponsorships.
• Manage budgets, vendors, and logistics while building repeatable processes to scale events.
• Partner with sales and customer success to develop event strategies that generate pipeline and deepen customer relationships.
• Design and launch the company's first customer/industry community program (e.g., Slack, Discord, or ambassador program).
• Create a content and engagement cadence including AMAs, office hours, and member spotlights to keep the community active.
• Identify and cultivate community advocates to support case studies, referrals, and word-of-mouth growth.

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in event marketing or community management, ideally within B2B SaaS or martech.
• Proven track record of planning and executing events from concept through post-event reporting.
• Experience building or growing an online or in-person community from scratch.
• Ability to operate with high autonomy in an early-stage environment and build processes from zero.
• Strong project management skills and excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel for events and conferences (estimated 20–30%).

Nice to have

• Experience in social media, marketing technology, or the creator economy space.
• Familiarity with community platforms (Slack, Discord, Circle) and event tooling (Luma, Bizzabo, HubSpot).
• Prior experience as an early hire at a startup.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and early equity.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits with 401(k) match.
• Free lunch provided in the heart of University Ave, Palo Alto.
• Deep exposure to cutting-edge AI tooling and the opportunity to shape its use for brands.
• Collaborative, ambitious team environment focused on defining a new AI-native marketing category.