Event Lead

🕒 August 14

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🎪 Events

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Founders Forum Group

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Marketing • Healthcare

Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. By bringing together founders, investors, and leaders from various sectors, the organization tackles critical questions in iconic locations around the world, such as London, New York, Berlin, and Singapore. Their initiatives include networking, education, professional services, investment, and philanthropy, with particular focus on technology, digital media, and entrepreneurship.

📋 Description

• Own and grow the pipeline of US sponsors, partners and exhibitors across longevity, biohacking, health tech, wellness, pharma, insurance and consumer health brands • Build tailored partnership packages and commercial proposals, supporting outreach, pitching, negotiation and signed contracts • Track pipeline progress, revenue against target and partner satisfaction for the Event Director's commercial plan • Identify and secure high-profile US speakers with the Content Lead in London • Provide US market intelligence, trends and audience insight for programming and content decisions • Help shape sessions and content formats for a US longevity audience • Coordinate with Founders Forum's broader US team and network to unlock warm introductions • Act as the primary US contact for Javits Center, suppliers, contractors and local vendors • Support operational planning, exhibitor management, logistics and production schedules for the US show • Lead onsite delivery in New York across event days • Flag risks, gaps and US-specific operational requirements, including permits, unions, venue rules and health and safety or insurance norms • Develop relationships with stakeholders, local media and brands to build US credibility and reach • Represent The Longevity Show in the US longevity, wellness and health-tech ecosystem between events • Maintain a live map of relevant US partners, brands, agencies and exhibitors and monitor market trends and competitor events

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a commercial or event leader, ideally within the US market • Proven record of closing sponsorship, partnership or exhibitor deals and hitting commercial targets • Ability to work independently as the sole on-the-ground US team member while reporting to a UK-based Event Director • Hands-on operational mindset, including sponsorship decks and onsite loading dock schedules • Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills with senior stakeholders • Excellent organisation and communication skills • Ability to manage multiple partner relationships and deadlines • Willingness to travel, including to London for planning and team alignment • Flexibility around key event dates: London, 16–17 April 2027; New York, 21–22 May 2027 • Preferred: existing US longevity, biohacking, health tech, wellness or consumer health network • Preferred: experience launching an event or exhibition in a new market • Preferred: genuine interest in longevity, biohacking and proactive health • Preferred: based in or willing to relocate to New York or the greater New York area

🏖️ Benefits

• Access to the wider Founders Forum Group network of businesses and tech ecosystem • Opportunity to attend flagship Founders Forum events in the UK and US