Head of Forums

If you are passionate about tech, content, and the startup ecosystem, and want to lead the creation of impactful forums with world-class speakers and engaging agendas, join us!

The Opportunity
We are looking for a Head of Forums to join the Founders Forum team, playing a pivotal role in shaping our flagship events, including Founders Forum Global and Founders Forum North America. As Head of Forums, you will lead the community and content teams, developing and executing content strategies that drive our forums' success and attracting world class entrepreneurs to attend. This role is a unique blend of events production and management responsibilities, ideal for someone with a passion for tech, deep content knowledge, and the ambition to create extraordinary event experiences.

About Founders Forum
Founders Forum is Europe’s leading community for entrepreneurs, centred around exclusive forums where guests engage in debate, brainstorms, and discussions in a collaborative atmosphere. Now almost in our twentieth year, we host invite-only forums worldwide, tackling era-defining questions and connecting leading innovators in iconic locations. Our forums have welcomed guests such as Eric Schmidt (Google), Richard Branson (Virgin Group), and many more influential figures in the tech world. As our community has grown, Founders Forum has developed a family of companies supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, from advisory to investment and education.

The Role
As Head of Forums, you will be responsible for leading the core Founders Forum events, with a particular focus on our flagship London and New York forums. You will oversee the development of content and community, ensuring our forums offer cutting-edge discussions, inspiring speakers, and impactful connections. You will work closely with our CEO, Chairman, and partners to shape the event content and proposition overall.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Content Strategy and Execution: Drive the content agenda for Founders Forum’s key global events, crafting engaging programmes that reflect the latest tech trends and industry insights.
• Building Relationships: Being the face for the Founders Forum community, building relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop and Manage the Community and Content Teams: Oversee the teams responsible for speaker engagement, agenda creation, and community management, fostering synergy between the content and community teams.
• Oversee Event Production: Manage the end-to-end delivery of content for our forums, ensuring seamless integration of speakers, topics, and agendas. Lead on-site execution of event programmes, from intimate dinners to large-scale forums.
• Stakeholder and Sponsor Collaboration: Work closely with our partnership team to integrate sponsors and partners into the forum experience, ensuring content aligns with community and commercial goals.
• Strategic Event Development: Collaborate with leadership to develop new forum propositions, ensuring our events stay relevant, impactful, and aligned with Founders Forum’s mission.

This role is for you if…

• You are very experienced in content creation and event production, with a track record of delivering engaging in-person or hybrid event content.
• You are passionate about technology and have the research skills to spot emerging trends, paired with journalistic curiosity to dive deep into discussions with leading founders.
• You excel at building relationships and connecting with influential tech leaders, fostering a community-driven approach to content creation.
• You are an effective communicator, able to influence stakeholders, work collaboratively, and lead teams in a fast-paced environment.
• You possess entrepreneurial drive, creativity, and resilience, with a knack for problem-solving and adapting to changing needs.
• You have a strategic mindset, capable of shaping new event formats and propositions that are commercially viable and community-focused.
• You are organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple projects and deadlines.

Requirements

• High level of experience in a content-related or event production role.
• Previous experience managing and leading cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to create impactful in-person event content.
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable

• Existing network within the broader UK or US Tech ecosystem.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience, with an annual bonus
• 25 days contractual annual leave
• Enhanced discretionary leave provision, including an additional day off for your birthday and leave between Christmas and New Years Day
• The option to work remotely anywhere in the world for 3 weeks/year (1 week at Easter and 2 weeks during July and August) 
• BUPA Health insurance, with the option to add dependents
• Life Insurance
• AIG Smart Health access including online GP access and mental health support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive pension provision
• Perkbox membership with generous monthly allocation of points for day to day purchases
• Learning and development annual allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunch 1x/week, office snacks, and regular team drinks
• Quarterly team activities and annual team trip/day out 
• Access to the Founders Forum Group network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem

We currently have a working model of 4 days spent in the office and 1 day with the option to work from home.