Program Director

Summary

Join CDO Magazine as a Program Director and play a vital role in building and nurturing volunteer-driven communities of senior data leaders. You will foster connections, drive event success, and contribute to the community's growth. This involves building relationships with local executives, coordinating their contributions, and facilitating peer-to-peer events. The role requires managing community-focused events, collaborating with internal teams, and ensuring alignment with attendee, sponsor, and company objectives. Travel for in-person events is required approximately 6-8 times per year. The final title (Assistant Manager, Manager, Assistant Director, or Director) will be based on experience level.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in sales, program management, event execution, or community building within professional communities
• Strong ability to establish rapport with diverse stakeholders, including data leaders and sponsors
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to engage and influence C-level executives and other senior leaders across various Fortune 1000 industries
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing communities, sales territories, volunteer-driven communities and driving participation in events, both virtually and in-person
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, multiple live event projects, and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Comfortable with public speaking and facilitating discussions in front of live and virtual audiences
• High attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage competing priorities simultaneously
• Problem solving abilities and good judgement

Responsibilities

• Establish, cultivate, and maintain strong business community relationships with CDOs, C-level executives and other data leaders through regular email, phone, and in person conversations to drive their volunteer participation in this “by CDOs for CDOs” executive community
• Maintain the database of information on the data leaders in your assigned cities, capturing information which guides our community building to serve community needs and ensures our data is up to date and accurate
• Foster active participation in the CDO Magazine community and our events, encouraging executives to speak and attend our events, contribute to discussions, share insights, and nominate sponsor partners
• Leverage relationships to drive expansion of the community, boost attendance at our events, and provide timely nominations of sponsor partners
• Collaborate with the CDO Magazine team across a range of centralized roles and responsibilities
• Own the end-to-end execution of community-focused events, ensuring alignment with attendee, sponsor, and company objectives while delivering measurable impacts. Close collaboration with CDO Magazine sales, logistics, and other teams to meet all attendee, sponsor, and company goals
• Coordinate with all internal teams to ensure successful planning and execution of in-person events, aligning them with attendee, sponsor, and company goals
• Work closely with the sales team to meet revenue and margin goals, with a particular focus on driving community members to nominate their top vendors to sponsor our events
• Partner with content teams to develop peer-driven agendas that resonate with the target audience
• Collaborate with logistics teams to ensure event details align with community needs and standards
• Travel to in-person programs approximately 6-8 times per year
• Ensure an excellent attendee and sponsor experience, from pre-event preparation to post-event follow-up
• Serve as the host or MC at events, which includes greeting attendees, minor public speaking (welcoming, etc) in front of live audiences
• Monitor and evaluate event performance, problem solving on site and gathering feedback to inform future improvements

Preferred Qualifications

A plus if you have worked within the data, analytics, or AI sectors

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare Insurance
• 401k
• Metro Transit subsidy
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Disability
• Paid travel is required for in-person events 6 to 8 times per year