Community and Events Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take charge of Rayda's comprehensive community and events strategy on a global scale, targeting IT practitioners, customers, partners, and industry stakeholders.

• Initiate and expand IT Unplugged, commencing with the London chapter and establishing a scalable model for global chapters.

• Cultivate relationships with IT professionals, industry leaders, technology communities, event organizers, and associations.

• Organize and implement community events, including conferences, roundtables, dinners, webinars, and other industry-related experiences.

• Create and oversee a global events calendar along with a prioritization framework.

• Recruit, support, and empower volunteer Chapter Leads in significant global markets.

• Forge community and sponsorship partnerships with technology firms, MSPs, EORs, media outlets, and industry organizations.

• Collaborate with Marketing and Content teams to transform events and community discussions into engaging content and promote audience growth.

• Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Partnerships teams to explore engagement opportunities with customers, prospects, and partners.

• Set up and monitor metrics related to community engagement, events, and content performance.

⛳️ Requirements

• 4–7 years of experience in community management, events, marketing, partnerships, or a similar field.

• Demonstrated success in building and expanding professional or technology communities.

• Extensive experience in planning and executing events, conferences, roundtables, or comparable experiences.

• Proven ability to develop relationships with senior professionals, industry leaders, and community stakeholders.

• Experience in establishing partnerships, sponsorship agreements, or co-hosted events.

• Strong project management and organizational capabilities.

• Outstanding communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills.

• Ability to create initiatives from the ground up in a minimally structured environment.

• Solid understanding of community engagement, event marketing, and content amplification strategies.

• Experience in IT, technology, SaaS, or B2B settings is highly preferred.

• Based in London/UK preferred, with the capacity to operate on a global scale.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely within a global team.

• High visibility and direct interaction with senior IT leaders, customers, and industry stakeholders.

• A unique opportunity to influence and shape Rayda's global community and events strategy.