Head of B2B Events & Community Growth

Payhawk; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

London/Europe exchange program

Team events

Medical care

Gym subsidy

Travel allowance

Product access

Job summary

Payhawk is seeking a Senior Events Lead to own the global events program, from strategy to execution. You will manage a three-person team and drive events that generate pipeline and insights for the business. Your role coordinates with Sales, BDR, and marketing to maximize impact and ROI.

You will plan budgets, manage third-party partnerships, and ensure events align with regional goals and brand standards while traveling as needed and delivering after-hours coverage for major events.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in B2B events or experiential marketing with ownership of owned events and third-party conferences.
• Experience leading and developing a small team with a coaching style that builds confidence and accountability.
• Proven ability to link events to pipeline and collaborate with Sales/BDR teams before and after events.
• Experience managing an events budget, negotiating with venues, agencies and sponsors, and judging ROAS.
• Strong planning and organizational skills with good decision-making.
• Comfort with CRM and event tools, using data to improve future events.
• Excellent communication and relationship skills with senior finance leaders, speakers, partners and ambassadors.
• Willingness to travel and work some evenings and weekends around events.

Responsibilities

• Own the events strategy and annual calendar across Future CFO events, third-party conferences, webinars, and ambassador activations.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of three, setting priorities and sharing workload.
• Direct the Future CFO community programme from format to speakers and guest experience to build a pipeline of customers and ambassadors.
• Decide where Payhawk shows up at events and coordinate with internal teams and agencies to maintain brand consistency.
• Collaborate with Sales, BDR and leadership on target accounts, invitations, and post-event follow-up to support deals.
• Partner with Content and Product Marketing on webinars and speaker content.
• Plan and manage the events budget, contracts, and sponsorship decisions; assess ROI.
• Track events in CRM; report attendance, pipeline influence, and cost per outcome.
• Build and nurture relationships with speakers, partners and Payhawk ambassadors.

Skills

B2B events

Team leadership

Pipeline alignment

Budget management

Planning

Decision making

CRM

Stakeholder comms

Travel readiness

Tools

CRM software

Event management tools

Job description

Payhawk is seeking a Senior Events Lead to own the global events program, from strategy to execution. You will manage a three-person team and drive events that generate pipeline and insights for the business. Your role coordinates with Sales, BDR, and marketing to maximize impact and ROI.

You will plan budgets, manage third-party partnerships, and ensure events align with regional goals and brand standards while traveling as needed and delivering after-hours coverage for major events.