Head of Events, Consensus

CoinDesk; New York (NY); On-site; USD 285,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

CoinDesk is seeking a visionary Head of Events to lead, scale, and elevate our global events division anchored by Consensus. You will hold full strategic and P&L accountability for our events business, leading a high-performing team across operations, marketing, programming, and production in NYC.

You will collaborate with Executive Leadership and Sales to align live experiences with commercial goals and editorial integrity, driving growth, sponsorship value, and new revenue streams worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in large-scale B2B conference production, media, or experiential events.
• Proven experience managing multi-million dollar P&Ls and sponsorship sales.
• Experience in tech, media, or financial services events; crypto/fintech familiarity preferred.
• Executive presence with strong negotiation and decision-making under pressure.
• Knowledge of event tech ecosystems (Cvent, Bizzabo, Hopin) and Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute multi-year growth strategy for the events business.
• Own P&L and architect sponsorship packages and pricing.
• Lead data-driven marketing to expand audience across TradFi and crypto communities.
• Manage cross-functional events team and align with Editorial.
• Oversee vendor selections, venues, and tech integrations for large-scale events.
• Aim for market dominance and revenue milestones while diversifying portfolio.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Executive Presence

Negotiation

Tools

Cvent

Bizzabo

Hopin

Salesforce

Job description

CoinDesk is the most trusted media, events, indices and data company for the global crypto economy. Since 2013, CoinDesk Media has led the story of the future of money and investing, illuminating the transformation in society and culture that comes with it. Our award-winning team of journalists delivers news and unparalleled insights that bring transparency, comprehension and context. CoinDesk Events gathers the global crypto, blockchain and Web3 communities at annual events such as Consensus, the world’s largest and longest-running crypto festival. CoinDesk Indices offers expertise in digital asset indices, data and research to educate and empower investors. For more information on CoinDesk media and events, please visit http://coindesk.com [coindesk.com] and for breaking headlines, data and indices visit http://coindeskmarkets.com [coindeskmarkets.com]

In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by the Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, digital assets exchange. For more information on Bullish, please visit https://bullish.com . CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence.

Reports To

President, CoinDesk Media & Events

The Opportunity

CoinDesk is seeking a visionary, dynamic, and business-minded Head of Events to lead, scale, and elevate our global events division, anchored by Consensus—the world's largest, longest-running, and most influential gathering where institutional finance, traditional capital markets, and digital asset pioneers converge. In this executive role, you will hold full strategic and P&L accountability for our events business, managing a high-performing team across operations, marketing, programming, and production. You will collaborate closely with CoinDesk’s Executive Leadership, Sales, Editorial, and Product teams to align our live experiences with commercial goals and editorial integrity. Your mission is to defend and fortify Consensus’s position as the undisputed industry benchmark while aggressively driving audience acquisition and net-new revenue streams across both the traditional financial sector and emerging technology landscapes. This is a high-visibility opportunity to lead the premier global forum for the future of money and digital markets, offering an ambitious business builder the platform to shape industry discourse and drive massive commercial impact on a global scale.

This position is based in NYC and will be required to work 4 days per week onsite at our office located in Chelsea.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Growth & Scaling: Design and execute a multi-year growth strategy for the events business, focusing on scaling Consensus attendance, expanding its global footprint, and launching new regional events or niche spin-offs.
• P&L Ownership & Commercial Strategy: Assume full financial accountability for the events business unit. Partner with the Sales team to architect high-value sponsorship packages, optimize ticket-pricing tiers, and maximize profitability.
• Audience Acquisition & Marketing: Oversee data-driven marketing campaigns to expand the event’s audience base, successfully targeting traditional finance (TradFi), institutional investors, policymakers, and mainstream tech sectors alongside the core crypto community.
• Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manage, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary events team (operations, logistics, marketing, content). Ensure seamless alignment with the Editorial team to deliver world-class programming that reflects current market trends.
• Vendor & Operations: Partner with Event Operations and Procurement to steer high-stakes vendor negotiations, venue selections, and technology stack integrations to ensure flawless, safe, and premium experiential execution for tens of thousands of attendees.
• Target Outcomes: Secure Consensus's year-over-year market dominance, achieve ambitious revenue and profit margin milestones, and successfully diversify the portfolio to hedge against crypto market cyclicality.

What You Have

• Professional Experience: 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in large-scale B2B conference production, commercial media, or experiential events, with a proven track record of running flagship events scaling over 10,000+ attendees.
• Financial Acumen: Proven experience managing multi-million dollar P&Ls, with a deep understanding of event economics, digital/physical hybrid infrastructure, and corporate sponsorship sales.
• Industry Context: Experience within tech, media, or financial services events is required; a strong familiarity with the cryptocurrency, blockchain, or fintech landscape is highly preferred.
• Behavioral Competencies: A charismatic, high-energy leader with exceptional executive presence, sharp negotiation skills, and the ability to remain calm and decisive under high-pressure, fast-moving environments.
• Tools & Systems: Advanced knowledge of modern event technology ecosystems (e.g., Cvent, Bizzabo, Hopin), CRM systems (Salesforce), data analytics platforms, and modern digital marketing stacks.

Bullish US LLC & CoinDesk Inc. are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $285,000 - $340,000 + discretionary annual target bonus + performance incentives/benefits. Offered salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and commensurate experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.

ACCOMMODATION

CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request.