Executive Vice President - Ai4

CloserStill Media Germany GmbH · Utica-Rome Area · 1 wk ago

Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the role

As Executive Vice President, you will lead the Ai4 business with full responsibility for its strategy, commercial performance, customer experience, and execution. With current founders rolling out of the business, this is an opportunity to lead this brand as it continues to grow extremely quickly in this exciting sector.

Responsibilities

Define and execute the long-term vision for Ai4, establishing it as the world's most influential AI brand and the premier gathering for the global artificial intelligence community.
Drive sustained commercial growth across sponsorship, exhibition, registration, strategic partnerships, and new revenue opportunities.
Position Ai4 as the benchmark for AI events worldwide. Recognized for innovation, influence, customer experience, and commercial excellence.
Expand Ai4 beyond the convention center by creating a city-wide Las Vegas experience that becomes an annual destination for the global AI ecosystem.
Partner with Sales, Marketing, Content, and Product teams to strengthen brand awareness, accelerate audience growth, and deepen Ai4's international reputation.
Help shape the long-term strategy for extending the Ai4 brand into carefully selected international markets as opportunities emerge.
Lead the design and execution of world-class events that consistently exceed the expectations of attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, and partners.
Continually elevate production value, programming, hospitality, networking, and every stage of the customer journey so that each edition of Ai4 raises the standard for the industry.
Build scalable operating models that enable rapid growth without compromising the creativity, energy, and attention to detail that define the Ai4 experience.
Champion innovation across every aspect of event delivery, embracing emerging technologies and new ideas to create experiences that customers cannot find anywhere else.
Build strategic supplier and partner relationships that elevate the Ai4 brand and enable best-in-class execution.
Use data, customer insights, and market intelligence to identify opportunities, guide strategic decisions, and accelerate growth.
Establish meaningful KPIs that measure commercial performance, customer satisfaction, brand strength, operational excellence, and long-term business success.
Lead the continued evolution of the business infrastructure, systems, and organizational capabilities needed to support a rapidly scaling global brand.
Foster collaboration across every function, ensuring teams are aligned behind clear priorities, shared goals, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Inspire great people by building, developing, and inspiring a high-performing leadership team capable of scaling one of the world's leading business brands.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Empower teams to think boldly, move quickly, and execute with excellence.
Lead with authenticity, transparency, and high emotional intelligence while building trusted partnerships across CloserStill Media.

Requirements

A person with a strong interest in AI, a plus if you have more direct experience applying AI.

Significant senior leadership experience leading large-scale exhibitions, conferences, festivals, media brands, or other high-growth customer-focused businesses.

A proven track record of scaling brands, driving sustained commercial growth, and leading high-performing organizations through periods of rapid expansion.

Experience building and elevating category-leading brands that command industry recognition and customer loyalty.

Demonstrated success delivering world-class live experiences where production quality, operational excellence, and customer experience are fundamental to success.

Strong commercial acumen with experience developing growth strategies, identifying new opportunities, and delivering exceptional financial performance.

A strategic mindset combined with the ability to execute with pace and discipline.

Outstanding leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence at every level.

High emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and an authentic, collaborative leadership style.

Strong analytical capabilities, using data and customer insights to drive decisions and continuous improvement.

An entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition, resilience, and curiosity to build something extraordinary.

Qualifications

We are looking for a leader who sees opportunity where others see complexity, thrives in ambitious, fast-moving environments, and is energized by the challenge of creating something industry-defining.

The ideal candidate will have significant senior leadership experience leading large-scale exhibitions, conferences, festivals, media brands, or other high-growth customer-focused businesses.

They should have a proven track record of scaling brands, driving sustained commercial growth, and leading high-performing organizations through periods of rapid expansion.

They must have experience building and elevating category-leading brands that command industry recognition and customer loyalty.

They should demonstrate success delivering world-class live experiences where production quality, operational excellence, and customer experience are fundamental to success.

They need to have strong commercial acumen with experience developing growth strategies, identifying new opportunities, and delivering exceptional financial performance.

They should possess a strategic mindset combined with the ability to execute with pace and discipline.

They must have outstanding leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence at every level.

They should have high emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and an authentic, collaborative leadership style.

They need to have strong analytical capabilities, using data and customer insights to drive decisions and continuous improvement.

They should have an entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition, resilience, and curiosity to build something extraordinary.

Skills

A strong interest in AI, a plus if you have more direct experience applying AI.