Speaking Operations and Trade Partnerships Specialist Communication

Skills

About the Role

You will own the speaking programme from invitation through post-event follow-up. You will identify and assess opportunities, pitch speakers, manage event and trade partnerships, prepare leaders for appearances, coordinate event activation and follow-up, and maintain accurate reporting.

Requirements

• 2 to 6 years of experience in events, speaker management, partnerships, communications or business development
• Native-level English with excellent written and spoken communication
• Strong relationship-building skills with senior executives, organisers and agencies
• Calendar and logistics management across several time zones
• Commercial judgement and negotiation skills
• Interest in AI and ability to learn technical subject matter for speaker briefings
• Experience at a speaker bureau, conference or trade-show organiser, or in executive communications
• French language skills are a plus

Responsibilities

• Manage inbound speaking invitations and distribute them across leaders
• Pitch speakers proactively to relevant conferences and maintain leadership calendars
• Evaluate events for audience quality, prestige, format, media reach, strategic fit and geography
• Build relationships with conference organisers, speaker bureaus, trade associations and media partners
• Negotiate and manage speaking, sponsorship, co-hosted-event and media partnerships
• Prepare speakers with bios, talking points, briefing notes, Q&A preparation, logistics and audience background
• Confirm commitments early and plan replacements in advance
• Coordinate event coverage, meetings, leads, thank-you notes and follow-up
• Maintain the speaking pipeline, partner contacts and event outcomes in a single source of truth
• Report on event and partnership outcomes

Benefits

• Equity
• Team hackathons
• Offsites
• Celebrations of team wins