Event Manager

Hypha•New York, NY

10d•$130,000 - $165,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Hypha is an AI-native asset intelligence platform founded in 2025 and headquartered in New York. They operate in a relationship-driven industry and view events as a primary channel for market engagement. Hypha is an early-stage, deliberately small company where employees have significant ownership and decision-making occurs rapidly. The work is directly visible in the market. The Event Manager role is responsible for bringing the event strategy to life. This is a hands-on execution role with strategic input, where the individual will build, test, staff, run, and refine event programs. An event is viewed as a campaign with a live component, encompassing planning, outreach, on-site experience, follow-up, and sales handoff, with a focus on measuring outcomes and identifying improvements.

Requirements

3-5 years running B2B events, ideally at a SaaS or high-growth company. Agency and hospitality backgrounds are welcome if you have made the jump to the brand side
Hands-on tradeshow experience across booth builds, exhibitor kits, show services, and drayage.
A track record of managing several events at once without dropping the thread on any of them
Hands-on with event platforms such as Cvent, Splash, Swoogo, Bizzabo, Goldcast, or Sequel, and comfortable working in a CRM
Real budget ownership and vendor negotiation experience
Detail obsessed
Calm when something breaks at 4pm on load-in day

Nice To Haves

Commercial real estate, proptech, fintech, or another relationship-driven enterprise category
Experience running executive dinners and small-format hosted experiences, not just booth programs
You have built something weird that worked, and you can explain why it worked

Responsibilities

Define the event slate and annual strategy with the Head of Event Marketing.
Own project plans, including goals, budgets, vendor sourcing, and timelines.
Propose creative formats and high-impact activations that push our brand forward.
Manage end-to-end booth presence, from floor selection and design to logistics and show services.
Orchestrate on-floor operations, including staffing schedules, demo flow, and conversation quality.
Maximize ROI by programming surrounding events like dinners, suites, and executive meetings.
Drive the full registration experience, from list strategy to email sequences and landing pages.
Partner with Sales on target list building and personalized pre-event outreach.
Align creative collateral and keep internal stakeholders updated with a single source of truth.
Own the run-of-show, vendor management, and on-site logistics.
Brief and manage the team to ensure consistent messaging and coverage.
Ensure rigorous data quality and lead capture throughout the event.
Deliver enriched, actionable leads to Sales immediately post-event.
Analyze performance metrics and report on pipeline influence and cost-efficiency.
Codify lessons into templates and playbooks to build a repeatable system.
Use AI daily to scale prospect research, personalize outreach, and automate workflows.
Turn post-event signals into actionable data for Sales, ensuring no momentum is lost.