Director, Events & Partnerships

About us:

Chief is a private network of the most powerful women executives in business. Our mission is to maximize the leadership impact of our members. Our network represents more than 10,000 companies including 77% of the Fortune 100, and nearly 40% of our members are in the C-Suite. Chief has been recognized as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

Membership to Chief provides access to a vetted community of senior women executives and valuable insights that shape their leadership. The experience is digital and in-person, allowing members to build connections, engage in compelling discussions, and access resources in ways that are most meaningful to them. Our offerings range from executive coaching and executive education to thoughtful in-person and virtual programming and events that guide leaders through the most pressing topics in business. We have members across the United States with clubhouse locations in NYC, LA, Chicago, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

Founded in 2019, Chief is backed by renowned investors including CapitalG, General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, and Primary Ventures.

Our network brings women in leadership together to share their ideas, insight, and influence, and the power of what we’re doing is felt by every member of our team. Our workplace is built on being real and respectful. We help grow careers, maintain our team’s wellbeing, and give everyone a seat at the table. We build teams where diverse voices, identities, perspectives, and experiences are represented and celebrated. Read more about working at Chief: https://chief.com/careers.

About the Role

The Director, Events & Partnerships will lead the strategy, production, financial stewardship and execution of partnership activities of Chief’s event portfolio across the country. This role owns the end-to-end delivery of Chief’s high-impact, large scale in-person events requiring regular travel and onsite leadership.

In addition to flawless execution, this role brings a partnership-oriented mindset, identifying opportunities to maximize value through venue relationships, vendor negotiations, and strategic collaborations. You will serve as a trusted leader within the Events function, providing clear visibility into budgets, timelines, and outcomes, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver exceptional, on-brand experiences for our members.

What You’ll Do

Event Strategy & Execution

• Set the strategic vision and long-term roadmap for Chief’s high impact and in-person event portfolio, aligning large-scale national industry events and the ChiefX Summit Series with company priorities, member needs, and business objectives.

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Chief’s in-person national large-scale events, from concept through execution and post-event reconciliation, ensuring a consistently high-quality experience.

• Oversee production and programming timelines, holding teams and vendors accountable to deadlines and standards.

• Provide senior-level production leadership across all event categories offered by Chief.

• Own all operational elements of events including food & beverage, production & design, rentals, staffing, vendors, reporting, and on-site execution.

• Lead creative development, strategic planning, and execution, including partnership activations for the ChiefX Event Series.
  

Budget Ownership & Financial Leadership

• Own and manage event budgets with rigor and transparency, ensuring costs are tracked, reconciled, and optimized.

• Provide regular budget updates and post-event reporting to leadership, highlighting spend, savings, and ROI.

• Identify opportunities to reduce costs without compromising quality through thoughtful planning and negotiation.

• Ensure all events adhere to established budget systems, financial guidelines, and approval processes.

Partnerships & Venue Strategy

• Approach venue sourcing and vendor selection through a partnerships lens, identifying opportunities for value exchange, cost efficiencies, and long-term relationships.

• Lead venue and vendor research, scouting, negotiation, and contracting in both existing and new markets.

• Maximize partnership opportunities when booking venues, including added value, co-marketing, and in-kind support where appropriate.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with venues, agencies, speakers, and external partners to ensure seamless execution.
  

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Serve as a key point of contact across internal stakeholders including Programming, Community, Marketing, Experience, Product, and local Clubhouse teams.

• Provide clear communication, documentation, and best practices to ensure alignment and scalability across teams.

• Manage and mentor junior team members, contractors, and outsourced staff, providing guidance and leadership on-site and remotely.

• Ensure all events comply with local regulations, safety requirements, and company standards.

What You’ve Done & Enjoy Doing

• Bring experience managing complex event budgets and communicating financial updates to senior leadership.

• Lead small teams and external vendors with confidence, clarity, and accountability.

• Navigate high-growth, fast-paced environments with flexibility and a solutions-oriented mindset.

• Apply strong project management and operational rigor while maintaining creative excellence.

• Think strategically about how events can drive broader business goals, partnerships, and brand impact.

• Deeply curious and engaged with emerging trends in events, brand partnerships, and experiential marketing.

• Enjoy the creative curation of brand partnerships, thoughtfully integrating them to enhance and elevate the overall event experience.

• Create thoughtful, engaging, and elevated event experiences tailored to executive audiences.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with both in-person and remote teams.

• Stay calm under pressure and bring a polished, confident presence to both in-person and virtual environments.

• Embrace a “no task too big, no task too small” approach while operating at a senior level.

• Use systems and tools to streamline in-person and virtual event production.

• Remain relentlessly curious—always asking, “How can we do this better?”
  

Additional Requirements

• Ability to stand, bend, squat, and lift up to 40 lbs.

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to cities across the U.S.

• Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, and weekends as required by event schedules.

• This role is NYC metro area based, required in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays

Why You'll Want to Work Here:

• Competitive salary and equity

• Flexible vacation policy

• 20 weeks of paid gender neutral parental leave

• Full medical, dental, and vision packages, 401(k)

• Opportunity to work for a startup focused on driving real change for women in business

• Opportunity to create and attend inspiring experiences and events with leaders of the industry

• Access to our ongoing virtual Chief member exclusive content, including workshops, thought leadership, and iconic speakers

While we’re committed to remaining compliant and adhering to mandates, for us, pay transparency is more than a consideration of what’s lawful and unlawful but rather, an opportunity to disclose what’s required, and what we think is a fair and equitable compensation framework.

At Chief, we want to hire, develop, and retain the best talent, making Chief a top destination to accelerate your career. Our compensation framework is a key part of our vision, and we continually revisit and invest in our philosophy and framework to ensure we remain competitive and relevant, on a quest to achieve our vision.

The pay transparency mandates, as well as our own policies and practices, are a means of narrowing the gender pay gap and fostering an engaged and positive working environment that builds trust, on our mission to change the face of leadership.

The base salary for this role is: $180,000/yr