# Events & Media Community Manager (Germany) at Foundry

Events & Media Community Manager (Germany) at Foundry in Munich, Germany. On-site, full-time. Posted September 30, 2026.

- Company: Foundry
- Location: Munich, Germany
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/foundry/jobs/8225884
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/events-media-community-manager-germany-foundry-4gcrbh

## Requirements

- Strong communications experience, including outreach, contributor recruitment, and/or editorial/communications coordination. Sales skills would be a benefit to the role
- Working knowledge of the German IT sector, including familiarity with the roles, priorities, and ecosystem relevant to CIO-level leadership.
- Demonstrated experience in event community management, executive engagement, or speaker/panelist sourcing.
- Experience working with databases/CRMs and segmentation workflows for B2B audiences (Top 300-level executive tracking experience is a strong advantage).
- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence engaging with CIOs and senior decision-makers.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple event cycles and communication timelines simultaneously.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly for events

## Description

**Location & Travel**
Base: Munich, Germany
Travel: Regular travel to Foundry and other association events across Germany (and occasional additional travel may be required depending on event programming and media activities).

Team: Events & Enterprise Media (Foundry)
Employment Type: Full-time 

**About Foundry**

- Foundry is dedicated to helping enterprise technology leaders connect, share expertise, and shape the future of IT. Through our enterprise event and global IT media portfolio -powered by high-value communities and expert-led content - we deliver world-class experiences such as Hamburg IT Strategy Days, CIO des Jahres, IT Strategy Days Masterclass,, and custom events across Germany in partnership with our global media brands CIO.com, CSOonline.com, Computerwoche.

**Role Summary**

- Foundry is looking for an experienced Events and Media Community Manager to build and run an executive community and media pipeline from Germany’s senior IT leadership. This role will establish a repeatable process to manage the database and communications for the Top 300 CIOs in Germany, ensuring consistent engagement and participation across Foundry’s enterprise event portfolio.

- The successful candidate will also recruit and activate media contributors from within this CIO network, supporting event programming and contributing to Foundry’s media and content outputs. This is a highly stakeholder-facing role requiring strong communications expertise in a media environment, alongside a practical working knowledge of the German IT sector and the ability to engage CIO-level professionals professionally and consistently.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Top 300 CIO Community Management (Database + Communications Process)

- Design, implement, and maintain a structured process for managing the Top 300 CIO database in Germany.

- Ensure data quality, segmentation, consent/compliance, and ongoing maintenance of contact and engagement information.

- Own the communication workflow to ensure timely, relevant outreach to CIOs for event participation and content opportunities.

- Drive Executive Participation Across the Enterprise Event Portfolio

- Ensure CIOs participate as attendees, speakers, panelists, and contributors for Foundry’s Germany events, including:

- Hamburg IT Strategy Days

- CIO des Jahres

- IT Strategy Days Masterclass

- Custom Foundry events in Germany

- CIO Leadership Live

- Build and manage an engagement plan per event (timelines, outreach targets, speaker shortlists, confirmation tracking, follow-up).

- Recruiting, managing and active collaboration with existing community organizations and associations where CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, etc. are members (VOICE, MünchnerKreis, Bitkom, etc.)

- Speaker & Panelist Sourcing and Activation

- Identify suitable CIOs and enterprise leaders from the Top 300 pool and coordinate them through the speaker/panelist journey.

- Support internal planning with speaker availability, topic alignment, and requirements gathering (format, objectives, session needs).

- Recruit Media Contributors from the CIO Pool

- Recruit and onboard CIOs and select stakeholders from the community as media contributors (e.g., interviews, thought leadership, quotes, contributed articles, case-led perspectives, event-linked content).

- Work closely with Foundry media/content teams to align contributor needs, editorial direction, timelines, and approvals.

- Communications & Media Experience Execution

- Leverage experience in communications within a media environment to craft compelling outreach and contributor engagement.

- Coordinate preparation of contributor materials (briefs, angles, interview prep support) to ensure high-quality outputs.

- Stakeholder Management and Relationship Building

- Build strong, long-term relationships with CIOs and senior enterprise stakeholders.

- Maintain a professional, high-trust approach appropriate for executive audiences.

- Event Support & On-Site Presence

- Represent Foundry at events, support speaker logistics as needed, and ensure community engagement remains strong before, during, and after events.

- Reporting and Continuous Improvement

- Track engagement metrics (attendance conversions, speaker/panelist confirmations, contributor responses, pipeline status).

- Provide recurring insights to leadership and continuously improve the community and communications process.

**Skill Requirements**

- Strong communications experience, including outreach, contributor recruitment, and/or editorial/communications coordination. Sales skills would be a benefit to the role

- Working knowledge of the German IT sector, including familiarity with the roles, priorities, and ecosystem relevant to CIO-level leadership.

- Demonstrated experience in event community management, executive engagement, or speaker/panelist sourcing.

- Experience working with databases/CRMs and segmentation workflows for B2B audiences (Top 300-level executive tracking experience is a strong advantage).

- Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence engaging with CIOs and senior decision-makers.

- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple event cycles and communication timelines simultaneously.

- Willingness and ability to travel regularly for events 

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience supporting enterprise event programs in Germany (CIO communities, IT strategy conferences, executive roundtables, or similar).

- Background in media/content development (e.g., journalism, corporate communications, editorial operations, podcast/video contributor coordination).

- Familiarity with compliance considerations for B2B marketing communications and consent frameworks in Germany/EU.

 
