The Director of Conferences and Tradeshows leads the planning, coordination, and execution of FIA’s global conferences, forums, and tradeshows. This role is instrumental in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, strategically aligned events that advance FIA’s mission and serve the global derivatives community.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Global Events, Marketing and Communications, the Director oversees the operational and logistical elements of FIA’s flagship events across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, manages key vendor and partner relationships, and collaborates across departments to ensure impactful attendee experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Event Execution & Oversight
- Lead the delivery of FIA’s premier global events, including:
- SIFMA-AMG Derivatives Forum (January, CA)
- International Futures Industry Conference (March, FL)
- Law & Compliance Conference (May, DC)
- IDX – International Derivatives Expo (June, London)
- FIA EXPO (October, Chicago)
- Asia Derivatives Conference (November, Singapore)
- Oversee execution of additional events including regional forums, division-specific meetings, webinars, and special briefings.
Program & Experience Design
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and committees to support program development.
- Continuously enhance event design and attendee experience based on feedback and industry trends.
- Support session planning, general session production, and speaker coordination.
Project & Team Management
- Manage a team of event professionals, vendors, and contractors to deliver projects on-time and on-budget.
- Develop and manage timelines, production schedules, run-of-show, and task ownership for each event.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with marketing, business development, membership, and communications teams to support registration, branding, sponsorship, and communications.
- Coordinate with legal, finance, and executive leadership on key contracts and reporting.
Operational Excellence
- Manage logistical elements including site selection, venue negotiation, vendor coordination, catering, AV, and registration.
- Ensure accurate budgeting and tracking of expenses and revenues; support development of event performance reports and analytics.
Onsite Leadership
- Serve as the lead onsite event director ensuring seamless logistics, sponsor and speaker fulfillment, staff direction, and troubleshooting.
Qualifications
- 7–10+ years of relevant experience in conference/event management, ideally within associations or global organizations.
- Proven success delivering large-scale, multi-day events in domestic and international markets.
- Strong vendor management and contract negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication, organization, and project management abilities.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities under deadlines.
- Proficiency in event and registration platforms; experience with association management systems is a plus.
- Willingness to travel (domestic and international) up to 25–35% of the year.
FIA observes a hybrid work environment where employees are required to be in the office every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Interested candidates should send a resume to jobs@fia.org.
