Unternehmensinhaber

About the Role

As the owner of the Zurich AI Festival, you will be responsible for the overall development, strategic direction, and further evolution of the festival. You will shape the long-term vision, make central decisions regarding program, partnerships, finances, and personnel, and represent the festival to sponsors, media, and stakeholders from business, academia, and politics.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the organizational team on a daily basis.
• Conduct negotiations with partner organizations.
• Monitor budgets and contracts.
• Ensure that all events are professionally planned and executed.
• Actively maintain networks within the international AI community.
• Continuously develop the brand presence.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Business administration, engineering, computer science, or event management studies, or comparable qualification.
• Several years of leadership experience.
• High degree of personal responsibility, decisiveness, resilience, and willingness to regularly attend events and networking meetings.

Qualifications

• Sound experience in business management, strategic planning, and business model development, ideally in the event or technology sector.
• Strong skills in building and maintaining cooperations, sponsorship and partner relationships, and stakeholder management.
• Solid business management knowledge, particularly in budget planning, financial control, and contract management.
• Understanding of trends and topics in Artificial Intelligence and digital innovation, as well as openness to technological advancements.
• Very good communication and presentation skills in German and English.
• High social competence and strong negotiation skills.

Full-time position to be performed on-site in Delhi, India.