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