Event Director - Fall

Event Director – Shoptalk Fall A bit about the role Ready to make your mark in Miami?

What if you could have the excitement of being the part of the founding Miami team, with the backing of an established global business?

We are seeking an exceptional Event Director to lead the strategy, growth, production, and execution of Shoptalk Fall, our groundbreaking Nashville-based show that brings together the Shoptalk community into an intimate, innovative event where retail decisions are made for the next year.

This is a high-impact leadership role with full responsibility for the event’s commercial performance, customer experience, and long-term growth strategy. The Event Director will oversee all aspects of this 3,000+-person event, including sponsorship and exhibition revenue, hosted retailer recruitment, delegate attendance, content strategy, partnerships, operations, and product development.

Working closely with senior leaders across sales, marketing, operations, content, hosted programs, and customer success, this person will drive alignment across teams while continually evolving Shoptalk Fall to meet the changing needs of the B2C and B2B commerce ecosystems.

The ideal candidate combines strong commercial acumen with outstanding project leadership, customer obsession, and a passion for building market-leading event brands.

We’re Hyve – organizer of the world’s fastest-growing and most forward-thinking B2B events.

As the chosen event partner to many of the world’s leading companies, our platforms play a critical role in their strategies—helping them enter new markets, accelerate growth and connect with the people who matter most.

Our portfolio features some of the world’s leading events across ecommerce, healthcare, retail, fintech and technology. We're growing rapidly through innovation, acquisition and a culture that empowers ambitious people to make a real impact.

Alongside our market-leading events, we're building technology and data-driven products that create meaningful connections year-round—from hosted meetings and curated networking to digital engagement platforms.

Whatever your role, you'll join a team redefining how industries connect, collaborate and grow.

Think that sounds good? Wait until our Talent Acquisition team tells you about the culture.

• Own the overall vision, strategy, and delivery of Shoptalk Fall.
• Develop annual growth plans aligned with revenue, attendance, customer satisfaction, and profitability objectives.
• Lead cross-functional planning and execution, ensuring all teams operate against shared priorities and milestones.
• Drive continuous improvement across every aspect of the customer experience.
• Serve as the internal champion and external ambassador for the Shoptalk Fall brand.

• Own event revenue and profitability targets.
• Partner with sales leadership to maximize sponsorship, exhibition, hosted retailer, and delegate revenue.
• Review sales pipelines, forecasting, conversion metrics, and inventory utilization.
• Support the sale of strategic, high-value sponsorship opportunities with leading technology, media, retail media, data, and service providers.
• Develop new revenue streams, products, sponsorship formats, and commercial partnerships.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to identify growth opportunities.

• Continuously evolve the Shoptalk Fall proposition to ensure it remains the industry’s most valuable gathering place in the fall for retail innovation.
• Identify opportunities for new content formats, networking experiences, hosted programs, retail engagement initiatives, and attendee services.
• Utilise customer feedback, market research, and industry trends to inform product decisions.
• Ensure Shoptalk Fall consistently delivers exceptional value to retailers, brands, sponsors, exhibitors, and attendees.

• Work closely with the hosted retailer team to drive recruitment and retention of senior retail executives.
• Develop relationships with leading brands and retailers, marketplaces, retail technology companies, and…