Head of Content, Money 20/20 USA

Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world's most influential creative, technology and business festivals together. We're combining prestigious brands like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money20/20 and London Tech Week with cutting-edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights.

Our festival-led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement. Building on decades of expertise and powered by Informa's international reach, we're shaping the next generation of business festivals.

Do you wake up every morning to find out about the latest fintech news (whether it be a new round of funding, an acquisition, or a crazy partnership)? Do you live and breathe fintech? Have a strong opinion about the Genius act, 1033, and what is next for financial services? Are you excited about sifting through the ideas, companies, and individuals that are shaping the future of our industry? Do you know the North American fintech landscape like the back of your hand? Then this is the job for you.

You have a combination of expertise within financial services, whether it be at a traditional player, a fintech, a regulator, or somewhere in between, relationships that span across the industry and across the continent, and the professionalism to get the brightest minds in the space to share the most interesting details on our stages.

We are looking for someone who challenges conventional norms, is open to new ideas and flexible in their thinking, a true team player with a clear vision for how the future of financial services is likely to play out and isn't afraid to get their hands dirty.

Role overview

As the Head of Content for Money20/20 USA, you will take the reins of our content strategy and execution, setting the vision and driving the delivery of world-class programming for our flagship show taking place in Las Vegas in October. This role is about much more than managing a team; you will be the face and voice of our content, cultivating relationships with senior executives across financial services and technology to secure groundbreaking keynotes and compelling speakers. Your leadership will inspire fresh narratives, featuring influential figures and disruptive ideas that shape the future of the industry.

With an executive presence that commands respect, you'll engage directly with our top customers, building partnerships that elevate the Money20/20 brand and ensure we remain the pinnacle event in the US. You'll collaborate with marketing and social media teams, translating our extraordinary content into impactful messaging that excites our global community and drives ticket sales.

You'll maintain a pulse on industry trends, leveraging your deep expertise and network to identify the individuals and companies at the forefront of innovation. Your strategic insight and vision will ensure Money20/20 USA continues to deliver unmatched experiences, leaving our audience in awe and solidifying our reputation for best-in-class content (and an NPS to prove it).

In return, you'll join the largest independent platform for fintech across the globe, creating real change by advancing debates, tackling critical issues, and shaping the opportunities that define the future of financial services.

Key Accountabilities

• Secure high-profile speakers-CEOs, founders, and industry trailblazers who rarely speak publicly-leveraging your expertise, relationships, and persistence to bring the most compelling voices to Money20/20 USA's stage.

• Cultivate and nurture strategic relationships with senior leaders both within and outside the financial services industry, establishing Money20/20 as the premier platform for thought leadership and innovation.

• Represent Money20/20 USA's content strategy externally through speaking engagements and industry participation, further solidifying the show's position as the foremost fintech platform in the US.

• Deliver a cutting-edge content program that sets a new standard for creativity and innovation, leaving the industry in awe with sessions and experiences they cannot find elsewhere.

• Oversee the management, categorization, evaluation, and prioritization of thousands of speaking submissions from the call for content process and inbound requests, ensuring only the most relevant and impactful voices are featured.

• Lead in-depth research to identify emerging trends and industry disruptors, ensuring session topics remain ahead of the curve and exclusive to Money20/20.

• Shape major content pillars and session topics, partnering with the VP, Fintech Strategy and Content Managers to ensure alignment and consistency across the show's programming.

• Act as a trusted liaison for key clients interested in showcasing thought leadership, ensuring their ideas are seamlessly integrated with Money20/20's editorial vision.

• Drive collaboration across teams and stakeholders to deliver a world-class show, maintaining accountability to deadlines and upholding the highest standards for execution.

• Lead, mentor, and inspire the USA Content Managers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring they deliver market-leading content that continually raises the bar.

Skills, experience & qualifications required

• Proven experience in the Financial Services and/or broader fintech industry with a deep understanding of market dynamics and emerging trends.

• Exceptional relationship-building and networking skills, with the ability to cultivate and maintain strong connections with senior executives, industry leaders, and key stakeholders.

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills, essential for securing high-profile speakers and advancing key initiatives.

• Strategic mindset with the ability to frame industry insights, news, and business strategies into cohesive narratives that shape the future of financial services.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft and deliver impactful messages to diverse audiences.

• Entrepreneurial spirit combined with a high level of commercial acumen, capable of identifying opportunities that align with the brand's vision and objectives.

• Highly proactive and self-driven, able to operate independently while maintaining a collaborative approach with internal and external teams.

• Inspirational leadership capabilities, with a proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop team members to achieve and exceed their potential.

• Visionary approach to content creation, ensuring programming is consistently innovative, industry-leading, and exclusive to Money20/20.

• Comfortable representing the brand externally, through speaking engagements, panel participation, and industry events, showcasing thought leadership and the Money20/20 ethos.

We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here's some of what you can expect when you join us. But don't just take our word for it - see what our colleagues have to say at LifeAt.Informa.com

Our benefits include:

• Freedom & flexibility: colleagues rate us highly for the flexibility and trust they receive and most of us balance time in the office with time working remotely
• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it's time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
• We're not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most - although not all - of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

At Informa, you'll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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