Senior Events & Experiences Manager

About Plaid

Plaid builds the infrastructure and experiences that help people connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they use. Its technology is used by thousands of developers and powers financial products relied on by millions of people. The company works with a wide range of partners, including consumer apps, major banks, and large enterprises, and its network spans 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. Plaid was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, and Amsterdam.

About This Week in Fintech

This Week in Fintech is a leading global fintech media brand with more than 200,000 subscribers. It began as a newsletter focused on highlighting news, trends, and insights in financial technology and has since expanded into podcasts, conferences, events, and an online community that connects fintech professionals, investors, and enthusiasts around the world.

Role Overview

This Week in Fintech is looking for a highly organized, creative, and entrepreneurial Senior Events & Experiences Manager to help grow one of the most influential communities in fintech. The role is focused on using events and experiences to build brand value, deepen relationships, create partnership opportunities, and strengthen the broader community.

This is a hands-on, strategic position rather than a standard event coordination role. You will shape and deliver experiences ranging from intimate executive dinners and private salons to large conferences, ecosystem meetups, and partner-led activations. Working closely with leadership, you will help define how TWIF presents itself across fintech, startups, venture capital, and media.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of TWIF’s flagship events, conferences, executive dinners, community gatherings, and sponsored experiences, from early concept development through on-site delivery.
• Collaborate with leadership to design event strategy, content themes, and experience formats that support brand growth, audience expansion, and ecosystem influence.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with venues, suppliers, sponsors, speakers, VIP guests, ecosystem partners, and community members.
• Manage sponsor commitments and partner integrations to deliver polished experiences and strengthen long-term partnerships.
• Oversee schedules, budgets, run-of-show documents, vendor management, travel planning, attendee communications, and on-site execution.
• Foster high-value relationships across the fintech, startup, investor, and operator communities through thoughtful hospitality and well-curated experiences.
• Create repeatable systems, playbooks, and operational processes that help the events program scale while maintaining a premium standard.

Requirements

• At least 5–8+ years of experience in events, experiential marketing, hospitality, media, startups, fintech, or community programming.
• Demonstrated experience managing premium, high-touch experiences for founders, executives, investors, sponsors, and VIP audiences.
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities, with the capacity to work independently in fast-moving environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to build trust and long-term professional relationships.
• A strong sense of audience experience, hospitality, brand presentation, and event design.

Additional Information

Plaid’s mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. The company aims to build a diverse team of motivated individuals who care about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. Candidates are encouraged to apply even if their background does not match every qualification listed, as Plaid values both professional and lived experience.

Plaid is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic. The company also considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in line with applicable laws. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities during the recruiting process; assistance can be requested at accommodations@plaid.com.

Applicants should also review the Candidate Privacy Notice.

Compensation may include equity and/or commission depending on the role offered. Plaid offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and a 401(k). Pay is determined by factors such as role scope, responsibilities, work experience, skill set, and location, and may change over time in line with applicable compensation and benefit plans.

The stated compensation range for this role is $110.4K to $136.8K.

Work Location

New York City Metropolitan Area.