Event Director - Deep Tech Momentum (DTM)

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Our mission: build Europe's No. 1 Deep Tech & AI Innovation Marketplace and be the undisputed leader on the continent.

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You will build and lead the operations team from the ground up, making decisions every day about logistics, staffing, vendor management, and attendee experience. You are in the details, leading your team through planning and execution, and ensuring every operational decision serves the mission.

Your Mission • Build and lead the operations team to excellence. You will quickly recruit and lead a team of producers, coordinators and operational staff. Team leadership is your primary responsibility. • Orchestrate a 6,000-person event across all disciplines. Details matter and you do not let them slip. • A team builder and people manager.

You set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and coach your team through high-pressure situations without losing your cool. • Commercially hardwired. You can partner effectively with Sales, Marketing, Content, and Product teams. DTM is a small, fast-scaling team.

Build the operational systems and team that scale the business from 3,000 to 6,000+ attendees over the next year. Team leadership from day one. You will recruit and lead your first operations team, setting the culture and standards for DTM's operational excellence.

Event Director - Deep Tech Momentum (DTM) About DTM Deep Tech Momentum (DTM) is powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance. DTM27 will operate at 3x the scale of DTM26 across attendance, content, matchmaking, and operations.

To get there, we are building an online-offline flywheel: a business intelligence and matchmaking platform powered by Europe's premier Deep Tech conference and early-stage investment arm.

Our objective is to catalyse 100 billion euros in additional enterprise procurement and 100 billion euros in venture capital into European Deep Tech and AI by 2030. DTM has achieved substantial traction in just two years.

Over 300 Deep Tech funds, 300+ corporate partners, and 1,000+ startups are already part of our ecosystem, alongside key partners including Lakestar, Vsquared, EIF, DCVC, SAP, Elaia, HV Capital, Earlybird, IQ Capital, McKinsey, BCG, Aumovio, BASF, The Exploration Company, Tekever, Axelera AI, Robco, Marvel Fusion and many others shaping Europe's Deep Tech landscape.

DTM26 held in May 2026 at Wilhelm Studios, Berlin, was Europe's most ambitious Deep Tech innovation marketplace to date: 3,000+ attendees, 100 DTM100 startup pitches, 300+ corporate innovation leaders, and programming spanning Defence, Space, Energy, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing & Robotics, and High-Performance Computing, with AI as a cross-cutting layer.

DTM.Capital, our early-stage investment vehicle, is going live and growing alongside the platform. The Role DTM27 will be 6,000 people. We are also hosting SPARTA, our Defence and Space satellite event, in February 2027. That scale only works if every operational and strategic decision is orchestrated with precision and discipline.

As Event Director, you own that orchestration. This is a hands-on operational leadership role. You will own the budget, forecast revenue weekly, manage suppliers, and ensure the event runs flawlessly. You will also work closely with Sales, Marketing, Content, and Product to align around shared commercial objectives.

You are not distant from the work. Set clear goals, remove blockers, coach through chaos, and build a culture of ownership and excellence. Own the operational strategy: venue, logistics, catering, AV, registration, onsite flow, exhibitor setup, attendee experience. Every detail cascades from your decisions.

SPARTA in February will also fall under your purview as a key strategic event. • Own the P&L and hit the number. Set the annual event budget, forecast revenue weekly, manage costs relentlessly, and ensure DTM27 and SPARTA deliver their profit contribution. You are accountable for meeting and exceeding targets.

P&L ownership is core to this role. • Manage supplier relationships and negotiations. Source and negotiate with venues, catering, AV, registration platforms, and other vendors. Ensure quality while protecting margin. • Align Sales, Marketing, Content, and Ops around operational delivery.

Drive weekly alignment on timelines, deliverables, and KPIs. Ensure each function understands how operations supports their success and expedite blockers fast. You are the connective tissue between ops and go-to-market functions. • Co-develop and execute the event strategy.

Work with leadership to define logistics, attendee flow, exhibitor experience, and operational excellence measures. Validate assumptions with data. Iterate annually. • Report accurately and in real-time. Weekly revenue forecasts, monthly P&L reviews, KPI dashboards, and post-event reconciliation.

DTM leadership makes decisions based on your numbers; they need to be airtight. • Identify operational efficiency wins and cost savings. Constantly ask how to deliver more for less, improve attendee experience at lower cost, and find smart operational shortcuts that scale. Margin improvement is part of your mandate.

You Are • A seasoned operations leader with 5+ years of hands-on experience managing 2,000+ person conferences or trade shows, ideally at a rapid-growth company or event organiser. • Operationally obsessive and detail-oriented. You sweat logistics, timelines, vendor management, and delivery. You recruit, develop, and hold people accountable.

You think in P&L, margins, and ROI. Budget discipline is a reflex, not a burden. You understand the financial stakes. • Cross-functionally fluent. You speak their language, understand their constraints, and find creative ways to align around shared operational outcomes. • Comfortable with ambiguity and ownership.

You will not have a finished playbook; you will build it and own the outcome. • Based in or willing to relocate to Berlin. On-site availability during event planning and execution is essential. Shape Europe's Deep Tech future. Lead the operational engine behind Europe's most ambitious Deep Tech marketplace.

Every attendee, every detail, every successfully executed event is part of a mission to accelerate European Deep Tech and AI. Founder culture with scale. Operate with high autonomy and real responsibility, working directly alongside DTM's founders. This is not a solo contributor role. Real P&L accountability.

Own a significant P&L, make strategic trade-offs, and directly impact profitability. Your decisions matter and are visible to the whole business.

Compensation Competitive package combining base salary, target bonus tied to operational and P&L delivery, and generous equity in a validated, high-growth business with seed-stage traction and a profitable business model.

On-site availability in Berlin is essential, especially during the 6 months leading into DTM27 and SPARTA, and during both events.