AI is the new electricity. Millions of AI engineers are needed to transform industries with AI, particularly in the realm of GenAI, and we’re building an education platform to train them. With a mission to grow and connect the global AI community, DeepLearning.AI is an education technology company that is empowering the global workforce to build an AI-powered future through world-class education, hands-on training, a collaborative community and in-person global conferences. We’re a small tech company with serious credentials, exciting challenges, and wonderful teammates.
We’re seeking an entrepreneurial and AI-passionate General Manager for our AI Dev line of global conferences to build and scale DeepLearning.AI’s AI events business into a flagship brand for the global AI developer community.As DeepLearning.AI’s GM, AI Dev, you will:
Own the AI events business strategy - develop and execute the vision for DeepLearning.AI’s events business, including product direction, event formats, content, revenue goals, and a roadmap for scaling into a standalone business line.
Lead planning and delivery of flagship events - drive end-to-end execution of large-scale AI developer events, from concept and speaker curation to logistics, marketing, and post-event follow-through.
Build and optimize cross-functional workflows - coordinate work with marketing, sponsor and speaker partnerships, event production logistics, finance, and content teams to deliver seamless events. Establish repeatable processes that scale.
Drive revenue and growth opportunities - identify and pursue monetization models including sponsorships, ticketing, content partnerships, and new event formats.
Curate world-class content and speakers - develop event agendas that deliver deep, practical, hands-on technical learning experiences that AI developers genuinely value. Leverage and nurture DeepLearning.AI’s brand and network to attract top speakers and thought leaders.
Manage vendors, partners, and operational capacity - work with internal and external partners to scale event operations. Own vendor relationships, budgets, and the operational infrastructure needed to grow the business.
Build and lead the events team - recruit and develop a high-performing team as the business grows. Define team structure, roles, and metrics to support long-term scaling.
Your skills (things you can do):
Understand the AI developer community deeply - what developers care about, what motivates them, and how they prefer to learn and connect. If you are a member of the developer community yourself, that would be ideal.
Comfortable coding with AI and working with AI tools, and hunger to continue learning, to accelerate your own and the team’s productivity.
Take an initiative from concept to execution, working cross-functionally and navigating ambiguity with a bias toward action.
Build and optimize operational systems for large-scale events, including logistics, vendor management, and cross-functional coordination.
Develop and execute revenue strategies across sponsorships, ticketing, content partnerships, and new event formats.
Curate compelling event content and speaker lineups that deliver practical, hands-on value to technical audiences.
Recruit, develop, and lead high-performing teams while fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration.
Strong entrepreneurial mindset - comfortable building from scratch, wearing multiple hats, and iterating quickly based on feedback and traction.
Your experience (things you have done):
At least 7 years of professional experience.
Including 3+ years in operations, general management, business building, or event leadership, event production, sponsorships, partnerships, or monetization models (AI/tech events strongly preferred).
Demonstrated experience taking new initiatives from concept to execution in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
Bonus if you have:
Deep familiarity with the AI event and conference landscape (e.g., academic conferences like NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR, Google I/O, Hugging Face events).
Experience building a new business line or revenue stream from the ground up.
Background in developer marketing, developer relations, or technical community building.
Skills Required
- At least 7 years of professional experience
- 3+ years in operations, general management, or event leadership
- Experience in business building, sponsorships, or monetization models
- Demonstrated experience taking new initiatives from concept to execution
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