Lead, Forum Innovator Team

Location: Geneva, Switzerland

Team: Forum Innovator Team Reports to: Head of Forum Innovator Team

The World Economic Forum is the international organization for public-private cooperation. We engage the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Our work is guided by a multi-stakeholder approach, bringing together diverse voices to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

The Forum Innovator Team curates and engages a global community of the world’s most promising innovators — including Technology Pioneers, Global Innovators and Unicorns — connecting them to the Forum’s platforms, initiatives and partners. The team plays a critical role in ensuring that innovative, purpose-driven companies contribute to shaping the future of industries and public policy.

We are seeking a Lead to join the Forum Innovator Team. In this role, you will drive the design and delivery of innovator-focused events — both Forum-led and external — and lead innovator development for several of the Forum’s Centres, including the Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems. You will act as a senior point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring that innovators are meaningfully integrated into the Forum’s event portfolio and thematic priorities.

Events - Lead the design, planning and delivery of innovator-dedicated events convened by the Forum - Shape and coordinate innovator programming embedded within Forum-wide events, including the Annual Meeting in Davos, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, the Sustainable Development Impact Meeting and Industry Strategy Meetings - Map the relevant landscape of external events, identify the most important ones, and develop and align a strategy on how to leverage these events for the WEF’s Innovator communities - Collaborate with event, content and communications teams to ensure high-quality innovator participation and experience

Innovator development across Centres - Lead innovator development for several of the Forum’s Centres (e.g. Centre for Financial and Monetary Systems), serving as the primary interface between the innovator community and Centre leadership - Identify and onboard innovators aligned with the thematic priorities of the relevant Centres - Ensure innovators are meaningfully embedded into Centre initiatives, working groups and flagship activities - Work closely with Centre teams to translate their priorities into concrete innovator engagement opportunities

Cross-cutting - Collaborate with colleagues across centres, industries and regions to embed innovators into thematic initiatives - Track engagement metrics, produce insights and contribute to continuous improvement of the innovator experience - Mentor and support more junior colleagues on the team

• Master’s degree in business, international affairs, technology, public policy or a related field
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in event leadership, start-up ecosystems, venture capital, corporate innovation, consulting or an international organization
• Proven track record of designing and delivering high-profile events and/or programmes
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and global innovation ecosystems, with familiarity in one or more Centre-relevant domains (e.g. financial and monetary systems)
• Demonstrated senior stakeholder engagement experience across corporates, innovators, governments and international organizations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; additional languages an asset
• Proven ability to work across cultures, lead cross-functional workstreams and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborative mindset, entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to the Forum’s mission

Joining the Forum Innovator Team as a Lead means shaping the way the world’s most promising innovators engage with the Forum — through flagship events and deep integration into the Forum’s Centres — helping to ensure that innovation contributes to improving the state of the world.

Why join us?

Join an independent and impartial organization with over 55 years of connecting leaders to make sense of global challenges and move the world forward together.