Web Summit

Deputy Country Manager

Web Summit

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Vancouver • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$110,000 - CA$130,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Support the development and implementation of a coherent strategy for Web Summit in Canada and North America.
  • Advise on key stakeholder relations, including government, public sector, corporate, and community engagement.
  • Foster and maintain senior relationships to ensure Web Summit’s long-term success in the region.
  • Ensure Web Summit maintains smooth, professional, and coherent relationships with municipal, provincial, and federal stakeholders.
  • Act as an internal resource and advisor for teams across Web Summit, utilising your specialised knowledge of Canada and North America.
  • Increase political engagement, ensuring participation from senior decision-makers and delegations at Web Summit events.
  • Advise on, and where appropriate support or lead, business engagement with partner companies and official delegations.
  • Support the identification and engagement of strategic partners, working closely with Web Summit’s partnerships team.
  • Contribute to the identification and engagement of world-class speakers, particularly from government, policy, enterprise, and institutional leadership, in coordination with the Speakers team.
  • Contribute year-round to the Vancouver and broader Canadian technology ecosystem.

Requirements

  • You’re capable of utilising your positive rapport to nurture constructive, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • You have an extensive network of Canadian and North American contacts across government, enterprise, and media.
  • You’re a clear communicator with the ability to network, secure referrals, and leverage relationships effectively.
  • You’re comfortable working to agreed KPIs and reporting progress to senior management.
  • You’re a problem solver, focused on delivering outcomes that benefit all parties.
  • You are comfortable working with high-profile stakeholders and VIPs, handling sensitive matters with discretion and professionalism.
  • Experience supporting partnership development or speaker engagement is an advantage, but not the primary focus of the role.
Benefits
  • Hybrid-working model open to all employees.
  • Subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
  • Pension contribution up to 6%(Irish based only)
  • A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
  • Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
  • Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
  • Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
  • Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Soft skills
relationship buildingcommunicationproblem solvingnetworkingstakeholder engagementstrategic thinkingdiscretionprofessionalismcollaborationreporting