Speaker & Partner Success Leadtribution

Position Title: Freelance or Part-time (4060%)

Reports To: CEO

Location: Remote - on site work from April 19 to April 24 in Lausanne.

About Hack

Hack exist to help founders building hard tech in climate move faster.

Our flagship event the HackSummit brings together 1000 of the most driven founders funders and ecosystem builders shaping the future of climate nature and industrialization in Europe and in the USA.

Additionally we run two of the worlds most active platforms for climate and food innovation: ClimateHack and FoodHack. Weve hosted 450 meetups in 55 cities and connect over 50000 innovators and investors worldwide

We operate through:

• HackSummits : flagship global summits bringing founders investors and operators into the same room.
• Media : weekly newsletters reaching 30000 engaged readers
• Selective local activations across 30 countries

About the Role

Ensure that HackSummit speakers and sponsors are fully prepared well-positioned and meaningfully connected before during and after the event.

Tasks

Your Mission :

Speaker Preparation & Readiness : Act as the primary point of contact for speakers once confirmed

• Collect and manage speaker assets: bio headshot talk description key themes and positioning
• Share clear timely information on: agenda formats on-site logistics expectations
• Ensure speakers feel: informed confident ready to show up at their best

Speaker Goal Mapping & Opportunity Matching

• Proactively understand why each speaker is joining HackSummit: fundraising partnerships customer leads hiring visibility
• Translate those goals into concrete on-site opportunities such as: introductions to corporates connections with investors media opportunities curated encounters with relevant peers
• Relay speaker needs clearly to: events (format & timing) editorial & social (visibility) sales & partnerships (who to connect)

Sponsor Experience & Opportunity Activation

• Act as a proactive relationship manager for sponsors (post-signature): Understand each sponsors objectives brand visibility deal flow partnerships recruitment
• Coordinate with the team to: connect sponsors with relevant speakers founders or corporates ensure visibility opportunities are used well
• Be present on-site to facilitate high-value introductions

Media Exposure & External Visibility

• Identify relevant media outlets and journalists aligned with HackSummit topics
• Coordinate with Editorial to: flag strong speaker stories facilitate introductions when relevant
• Support speakers and sponsors in gaining additional exposure beyond the stage
• Ensure media interactions are intentional and well-prepared

Internal Coordination & On-Site Presence

• Act as the internal relay between: speakers / sponsors Events team Editorial & Social Sales & Partnerships
• Ensure the right people are in the room for key moments
• Flag issues early and resolve them calmly
• Capture insights and feedback post-event

Requirements

Who you are

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Comfortable working with senior profiles (founders investors executives)
• Strong sense of preparation anticipation and follow-through
• Able to connect dots quickly and act proactively
• Calm under pressure discreet and reliable
• Experience with events startups or media environments

What Success Looks Like

• Speakers feel prepared supported and well-connected
• Sponsors feel their participation generated real value
• Strong post-event traction (posts referrals repeat participation)
• Clear feedback loop into programming sales and media

Benefits

Whats In It For You:

• A mission-driven team thats scaling fast with global reach.
• The opportunity to work directly with our leadership team interact with founders and investors shaping the hard tech & climate space.
• Competitive compensation for a Swiss-SME adjusted to candidates local market.
• Remote-first work setup with travel to our Summits in Switzerland the US and beyond.
• A fast-moving team that values independence grit and community.

If this sounds like you apply now with a cover letter.

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