Senior Manager, Executive Engagement Programs & Managing Editor

CIOnews is building the editorial and community infrastructure for the next generation of CIO and Enterprise Architect leadership. CIOnews.com is a vendor-neutral, independent publication and community backed by Workato, and we're hiring the first dedicated owner of our community program: Senior Manager, Executive Engagement Programs & Managing Editor. 

You'll build the CIO and Enterprise Architect community function from the ground up: strategy, program design, member experience, operations, and create the relationships that make it all work. There is no existing playbook to inherit at CIOnews. That requires a builder mindset and creative approach that internalizes the goal to build www.cionews.com into the new voice of IT leadership in the AI era.

This is a builder's role for someone who thrives in ambiguity. You'll be defining how CIOnews creates value for the CIO and enterprise architect communities, and help us identify, recruit, and sustain relationships with senior technology leaders. You’ll work closely with our editorial team to convert those relationships into columns, podcast appearances, events, and more.

In this role, you will also be responsible to:

Community Building & Activation

• Define the operating model for this community: member lifecycle, how members are identified, onboarded, and kept engaged between touchpoints, and the feedback loops that route ideas back into editorial.

• Plan and help execute community activations, including executive dinners, roundtables, and co-branded events with partners.

• Propose and evaluate new plays as the community matures — vertical cohorts, recognition programs, awards, or peer working groups.

Executive Engagement

• Build and lead executive engagement programs that establish trusted relationships with CIOs, CTOs, and Enterprise Architects, measuring success through community engagement, executive participation, relationship growth, and long-term organizational impact.

• Build and maintain a working relationship base of CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CAIOs, CISOs, and Enterprise Architects

• Represent CIOnews credibly in rooms with senior technology leaders, at CIOnews events, dinners, and peer gatherings.

• Act as a primary point of contact for community members, understanding their priorities well enough to make smart, low-friction asks.

Content Development

• Source, recruit, and shape story ideas with good editorial judgment drawn from community relationships.

• Partner with the CIOnews editorial team to translate practitioner conversations into published content — podcasts, columns, interviews, and feature pieces.

• Bring genuine editorial judgment: know a good story when a community member mentions it in passing.

• 5+ years of experience building and managing executive communities, peer networks, customer advisory boards, or similar programs serving senior technology leaders.
• Demonstrated experience designing and scaling community, advocacy, or executive engagement programs within an enterprise SaaS, technology, media, analyst, or consulting organization.
• Proven track record of independently building new programs or functions from the ground up, including defining strategy, operational processes, member engagement, and success metrics.
• Experience developing trusted relationships with senior technology executives, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, Enterprise Architects, or comparable executive audiences.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology trends and the priorities of CIO and Enterprise Architecture organizations, with the ability to engage credibly in executive conversations.
• Experience partnering with content, editorial, marketing, or communications teams to develop thought leadership, executive content, or community-driven programming.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity, scale relationship management, automate repetitive work, and identify content or engagement opportunities.

• Experience building or managing CIO, Enterprise Architecture, or executive technology leadership communities.
• Experience working at a business publication, industry analyst firm, technology media company, or executive membership organization.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI, automation, integration, or digital transformation initiatives and how they impact CIO organizations.
• Existing relationships within CIO communities, enterprise architecture organizations, or executive peer networks.
• Experience in planning and delivering executive events such as private dinners, roundtables, advisory boards, or leadership summits.

• Builder persona with a proven track record of creating successful programs in ambiguous, early-stage environments.
• Strong editorial judgment with the ability to identify compelling practitioner stories and translate executive conversations into meaningful content opportunities.
• Excellent executive presence, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Systems thinker who approaches community building as an operating system, continuously improving processes, feedback loops, and member experience.
• Comfortable balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution in a fast-moving startup environment.

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $200,000 annually and may include equity, benefits, and other components, subject to local eligibility requirements and employment type.

(REQ ID: 2884)