Director of Community Strategy (London, UK)

The Director of Community Strategy plays a pivotal role in developing high-value B2B communities across platforms, events, and digital channels. This position combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, strengthening engagement, revenue alignment, and audience growth. Operating at the intersection of editorial, events, sales and marketing, the Director of Community Strategy ensures an integrated community strategy underpins and aligns all community-focused initiatives across the organization.

Here’s where you make an impact …

• Identifying, building and growing engaged, high-value B2B communities across digital and physical channels
• Connecting community strategy directly to revenue growth, product development, and market positioning
• Developing a unified community strategy across titles and across media channels including in-person events, digital, and print

What you will do …

• Develop overarching community strategy - that pulls together and leverages the strengths of our editorial expertise and ‘human intelligence’ to build and develop niche b2b communities, using in person events, industry awards, online forums, and everything in between
• Align community development goals with business objectives - linking community metrics to revenue, marketing impact, and product development
• Lead cross-functional collaboration - working closely with Editorial, Events, Marketing, and Commercial teams at senior level
• Own event programming and event content - shaping conferences, awards programmes, and speaker line-ups to maximise audience value
• Drive innovation in community formats - launching new initiatives, integrating online and offline experiences, and creating continuous engagement loops

What we offer …

This position offers an FD Business role, but with initial focus on IPE and IPE Real Assets. A competitive compensation package aligned with senior leadership responsibility, consisting of a strong base salary and performance based bonus.

• Shaping the community strategy and high-value B2B communities across platforms, events, and digital channels of leading European B2B media brands
• Significant autonomy and influence, starting with two strong flagship titles
• Close collaboration with an experienced executive and editorial leadership team
• Strong editorial foundations and highly engaged professional audiences
• Based in London, with regular international travel to e.g. IPE's flagship events
• 25 days/year plus the regular 8 bank holidays
• Pension contribution by Employer 5.5% and Employee min 3.5%

Culture / the team …

A dynamic, international environment where collaboration across editorial, commercial, marketing, and events teams is central to the success of our B2B titles. The organisation operates at pace within a rapidly evolving, AI-driven landscape, while maintaining a strong focus on human intelligence and meaningful connections. Teams work closely together, with high visibility at leadership level and a strong emphasis on innovation, ownership, and impact.

What you bring …

A strategic and hands-on leader with a passion for building and growing communities in a B2B environment. Strong stakeholder management skills combined with a commercial mindset and experience in content, events, or community platforms. Proven ability to operate at senior level and connect strategy to execution in a fast-moving organisation.

• Experience in community building, or event content strategy within B2B environments
• Strong stakeholder management skills across senior leadership teams
• Commercial mindset with the ability to link engagement to business results
• Experience with event programming, audience development, or digital communities
• Ability to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a growing organisation

At FD Business, we recognise the value of different backgrounds, ideas and experiences, and we strive to create a working environment where everyone feels accepted and appreciated. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to join our team because we believe this contributes to a dynamic and inspiring work culture.

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IPE and IPE Real Assets & FD Business
IPE and IPE Real Assets (IPE RA) are leading independent journalistic platforms for institutional investors and asset owners. IPE delivers daily news, analysis and intelligence on pensions, investments and regulation in Europe and beyond, while IPE RA focuses on real assets, including infrastructure, real estate, private debt and energy transition. Together, the brands support professional investors through high‑quality journalism across digital channels, events and research‑driven insights.

FD Business is the international b2b publishing division of Dutch FD Mediagroep, catering professionals in key industries in the Netherlands, Europe and beyond. Our business titles inform, inspire and connect decision makers – empowering professionals to navigate change.