Growth Manager at Informa Group Plc. — Boulder, CO
Full job description
This role can be based in our Boulder, CO or Phoenix, AZ office.
This role requires someone who understands the natural and organic industry from the inside — not as a category, but as a community — and who can represent our programs and products credibly across events, customer relationships, and internal teams. You will bring genuine industry fluency, strong judgment, and a willingness to grow into the full scope of the role. We value potential and trajectory as much as prior experience; some of our best hires in this function have developed into it over time. In this role you will need to be using consumer of data, a natural relationship builder with marketing, PR, and sales, and a collaborative partner to content teams across the portfolio.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Event Management & Representation
- Own end-to-end exhibit coordination at our events — booth strategy, staffing, materials, and logistics — in close partnership with the marketing team.
- Identify speaking opportunities and serve as a primary presenter for customer-facing programming, representing our full suite of programs and products at our events and industry conferences.
Internal Enablement & Communications
- Attend cross-functional event planning meetings on behalf of the Market Integrity Group; track what's developing and share intelligence proactively with internal teams.
- Serve as the primary communications lead with our marketing teams — holding coherence across multiple representatives who support different programs and our two-sided platform.
- Own PR communications strategy and lead content collaboration across both portfolio businesses, treating both as growth pathways rather than support functions.
- Maintain strong working relationships with sales, events, sponsorship, and client services teams.
Partnerships
- Manage existing partnerships with attentiveness and follow-through, including participation in enterprise client relationships in coordination with the audience manager.
- Identify and develop new partnership opportunities aligned with Market Integrity Group growth priorities.
- Represent partnership value clearly to both external partners and internal stakeholders.
Product & Program Growth Support
- Apply industry knowledge and buyer perspective to evaluate and provide feedback on our digital discovery platform — including how it serves real buyer workflows and where it can better meet their needs.
- Contribute to growth strategy for newer programs such as our regulatory consulting business, drawing on understanding of the industry landscape and customer needs.
- Develop deep fluency in our standards programs from a value proposition perspective — not compliance — translating what standards mean for brands, buyers, and partners into language that informs strategy, communications, and how we differentiate our premium offerings.
Data-Informed Growth
- Work closely with the Data Intelligence Analyst to consume and interpret data across a range of performance, behavioral, and partner data sources — bringing that intelligence to bear on growth decisions across all programs.
- Lead commercialization strategy for data reports and data-driven products, working with the Data Intelligence Analyst on analytical feasibility and the commercial product director on packaging and positioning — ensuring that what we bring to market is grounded in both what the data can support and what the industry will value.
Strategic & Cross-Functional Contribution
- Bring a holistic perspective to strategic planning — as the only growth role with visibility across all programs and products — with insights grounded in industry experience, data literacy, and a practical understanding of how standards, programs, and products create competitive differentiation.
What Success Looks Like
In the first 90 days, the priority is orientation and execution — developing a clear picture of existing partnerships, data assets, and commercialization opportunities, and beginning to move on the highest-priority ones. Within six months, you will have advanced opportunities already in progress, strengthened our event presence, and established a clear rhythm with marketing, PR, and sales. Over time, you will be a measurable contributor to revenue growth and market expansion — someone who not only connects the pieces but drives tangible commercial outcomes across our programs and products. This role also offers an exceptional platform for professional development: as the only growth function with visibility across all of our programs and products, you will build a breadth of business knowledge that few roles at any level can match, supported by dedicated learning resources and a culture committed to your growth.
Required
- Meaningful experience in or deep familiarity with the natural and organic products industry — as a buyer, standards professional, brand manager, retailer, or in a comparable role that gave you genuine fluency in how this industry and its community operate.
- Working knowledge of natural and organic standards and certification frameworks (e.g., USDA Organic, Non-GMO, Regenerative, or equivalent); you don't need to be a standards expert, but you need to understand why they matter.
- Strong relationship-building instincts; comfortable working across external partners and internal teams at all levels.
- Clear written communicator with the ability to develop presentations and customer-facing content; willingness to grow into public speaking and customer-facing seminar work.
- Good judgment and comfort with ambiguity; able to prioritize and take initiative without waiting to be directed.
- Curiosity about data — willing to engage with performance dashboards and analytical outputs and draw meaningful conclusions, even if you're still developing this skill.
- Familiarity with New Hope Network, Informa, or related industry organizations and standards bodies.
- Experience in event management, trade show coordination, or exhibit strategy.
- Background as a retail buyer, category manager, or in a role requiring evaluation of supplier compliance and product attributes.
- Comfortable using AI tools to accelerate day-to-day work — drafting communications, synthesizing research, preparing for meetings, and developing customer-facing content.
Our benefits include:
- Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active colleague groups and networks promoting a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment
- Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
- Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
- Time out: 15 days PTO rising to 20 after three years and 25 after six years, plus 10 national holidays, a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
- Competitive benefits, including a 401k match, health, vision and dental insurance, parental leave and an ESPP offering company shares at a minimum 15% discount
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, free access to a wellness app and more
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programs
- As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world
The salary range for this role is $78K- $86K/YR, based on experience.
This posting will automatically expire on July 31, 2026.