Community Manager - Hackathon and Ecosystems

About GenAI Works:
GenAI Works is the world’s largest AI community, helping people and businesses discover, learn and grow in an AI-enabled world. We partner with companies such as NVIDIA, Oracle, IBM, Google, AWS and ElevenLabs to shape how AI is understood, adopted and trusted at scale.

About the role:

The Community Manager will be responsible for end-to-end management of hackathons and developer engagement initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of community building, partnerships, marketing, and event operations.

You will design compelling hackathon challenges, coordinate with sponsors and partners, recruit volunteers and mentors, support marketing campaigns, and ensure a world-class experience for participants.

This is an ideal role for someone passionate about AI, developer communities, startup ecosystems, and building global innovation programs.

Responsibilities:

• Hackathon Strategy & Program Design
  Design and manage AI hackathons from concept to execution. Develop challenge statements aligned with sponsor technologies and real-world use cases, structure competition tracks, and define judging criteria, scoring frameworks, and prize structures.
• Community Building & Engagement
  Grow and manage a global developer and AI builder community. Engage participants across platforms such as Discord, Slack, and LinkedIn, support onboarding and resources, and organize workshops, AMA sessions, and demo days.
• Sponsor & Partner Collaboration
  Work closely with AI companies, sponsors, and partners to translate their technologies into hackathon challenges. Coordinate sponsor participation in workshops, mentorship, judging, and developer resources while ensuring strong event visibility.
• Volunteer & Mentor Management
  Recruit and coordinate volunteers, mentors, and judges. Manage schedules, training, and communication to ensure participants receive timely support.
• Marketing & Promotion
  Collaborate with the marketing team on event promotion, including announcements, social media, and email campaigns. Partner with universities and developer communities to increase participation.

• Event Operations & Reporting
  Oversee hackathon operations including registration, submissions, judging, and demo day logistics. Track engagement metrics, collect feedback, and deliver post-event reports with insights for sponsors and internal teams.

   

Requirements:

• 2–5+ years experience in community management, developer relations, events, or startup ecosystems
• Experience organizing hackathons, tech events, or innovation challenges is highly preferred
• Experience working with developer communities or AI ecosystems is a plus
• Strong communication and community engagement skills
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities
• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable working with startups, developers, and corporate partners

• Familiarity with platforms such as Discord, Slack, Notion, Airtable, or event platforms

   

Nice to have:

• Experience in developer relations (DevRel)
• Background in AI, data science, or software engineering
• Experience working with universities, accelerators, or startup ecosystems

• Experience running global online hackathons

   

What you'll get:

• Opportunity to shape global AI hackathons
• Work with leading AI companies and startups
• Be part of a fast-growing AI ecosystem
• Flexible and remote-friendly environment
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI innovation and developer communities