Vice President North America (m/f/d)

The Adam Hall Group is a leading manufacturer of event technology, offering innovative solutions for professional audio, lighting, stage, and event experiences. North America represents our most dynamic growth opportunity. Following a successful building phase, we are now entering the next chapter: scaling operations, driving profitability, and establishing a strategic multi-channel presence across Retail and Pro AV for our own brands like LD Systems, Palmer, and Gravity, as well as for selected distribution brands.

We are seeking a Vice President North America to lead this next phase with full commercial responsibility. The role offers a clear path to broader executive leadership in the region, based on long-term business performance and organizational development. The position initially reports to the President North America, with a functional reporting line to the Chief Revenue Officer at our global headquarters in Germany. It is closely integrated with the global leadership team across Product, Marketing, and Operations.

Your Core Responsibilities:

Strategic Market Development

• Lead and grow our U.S. business with full ownership of sales strategy, revenue, and profitability targets.Expansion across Retail, Pro AV, Rental, and Integration channels.

• Drive go-to-market initiatives in close coordination with HQ and local functions.

• Leverage market and customer data to sharpen customer engagement and channel effectiveness.

Business Leadership

• Develop and execute business plans aligned with our global Vision 2030.

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and commercial KPIs with strong performance focus.

• Identify and activate new business models, partnerships, and revenue streams.

• Ensure alignment and transparency across global leadership and support functions.

Operational Excellence

• Build scalable, efficient local structures across Sales Operations, Service, and internal workflows.

• Harmonize logistics, supply chain, and IT in line with HQ systems and standards.

• Safeguard a consistent and high-quality customer journey across the U.S.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Help to Lead, develop, and inspire a resilient, high-performing U.S. team (currently ~15 FTEs).

• Foster a culture of feedback, trust, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Champion our core values: Excellence, Openness, Humanity, and Responsibility.

• Be an active contributor in our transformation into a global high-performance organization.

How you can contribute:

• Proven experience in strategic business development in the U.S. market – ideally in event technology, Pro AV, or related B2B industries.

• Deep understanding of U.S. retail business dynamics (e.g. Amazon, Sweetwater, GC and B&H), including channel structures, pricing, and digital sales mechanics.

• Strong leadership skills with a hands-on, results-driven mindset and a clear track record in leading regional P&L and commercial teams.

• Entrepreneurial thinker with a passion for customer value, sales excellence, and market impact.

• Experience in operational management, team building, and establishing scalable structures.

• Familiarity with CRM, ERP, and data-driven performance management tools i.e. Microsoft Power BI, Business Central.

• Comfortable working closely with international headquarters (ideally European) and aligning across functions in a matrix environment.

• Excellent cross-cultural communication and collaboration skills.

• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

What you can expect from us:

• A strategic leadership role in our international growth journey.

• Freedom to shape and innovate in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.

• Collaboration with a high-performing global leadership team.

• Personal development through SMART goals, learning programs, and coaching.

• A values-driven culture that balances excellence with humanity.

• Financial benefits including performance-based bonuses and flexible work arrangements.

• A passionate team and inspiring work environment in the world of event technology.

• The opportunity to evolve into a regional executive role with full commercial responsibility and strategic influence in North America.

About Adam Hall Group

Adam Hall Group is a stable and internationally leading event technology manufacturer with a clear mission: to enable people to share their passion and beautiful moments with each other through event technology. Every day, more than 400 employees from different nations work with heart and soul and passion on the future of live events. In doing so, we rely on mutual trust, transparency and fair dealings with each other as the values of our corporate culture. As part of the Adam Hall Group team, you can look forward to a creative and inspiring working environment where you can contribute your ideas and be who you are! Because at Adam Hall Group, we believe that creative ideas and products can only come from diversity, equal opportunities and community!