Associate Director, Acquisition

About AIChE

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals. With more than 53,000 members across 110 countries, AIChE advances the chemical engineering profession through education, conferences, and community. Our revenue-generating programs—including the AIChE Annual Meeting, Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety, specialty conferences, and Academy’s portfolio of e-learning and instructor-led training—are central to fulfilling our mission and sustaining the association.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Acquisition is responsible for driving attendee and learner growth across AIChE’s full portfolio of learning and events products. This role owns end-to-end acquisition strategy and execution for the AIChE Spring Meeting & Global Congress on Process Safety, the AIChE Annual Meeting, specialty and topical conferences, and Academy’s full suite of professional development offerings—including e-learning courses, webinars, and instructor-led training.

A key strategic priority for this role is evolving AIChE’s marketing approach from product-centric campaigns toward integrated, persona-based audience journeys—connecting the right professional with the right AIChE experience at the right moment in their career. For example, a process safety professional might engage with an Academy webinar, encounter a