Partner 18, Events & Community Marketing, Speedrun

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. a16z has $90B under management across multiple funds. Weve invested in companies like Affirm Airbnb Coinbase Databricks Figma GitHub Instacart Pinterest Roblox Stripe and Substack.

a16z speedrun is the firms program to invest in and help new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks with dozens of startups working out of a16zs offices in SF and LA. So far weve invested in over 150 startups with $180M in capital deployed.

The Role

Speedrun is Andreessen Horowitzs flagship program that invests in new startups and partners with founders to inflect their growth with full-stack operational support. We run two batches per year working with 150 companies annually. As the program scales execution must scale with it.

As the Events & Community Marketing Partner youll own the day-to-day execution that powers speedruns operations and founder experience. This role is the operational heartbeat of the program and you will be accountable for ensuring every session communication and founder interaction runs smoothly and to the highest standard. Youll take full ownership of logistics and stakeholder alignment across a16z and serve as the primary point of contact for founders.

This is not a task-based role. Its for someone who thrives in ambiguity anticipates needs and finds solutions before problems arise. Youll bring structure foresight and agility to a program that demands precision.

This role requires an in-office presence 5 days a week in our San Francisco CA office.

To join our team you should be excited to:

• Own end-to-end program strategy and execution
  this means planning and producing sessions meetings and events so everything runs on time and founders have a great experience
• Partner closely with founders
  youll run point on founder logistics and communications collecting updates confirming details and sending clear reminders and key information
• Deliver a best-in-class community experience
  youll create a streamlined participant onboarding experience and keep community channels and lists organized across Slack and other platforms
• Own vendor partnerships and production
  youll source negotiate and manage vendors end to end owning budgets timelines and on-site execution to deliver first-class programming and events
• Lead staffing and run-of-show
  youll source schedule and manage event staff and volunteers coordinate day-of roles and responsibilities and ensure on-site execution stays smooth from load-in to wrap
• Drive strategy and execution of new event initiatives
  youll take the lead on new event ideas from concept to execution shaping the experience and seeing them through from start to finish
• Run the operations
  youll set agendas capture decisions drive follow-ups and maintain shared updates across Notion Airtable and Google Workspace to keep founders and the team aligned

Minimum Qualifications

• Have 4-6 years of experience in program management or operations or events
• Experience managing vendors end-to-end (sourcing contracting timelines budgets and on-site production)
• Proven ability to source build and maintain strong external vendor relationships to deliver high-quality programming and events
• Experience recruiting training scheduling and managing event staff (e.g. ambassadors contractors etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to deliver a high-touch founder experience through clear communication strong follow-through and meticulous attention to detail
• Are exceptionally organized detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Comfortable with public speaking facilitating groups and managing room dynamics during sessions and events
• Thrive in ambiguity and bring calm clarity and structure to fast-changing environments
• Are fluent across tools like google workspace notion airtable and slack
• Have a natural sense of foresight and problem-solving spotting issues early and fixing them fast
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced startup-style environment that rewards ownership and speed
• Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $176000 - $205000 actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health dental vision disability life insurance 401K plan vacation and sick leave.