Contractor, Partnerships Manager, Tech Week at a16z

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. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies across AI bio healthcare consumer crypto enterprise fintech games and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $46B in assets under management across multiple funds.Tech Week is the worlds largest decentralized conference and a16zs flagship initiative to connect founders operators and investors at the frontiers of technology. Hosted in major cities like SF LA and NYC Tech Week is a series of community-hosted events that brings together 100000 attendees across 3000 events annually.The RoleWere looking for a Partnerships Manager (Contractor) to help grow and support our Tech Week Partner Network. This person will play a key role in expanding our ecosystem of event hosts vendors and community collaborators - building relationships that elevate the Tech Week experience and brand.Youll be responsible for bringing on new event hosts as well as identifying and onboarding new ecosystem partners. This is a hands-on fast-paced role ideal for someone who thrives in relationship management community building and events.This role is based in San Francisco CA but were also open to remote candidates in the West Coast for the right fit.To join our team you should be excited to:Grow the community: Drive event submissions from startups VCs and strategic partners interested in participating in Tech WeekExpand our network: Source and coordinate key ecosystem partners such as venues photographers and other new vendor relationshipsRaise the bar: Advise partners on hosting high-quality Tech Week eventsCurate top events: Flag standout events for the internal team to prioritize and amplify in Tech Week marketingIdentify sponsor prospects: communicate potential sponsorship leads from your conversations with hostsManage your own host pipeline: from outreach and acquisition to event submission.Minimum Qualifications5 years of experience in partnerships event management or a related marketing or customer success role (events experience essential)Proven ability to build and maintain strong external relationshipsExcellent communication and project management skillsPassion for technology entrepreneurship and community-buildingProficient across tools and systems such as HubSpot Airtable Partiful Canva etc.Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT Claude etc.) to speed up execution across daily workflows.The anticipated hourly range for this role is between $65.00 - $75.00 per hour actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.a16z cultureWe do only first class business and only in a first class wayWe take a long view of relationships because we are in the relationship businessWe believe in the future and bet the firm that wayWe are all different we recognize that and we winWe celebrate the good timesWe do it for the teamWe play to winAt a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity age marital or family status disability Veteran status and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves our portfolio companies and the World.Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click here to learn about E-Verify.Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.Required Experience:Manager Key Skills Restaurant Experience,Customer Service,Employee Evaluation,Management Experience,Math,Employment & Labor Law,Sanitation,Leadership Experience,P&L Management,Mentoring,Supervising Experience,Restaurant Management Employment Type : Contract Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Hourly Salary Salary: 65 - 75