Partner 18, Talent, Speedrun
Partner 18, Talent, Speedrun
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$ 167000 - 195000
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Job Description
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 $45B in assets under management across multiple funds.
Our team offers hands-on help with product go-to-market growth fundraising and hiring. Its early days for Speedrun which means youll play a central role in building and scaling the talent infrastructure behind the program as its being built.
Through Speedrun weve invested in over 120 startups like k-ID Hedra Favorited Altera Lil Snack Human Computer Nunu Genway and SweatPals. Our team is at the forefront of new technology helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.
The Role
Your focus will be sourcing. Youll help build and maintain strong candidate pipelines across our active portfolio spanning engineering product design GTM and operations. Youll source across functions levels and domains to support the early hiring needs of fast-moving founders. Youll also use social media and content to drive awareness of open roles and bring top talent into the Speedrun orbit.
This is not a passive reactive or purely advisory role. Were looking for someone who wants to be in the trenches finding great people sparking conversations and connecting them with the right opportunities.
This role is based in Los Angeles and requires regular in-office presence.
To join our team you should be excited to:
- Build top-of-funnel pipelines for early-stage Speedrun startups across technical and non-technical roles
- Partner directly with Speedrun founders to understand hiring needs and deliver high-quality candidate leads
- Proactively create and share content on LinkedIn X or other channels that promotes our startups highlights open roles and grows interest in the Speedrun talent network
- Manage and nurture relationships within the Speedrun talent pool including past candidates potential future hires and high-signal community members
- Maintain structured organized systems for tracking outreach interest and referrals
- Collaborate closely with the broader Speedrun team including investing and other operating functions
Minimum Qualifications
- 3 - 7 years of experience in recruiting or sourcing roles - ideally with a mix of agency and in-house experience
- Startup DNA - youve either worked in or recruited for early-stage startups and understand the pace ambiguity and scrappiness required
- Strong sourcing skills across multiple functions including engineering product and GTM - with recent / active experience working with AI tools for sourcing efforts
- A sharp writer and clear communicator especially in outbound messaging and public content
- Active on LinkedIn X or other platforms where founders and talent hang out. Bonus points if you already have a visible following or track record of engaging content
- Organized resourceful and self-directed: you dont wait for instructions you build systems that scale
- Ability to prioritize and manage work and trade-offs against critical project timelines in a fast-paced dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment
- Exceptional communication interpersonal and presentation skills with a focus on detail and executive presence
- You are an analytical thinker using data to build a strategy
- Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $167000 - $195000 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.
a16z culture
- We do only first class business and only in a first class way
- We take a long view of relationships because we are in the relationship business
- We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
- We are all different we recognize that and we win
- We celebrate the good times
- We do it for the team
- We play to win
At 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.
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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.
Employment Type
Full Time
