Partner 34, Talent & Partnerships
Partner 34, Talent & Partnerships
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$ 284000 - 332000
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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.
Weve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what its like to be in the founders shoes. Weve invested in companies like Affirm Airbnb Coinbase Databricks Devoted Health Insitro Figma GitHub Instacart OpenSea Roblox Stripe and Substack. Our team is at the forefront of new technology helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.
The Role
As a Talent & Partnerships Partner at a16z youll have ownership of sourcing signing and supporting the voices behind our growing podcast and media network. Youll leverage your network to build long-term relationships with founders operators and creatorshelping them shape shows that align with our editorial vision and reach. This role blends talent scouting with strategic deal-making ensuring the best ideas and people have a home at a16z. Youll work closely with production legal and growth teams to turn partnerships into enduring media properties.
To join our team you should be excited to:
- Build strategy for talent & partnership engagement; identify and recruit high-potential hosts contributors and collaborators for a16z media
- Develop and manage relationships with an extensive talent network across tech business and culture
- Negotiate talent agreements including compensation rights and exclusivity
- Partner directly with talent to provide operational oversight and guidance throughout development launch and growth of their shows
- Collaborate with producers and researchers to align talent with show concepts
- Own relationships between talent and internal teams (legal ops production)
- Monitor performance and audience feedback to set and improve ongoing talent strategy
- Lead and manage guest bookings in collaboration with hosts and producers
Minimum Qualifications
- 8 years experience in talent management media partnerships or creator relations
- Proven ability to identify and nurture high-potential voices in business tech or media
- Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with talent agreements and IP considerations
- Deep network across founders operators creators and subject matter experts
- Ability to translate abstract ideas or personalities into scalable show formats
- Comfortable interfacing with legal production and brand teams in a fast-paced environment
- Strong editorial instincts and understanding of what resonates with niche and mass audiences
- Passion for building long-term partnerships and shaping category-defining media voices
- Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
The anticipated salary range for this role is between $284000.00 - $332000.00 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
