Contractor, Technical Project Manager, 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 $46B in assets 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 the systems behind it must scale too.

The Technical Project Manager will build and maintain the infrastructure that powers speedruns operations and the founder journey from applicant to alumni. This role blends product thinking operational excellence and technical curiosity. Youll turn manual workflows into software-driven systems that make speedrun faster smarter and more connected.

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:

• Build and optimize the internal stack
  youll own and evolve the tools that run speedrunairtable notion slack zapier and other workflow automations
• Design for scalability
  youll develop systems that enable a consistent data-driven founder experience across cohorts automating repetitive tasks and streamlining team operations
• Turn operations into product
  youll collaborate across program ops alumni marketing and content to translate team needs into scalable products and integrations
• Integrate data systems
  youll connect information flows between tools to maintain clean reliable data for tracking companies engagement and outcomes
• Prototype and ship
  youll experiment quickly testing internal tools and dashboards that improve visibility coordination and reporting
• Document and maintain
  youll establish clear documentation onboarding and system ownership so the infrastructure behind speedrun can evolve and improve with each batch

Minimum Qualifications

• 7 years of experience in product management systems design or technical program operations
• Fluent in workflow and automation tools such as airtable zapier slack api and related data systems
• Experience building internal tools dashboards or lightweight products for operational teams
• Translate ambiguous needs into clear scalable technical solutions
• Organized detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects with tight feedback loops
• Thrive in fast-paced iterative environments and enjoy shipping quickly
• Collaborative and curious with strong communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
• Low ego high empathy and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
• Bonus: have experience working in startups accelerators or venture ecosystems

The anticipated hourly rate for this role is $113.00 - $128.00 actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.