Partner 16, 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 manage the day-to-day execution that powers speedruns operations and founder experience. This role is the operational heartbeat of the program ensuring every session communication and founder interaction runs seamlessly. Youll collaborate with key stakeholders across speedrun to manage logistics coordinate with founders and keep the team one step ahead.

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 speed to a program that moves fast and 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:

• Support program execution
  youll ensure all sessions meetings and events run smoothly and on schedule
• Coordinate with founders
  youll collect updates confirm logistics and share reminders as well as key information
• Manage community communications
  youll post updates organize channels and maintain accurate participant lists across slack and other tools
• Anticipate needs and remove blockers
  youll identify potential roadblocks early propose solutions and keep the team ahead of schedule
• Oversee internal updates and alignment
  youll compile and distribute agendas summaries and follow-ups to founders and internal stakeholders
• Align across teams
  youll partner with key stakeholders across speedrun to ensure logistics data and communications are consistent and up to date
• Support events
  youll help plan and execute team offsites dinners and demo day ensuring every detail is handled
• Maintain documentation
  youll own shared resources in notion airtable and google workspace to keep the team and founders 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 $138000 - $161000 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.