Contractor, Program Manager, Crypto
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
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 $90B under management across multiple funds.
The Role
The Program Manager for the a16z crypto team in New York will lead the planning and execution of a 12-week in-person NYC-based program. This role is responsible for overseeing weekly hospitality events managing operational logistics and ensuring seamless coordination across internal teams and external partners. The ideal candidate is highly organized detail-oriented and experienced in hospitality events and cross-functional collaboration.
This is a 4-5 month temporary contract role based in New York City NY. This role requires regular in-office presence Monday through Thursday with additional in-office days as needed.
To join our team you should be excited to:
- Partner with the Events Manager to design and execute a 12-week activity and hospitality schedule
- Oversee weekly experiences including happy hours dinners and other activities/events
- Manage weekly communications related to programming and events
- Partner with the on-site Office Coordinator to support the weekly seminar(s) and filming logistics
- Provide logistical and operational support for seminar speakers once identified
- Coordinate with editorial and production teams to ensure seamless content capture
- Provide additional operational and workflow support as needed to ensure overall program success
- Support the build-out and setup of program meeting spaces including:
- Filming and production technology
- Workstations and workspace configuration
- IT coordination and partnership
- Assist with office load-in and setup prior to program launch
- Assist with pack-up and load-out upon program completion
Minimum Qualifications
- 36 years of experience in program management event operations hospitality or similar roles (like stage/production management)
- Experience managing in-person events
- Experience with cross-functional coordination
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort working in a fast-paced highly collaborative environment
The anticipated weekly rate for this role is $2500/week actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience skills and scope.
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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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
About Company
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, investing in bold founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.