Contractor, GTM Coordinator

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.

Weve established a team thatis 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 Anduril Airbnb Coinbase Cursor Databricks Deel Figma GitHub Roblox SpaceX and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

About the GTM Team

The Go-To-Market Network team has built the deepest c-level executive network in the world for our portfolio companies to work with and learn from. This team of proven sales marketing and consulting professionals has developed an environment to enable and support marketing sales services and customer success teams in our portfolios path to revenue. Their expertise extends into sales marketing product management and business development to help to promote the right partnerships to accelerate time-to-market.

The Role

This role requires a highly detail-oriented individual who is comfortable working under fast-paced time-critical situations and has excellent critical thinking abilities. The ideal candidate will be equipped with strong coordination skills extreme attention to detail time management skills able to change direction quickly and can manage multiple projects.

• Act as the primary on-site contact for assigned Go-To-Market (GTM) for executive briefings and events. The role will need to collaborate with cross-functional teams to conceptualize plan and execute a range of events such as executive briefings dinners small receptions and virtual briefings with C-level executives portfolio companies the network and partners
• Manage all aspects of small event planning logistics such as arranging meeting spaces catering venues vendor sourcing shipping materials and audio/visual equipment
• Execute day-of event logistics for briefings and small events. Responsibilities include overseeing room setups catering making sure audio-visual requirements are met managing virtual meetings other event logistics and on-site troubleshooting
• Partner with GTM leaders on assigned events to develop plans ensuring clarity on deliverables timelines roles and responsibilities
• Keep network and portfolio company contacts updated in the salesforce system
• You can quickly synthesize information and communicate effectively to different audiences both written and verbally
• You easily build rapport and trust with others and have a collaborative attitude with a team-first approach

This role requires an in-office presence up to 5 days a week with the flexibility to be between the San Francisco or Menlo Park office as needed.

To join our team you should be excited to:

• Plan and execute events. Youll ensure that our in-person or virtual events run smoothly and that all event attendees have been communicated any relevant event details. You will also help with event logistics including any necessary setup catering breakdown etc.
• Maintain data quality. We primarily use Google Workspace Salesforce BriefingSource and Zoom to manage our events. Youll help make sure the systems are up to date with the latest data needed for the team to make important decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
• 2-4 years of events experience
• Previous hospitality experience is not required but is a bonus
• Must have knowledge in basic food and beverage arrangements including but not limited to sourcing venues contracting budgeting and menu planning
• Highly organized and executes all tasks with operational and organizational excellence with an attention to detail
• Low ego high empathy and the capacity to work effectively with diverse teams
• You easily build rapport and trust with others and have a collaborative attitude with a team-first approach
• Extremely proactive and has the ability to foresee potential roadblocks and mitigate them
• Ability to work in a fast-paced fluid environment
• Positive attitude and willingness to jump in and support the broader team when needed
• Hands on experience using Google Workspace Salesforce and Zoom
• Loves learning and continuously improving
• Strong communication skills. You have the ability to quickly synthesize information and communicate effectively to different audiences both written and verbally.
• Ability to travel to US based events as needed

The anticipated hourly rate for this role is $50.00-$55.00 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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