P2P
Contractor, Partnerships Manager, Tech Week
P2P, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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 $46B in assets under management across multiple funds.
Tech Week is the world’s largest decentralized conference, and a16z’s flagship initiative to connect founders, operators and investors at the frontiers of technology. Hosted in major cities like SF, LA, and NYC, Tech Week is a series of community‑hosted events that brings together 100,000+ attendees across 3,000+ events annually.
The Role We’re looking for a
Partnerships Manager (Contractor)
to help grow and support our
Tech Week Partner Network . This person will play a key role in expanding our ecosystem of event hosts, vendors, and community collaborators - building relationships that elevate the Tech Week experience and brand.
You’ll be responsible for bringing on new event hosts, as well as identifying and onboarding new ecosystem partners. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role ideal for someone who thrives in relationship management, community building and events.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA, but we’re also open to remote candidates in the West Coast for the right fit.
To join our team, you should be excited to:
Grow the community:
Drive event submissions from startups, VCs, and strategic partners interested in participating in Tech Week
Expand our network:
Source and coordinate key ecosystem partners such as venues, photographers, and other new vendor relationships
Raise the bar:
Advise partners on hosting high‑quality Tech Week events
Curate top events:
Flag standout events for the internal team to prioritize and amplify in Tech Week marketing
Identify sponsor prospects:
communicate potential sponsorship leads from your conversations with hosts
Manage your own host pipeline:
from outreach and acquisition to event submission.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience in
partnerships ,
event management , or a related marketing or customer success role (events experience essential)
Proven ability to build and maintain strong external relationships
Excellent communication and project management skills
Passion for technology, entrepreneurship, and community‑building
Proficient across tools and systems such as HubSpot, Airtable, Partiful, Canva, etc.
Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude etc.) to speed up execution across daily workflows.
The anticipated hourly range for this role is between $65.00 - $75.00 per hour, 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.
Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click here to learn about E-Verify.
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.
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Tech Week is the world’s largest decentralized conference, and a16z’s flagship initiative to connect founders, operators and investors at the frontiers of technology. Hosted in major cities like SF, LA, and NYC, Tech Week is a series of community‑hosted events that brings together 100,000+ attendees across 3,000+ events annually.
The Role We’re looking for a
Partnerships Manager (Contractor)
to help grow and support our
Tech Week Partner Network . This person will play a key role in expanding our ecosystem of event hosts, vendors, and community collaborators - building relationships that elevate the Tech Week experience and brand.
You’ll be responsible for bringing on new event hosts, as well as identifying and onboarding new ecosystem partners. This is a hands‑on, fast‑paced role ideal for someone who thrives in relationship management, community building and events.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA, but we’re also open to remote candidates in the West Coast for the right fit.
To join our team, you should be excited to:
Grow the community:
Drive event submissions from startups, VCs, and strategic partners interested in participating in Tech Week
Expand our network:
Source and coordinate key ecosystem partners such as venues, photographers, and other new vendor relationships
Raise the bar:
Advise partners on hosting high‑quality Tech Week events
Curate top events:
Flag standout events for the internal team to prioritize and amplify in Tech Week marketing
Identify sponsor prospects:
communicate potential sponsorship leads from your conversations with hosts
Manage your own host pipeline:
from outreach and acquisition to event submission.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience in
partnerships ,
event management , or a related marketing or customer success role (events experience essential)
Proven ability to build and maintain strong external relationships
Excellent communication and project management skills
Passion for technology, entrepreneurship, and community‑building
Proficient across tools and systems such as HubSpot, Airtable, Partiful, Canva, etc.
Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude etc.) to speed up execution across daily workflows.
The anticipated hourly range for this role is between $65.00 - $75.00 per hour, 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.
Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click here to learn about E-Verify.
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.
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