About a16z
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. Stage agnostic — seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and American Dynamism. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds.
The Role
The Executive Assistant will support two executives and support founder meeting scheduling for the Venture and Games partners. Daily responsibilities include calendar management, coordinating virtual and in-person meetings, and travel.
This role requires onsite presence in our Menlo Park and San Francisco offices, 5 days a week.
To join our team, you should be excited to
- Build and cultivate long-term relationships
- Handle communications, managing inquiries, executive and founder relationships, and high-priority requests with discretion
- Provide proactive calendar management and complex scheduling in coordination with EAs across the firm
- Support partnership meetings, including creating internal and external pitch meeting invites, securing conference rooms, and coordinating with IT ahead of in-person meetings
- Organize executive travel to attend meetings and conferences
- Oversee small offsites and curated dinners including venue identification, catering, program materials and gifts
- Manage team lunches for the extended team on in-office days
- Continuously improve administrative processes, anticipating needs, streamlining workflows, and enhancing overall executive support
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of high level experience supporting multiple senior level executives
- A strong, responsible team player, who thrives in a collaborative setting
- Proactive, positive and personable with excellent communication skills
- Resilient, with ability to manage multiple projects and deliver quality work to deadlines
- Thrives in a fast-moving, highly ambiguous environment
- Discretion, diplomacy and excellent judgment
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong calendar management and prioritization skills
- Advanced proficiency with Gmail, Google Calendar, Zoom and AI tools
- Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
Compensation
$149,000 – $165,000 base salary. Eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs, plus benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.