Partner 22, New York Events Space Lead

a16z•New York, NY

3d•$221,000 - $258,000•Onsite

About The Position

Andreessen Horowitz is hiring an Events Space Lead to own and operate its New York office event spaces, including a private dining room and spaces for receptions, content sessions, and other gatherings. The role runs these spaces as a high-end hospitality operation, managing bookings and prioritization and delivering first-class experiences for guests. The spaces host a high volume of events throughout the year, most in the evening. Working primarily with the Events team, the lead coordinates space, AV and IT, security, and food and beverage, and manages event-day operations. The Events team owns strategy, programming, and guest lists; the lead independently runs smaller events and events without an Events producer. The role also owns the spaces’ P&L, vendors and hospitality partners, operational workflows, playbooks, service standards, and contract staffing, while partnering closely with Workplace Experience and other internal teams. This is an in-person role at the firm’s SoHo office in New York and regularly includes evening events. It reports to the Head of Events, with support from the New Media operations team.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in hospitality, food and beverage, hotels, or restaurant groups, including at least 3 years running a venue, private dining program, or events operation.
Track record of providing high-touch service to VIP guests and discretion with sensitive guests and situations.
Experience owning P&L responsibilities, including budgets, vendor contracts, pricing, and cost control.
Exceptional stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to decline a senior person’s request, explain the decision, and maintain the relationship.
Experience running several events simultaneously, including multiple events in one night and events across a week, while maintaining attention to detail.
Comfort working with security protocols, guest lists, and access control, and closely with facilities, IT, and AV teams.
Ability to build processes and tools others can follow; comfort with workflow tools such as ClickUp.
Calm, warm, and decisive on the floor, with high standards for event and space execution.
Low ego, high empathy, and ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
Availability for regular evening events in New York.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a members’ club, luxury hotel, restaurant group’s private events team, or in-house corporate hospitality.

Responsibilities

Own booking and prioritization for all New York event spaces, reviewing requests and making fair, clear decisions about competing priorities.
Partner with the Events team to coordinate space, AV and IT, security, and food and beverage, and run event-day operations.
Run events end to end when they are hosted in the spaces without an Events producer, especially private dining room dinners.
Deliver high-touch guest experiences and be onsite at most events, including multiple events in one night.
Own the spaces’ P&L, including the operating budget, per-event costs charged to hosting teams, vendor pricing, and cost control.
Select and manage hospitality partners and event vendors, including contracts and compliance.
Serve as the main liaison with Workplace on space readiness and facilities, Security on guest access and screening, and IT and outside AV vendors on technical needs.
Manage event intake forms and workflows, the shared calendar, and pre-event deadlines; create playbooks and service standards.
Build and manage a bench of trusted contract staff for overlapping events.
Report on space usage, costs, and guest feedback to improve operations.
Maintain a strong partnership with the Workplace Experience team to support cross-functional collaboration.