Partner 22, New York Events Space Lead

The role

The New York Events Space Lead owns event spaces end to end and runs them like a high-end hospitality business. This person manages booking, prioritization, budgets, and vendor relationships for spaces hosting high volumes of events.

What you will do

• Own booking and prioritization for every NYC event space
• Partner with the Events team on space, AV, IT, security, and food and beverage
• Run events end to end for smaller events and private dining room dinners
• Deliver high-touch guest experiences for CEOs, founders, investors and public leaders
• Own the P&L for the spaces including operating budget and vendor pricing
• Select and manage hospitality partners and event vendors
• Liaise with Workplace, Security, IT, and outside AV vendors
• Own event intake forms, workflow, shared calendar, and playbooks
• Build and manage a bench of contract staff
• Report on usage, cost and guest feedback

Required qualifications

• 8+ years in hospitality, food and beverage, hotels or restaurant groups
• At least 3 years running a venue, private dining program or events operation
• Track record of high-touch service for VIP guests
• Discretion to handle sensitive guests and situations
• P&L ownership including budgets, vendor contracts, pricing and cost control
• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Experience running several events at once
• Comfort working with security protocols, guest lists and access control
• Experience with workflow tools like ClickUp
• Calm, warm and decisive on the floor
• Low ego, high empathy, and capacity to collaborate
• Available for regular evening events in New York

Nice to have

• experience at a members' club
• luxury hotel
• a restaurant group's private events team
• in-house corporate hospitality

Benefits

• a16z carry program
• discretionary bonus programs
• health
• dental
• vision
• disability
• life insurance
• 401K plan
• vacation
• sick leave

About the company

Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. The firm has $100B+ under management across multiple funds.