Partner 22, New York Events Space Lead (Hospitality)

Location: New York, New York, United States; in person at the SoHo office, with regular evening events

Salary: $221,000–$258,000 annually, plus eligibility for carry, discretionary bonuses, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 that invests from seed through growth stage across technology sectors.

What you will do

• Own booking, prioritization, scheduling, and day-to-day operations for all New York event spaces.
• Partner with Events on space planning, AV and IT, security, food and beverage, and event-day execution.
• Run smaller events end to end, including private dining room dinners hosted by GPs and firm teams.
• Deliver high-touch experiences for CEOs, founders, investors, and public leaders while managing multiple events, often in one evening.
• Own the spaces’ P&L, operating budget, event costs, vendor pricing, contracts, and compliance.
• Build intake workflows, calendars, playbooks, service standards, contract-staff capacity, and reporting on usage, costs, and guest feedback.

Requirements

• 8+ years 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 high-touch VIP service and discretion with sensitive guests and situations.
• Experience owning P&L, budgets, vendor contracts, pricing, and cost control.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, including handling competing priorities and saying no to senior stakeholders while maintaining relationships.
• Experience running several events simultaneously, including multiple events in one night and across a week.
• Comfort with security protocols, guest lists, access control, facilities, IT, and AV teams.
• Ability to build systems, processes, and tools that others can follow; familiarity with workflow tools such as ClickUp.
• Calm, warm, decisive on the floor, detail-oriented, empathetic, low-ego, and effective with diverse teams.
• Availability for regular evening events in New York and in-person work at the SoHo office.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; a 401(k) plan; vacation; and sick leave.
• Eligibility for the a16z carry program and discretionary bonus programs.
• Culture emphasizes first-class execution, long-term relationships, diversity, teamwork, and high standards.
• The role regularly includes evening work and requires on-site presence for most events.