Partner 36, Chief of Staff

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 $45B in assets under management across multiple funds.

We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Devoted Health, Insitro, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, OpenSea, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

The Role

We’re looking for a sharp, high-judgment Chief of Staff to support a General Partner. This is a unique opportunity to operate as a strategic right hand—driving internal alignment, helping shape external and internal narratives, and unlocking leverage across a portfolio of investments, content, and community efforts. You’ll work closely with internal and external stakeholders across venture, media, founders, and policy.

To Join Our Team, You Should Be Excited To

• Drive initiatives forward by taking ideas and proactively translating them into actionable plans and next steps, while ensuring alignment across investing, content, and community functions
• Be responsible for translating complex ideas into compelling decks, narratives, and decision frameworks
• Coordinate with internal teams—including investment, editorial, talent, and events—to ensure seamless execution on shared priorities
• Operate as an extension of the GP: taking meetings, managing inputs, and tracking workflows with discretion and context
• Lead special projects from inception through delivery, often across unstructured or fast-evolving initiatives
• Build high-leverage systems to manage time, communication, and execution around the GP’s top priorities
• Work closely with founders, portfolio companies, and strategic partners to increase surface area and unlock value
• Combine strategic judgment with operational rigor in a fast-moving, high-context environment
• Proactively manage information flow, meeting cadence, and team decision-making to keep everyone moving forward
• Thrive in an ambiguous role where success depends on trust, precision, and initiative
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in consulting, product, VC, founder/ops roles, or similar fast-paced environments
• Exceptional communication skills — can write and present at the level of top-tier investors and founders
• Extremely organized and proactive, with the ability to manage complex projects and multiple stakeholders
• Strategic thinker who can also execute tactically
• Experience making decks and driving decision-making with minimal oversight
• Trustworthy with sensitive information and comfortable representing a senior executive
  
  

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $335,000.00 - $391,000.00, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

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.

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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 $45B in assets under management across multiple funds.