Contractor, Administrative Assistant

As a Contractor Administrative Assistant at a16z crypto, you support multiple team members across Andreessen Horowitz's venture capital operations. You contribute to the firm's growth by managing calendars, coordinating meetings, handling Salesforce data entry, and providing event support. You work in a collaborative environment where attention to detail, discretion, and proactive problem-solving are essential.

What you'll do

• Build and cultivate long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Handle highly confidential information and documents with discretion and confidentiality
• Manage and maintain multiple calendars, including recurring meetings, prioritizing appropriately and using good judgment to resolve complex scheduling and meeting planning needs
• Provide event management support on behalf of the team, as well as occasionally staff events
• Proactively manage communication and respond to urgent inquiries from internal and external stakeholders on behalf of the teams
• Operate with exceptional attention to detail, anticipating potential changes or shifts in priorities amid simultaneous competing demands
• Handle calendar management, meeting coordination, Salesforce data entry, and basic event planning
• Provide on-site network support as needed

What you bring

• 3+ years of high-level experience providing strategic support to multiple managers and/or large teams
• Strong collaborative skills, thriving in a matrixed environment and working effectively with individuals at all organizational levels
• Proactive, positive and personable demeanor with excellent communication skills and an upbeat, "can do" attitude
• Ownership mindset and self-starting approach, taking pride in delivering work to the best of your ability
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver quality work to tight deadlines
• Discretion, diplomacy and excellent judgment when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong calendar management and prioritization skills
• Advanced proficiency with Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Suite, Salesforce, and Zoom
• Low ego, high empathy, and capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

What we offer

• Hourly rate of $50.00-$55.00, with actual starting pay varying based on experience, skills, and scope
• Hybrid work arrangement requiring at least 3-4 days per week in the Menlo Park, CA or San Francisco, CA office

About a16z crypto

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that backs entrepreneurs building the future through technology. With $100B+ under management, a16z invests across seed, venture, and growth-stage companies in AI, bio and healthcare, consumer, enterprise, fintech, frontier, games, and American dynamism, with a portfolio including Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe.