a16z · Menlo Park, California, United States; San Francisco, California, United States · San Francisco, California, United States
<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">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 <a href="https://a16z.com/news-content">building the future</a> through technology. We are <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio">stage agnostic</a>. We invest in seed to venture to <a href="https://a16z.com/growth/">growth-stage technology</a> companies, across <a href="https://a16z.com/ai/">AI</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/bio-health/">bio + healthcare</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/consumer/">consumer</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/enterprise/">enterprise</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/fintech/">fintech</a>, <a href="https://a16zfrontier.com/">frontier</a>, <a href="https://a16z.com/games">games</a>, and companies building toward <a href="https://a16z.com/american-dynamism/">American dynamism</a>. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We’ve established a team that <a href="https://a16z.com/about/">is defined by</a> 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 <a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio/">companies</a> like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The Role</span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We’re hiring an IT Engineer, AI & Innovation Enablement to help teams across a16z put AI to work. You’ve made AI a core part of how you work, and you’re driven to help others experience the same transformation. You’re fired up to test new AI products and feature releases to discover what’s valuable, uncover the sharp edges, and help the firm safely adopt frontier capabilities. You combine IT engineering experience with a drive to help colleagues improve workflows, build useful tools, and achieve tangible results through the adoption of AI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This is a hands-on role within IT Systems that balances both engineering and enablement activities. A typical day might include testing the latest AI model release, setting up SSO/SCIM for the newest AI app deployment, consulting with power users on AI build use cases, or leading an AI workshop for a business unit.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">You drive initiatives independently with an ownership mindset, adapt to the needs of the business, and see plans through from discovery to adoption. You will act as a representative of IT with strong communication skills, presence, and polish.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role requires an in-office presence 3 days a week in either our San Francisco, CA or Menlo Park, CA office.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">To join our team, you should be excited to:</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Co-own the firm’s AI platforms, such as ChatGPT/Codex, Claude, Cursor, and Grok. Manage enterprise admin settings, access, provisioning, licenses, API keys, spending limits, and feature rollouts</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Lead workshops, hackathons, and guided build sessions. Develop practical guides and an AI Champions network that helps colleagues learn, share ideas, and support their teams</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build and share enablement materials such as reusable skills, plugins, AI workflows and training materials that help colleagues put AI to work in productive and creative ways</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Evaluate frontier AI products and features, stay current with vendor roadmaps, and test promising capabilities. Develop perspectives on what to adopt, expand, improve, or discontinue</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Identify opportunities to improve IT workflows through AI, automation, or simpler process changes</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Partner on AI initiatives with business stakeholders to align on technical requirements, strategize deployment, communicate progress and tradeoffs, and deliver secure, compliant solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Build business intelligence visibility that shows adoption, usage, spending, and outcomes. Use those findings to assess return on investment, control costs, and recommend where to invest next</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style=