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About the Role
The Event Manager will shape the project management, production, logistics, and guest experience of flagship events, including milestone celebrations, multi-day retreats, Demo Day showcases, and large conferences. This role involves hands-on production, rewarding curiosity, creativity, and resourcefulness, with opportunities for meaningful ownership and impact within a small, dedicated team.
Responsibilities
- Build detailed production schedules, run-of-shows, staffing plans, and event documentation.
- Source, negotiate, and manage relationships with venues, hotels, caterers, rental companies, AV partners, transportation providers, fabricators, and other vendors.
- Partner with various teams across YC to plan for registration, guest communications, and credentialing.
- Manage allocated event budgets with financial diligence, processing a high volume of invoices and contracts.
- Coordinate security plans for all events, with a high-touch approach for VIP attendees.
- Work directly with city agencies and public safety partners to obtain permits for events.
- Be the first person on-site for load-in and the last person to leave after load-out.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional event production experience.
- Personally led complex events from beginning to end as the lead producer, executive producer, or equivalent.
- Enjoy owning events from start to finish and take pride in getting the details right.
- Thrive in a small, highly collaborative team where everyone contributes directly to the success of each event.
- Communicate professionally with founders, executives, investors, public officials, vendors, and guests.
- Passionate about YC's mission and excited to showcase the world's best startups through thoughtful, impactful event experiences.
- Must reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- This position does not support work authorization/visa sponsorship.
Skills
- Project management
- Production
- Logistics
- Guest experience
- Vendor management
- Budget management
- Financial diligence
- Security planning
- Permit acquisition
- Collaboration
- Professional communication
- AI tools for event workflow
Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $230,000
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental plans
- Infertility benefit
- STD/LTD
- Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- 401(k) + 4% matching
- Generous parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Flexible paid time off policy
About the Company
- Y Combinator is a small team that produces a wide range of flagship events, including milestone celebrations, high-touch multi-day retreats, quarterly Demo Day showcases, and conferences for thousands of attendees.
- YC intentionally stays small, giving every member of the team meaningful ownership and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on how YC operates.
Equal Opportunity
- Y Combinator considers qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law, including San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
- Y Combinator is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of job applicants and complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act.