sam · 5 hours ago
Events & Partnerships Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelSam is a small team focused on changing how startups build teams and fostering a private community for founders and decision-makers. The Events & Partnerships Manager will own the end-to-end process of partnerships and event execution, ensuring high-quality experiences and building relationships with tier-1 sponsors.
Management Consulting
Responsibilities
Build and manage relationships with tier-1, brand-sensitive sponsors and startup-facing platforms
Source, pitch, and close sponsors seeking meaningful access to the startup community
Position partnerships around access, alignment, and long-term value
Own sponsor relationships, agreements, and deliverables end to end
Convert one-time sponsors into repeat partners across multiple events
Ensure sponsor participation is additive, tasteful, and aligned with the community
Own attendee sourcing end to end, with a strong bar for founder and decision-maker quality
Build and maintain a pipeline of early-stage founders and decision-makers
Partner with sponsors and platforms on curated distribution when appropriate
Maintain a high signal-to-noise ratio across attendance and conversations
Partner closely with the founding team to plan and execute each event
Source and procure venues aligned with the experience bar and brand
Own all day-of event operations, including run-of-show, timelines, and on-site coordination
Act as the primary point of contact for venues, vendors, sponsors, and attendees during events
Resolve issues in real time and keep the experience running smoothly
Coordinate post-event wrap-up, including sponsor follow-through and deliverables
Qualification
Required
Experience running high-quality events
Experience working with tier-1 sponsors
Ability to own the full lifecycle from relationship-building through day-of execution
Experience sourcing venues
Experience securing premium partners
Ability to drive high-caliber attendance
Experience running events on the ground
Ability to create high-trust, curated experiences
Ability to deliver a minimum of two curated events per month
Ability to attract premium, tier-1 sponsors
Ability to curate rooms with founders and decision-makers
Ability to build repeat sponsor relationships rooted in trust
Ability to execute events that feel exclusive, seamless, high-touch, and well run
Ability to build and manage relationships with tier-1, brand-sensitive sponsors
Ability to source, pitch, and close sponsors
Ability to position partnerships around access, alignment, and long-term value
Ability to own sponsor relationships, agreements, and deliverables end to end
Ability to convert one-time sponsors into repeat partners
Ability to ensure sponsor participation is additive, tasteful, and aligned with the community
Ability to own attendee sourcing end to end
Ability to build and maintain a pipeline of early-stage founders and decision-makers
Ability to partner with sponsors and platforms on curated distribution
Ability to maintain a high signal-to-noise ratio across attendance and conversations
Ability to partner closely with the founding team to plan and execute each event
Ability to source and procure venues aligned with the experience bar and brand
Ability to own all day-of event operations
Ability to act as the primary point of contact for venues, vendors, sponsors, and attendees
Ability to resolve issues in real time
Ability to coordinate post-event wrap-up
Preferred
Owned sponsorships or partnerships for invite-only or private events
Existing relationships with startup-facing platforms, tools, or capital partners
Worked in fast-moving environments
Worked with small startup teams of 5 or less
Built repeat sponsorship programs, not just one-off event deals
Strong taste for experience design and high-signal environments
Helped grow a community, not just monetize one
Operated in high-trust, brand-sensitive environments where reputation matters
Existing sponsorship partners on digital speed-dial
Company
sam
Sam helps startups scale their workforce without scaling their headcount overhead.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase