Events & Operations Manager

Events & Operations Manager

$65k – $90k • meaningful equity

Summary:

• Backed by some of the best in the game – Forerunner Ventures, YC, Lux, Soma, Paul Graham, Joe Montana, Innospark, the founders of Instacart and Dropbox, and many other top angels and funds
• Founders are recent Harvard grads with quant experience at Jane Street and BoA and years of experience as sharp sports bettors
• $300B annually bet on sports in the US and the size of the market is rapidly growing, particularly given the opportunity for operators to capitalize on the sweepstakes business model
• Currently the only way to bet is with retail sportsbooks, which have egregious margins, discriminatory and inefficient practices, and a stale betting experience
• Novig is a sports prediction market that guarantees users the best lines by allowing them to play directly against friends or the market, rather than against the house, making the sports trading experience more efficient, fair, and, most importantly, profitable

What will you do?

As Events & Operations Manager, you’ll be the organizational backbone of our fast-moving team and office. You’ll organize in-office events that create community and bring Novig to life. Your responsibilities will include:

• Office & Culture Ops: Coordinate internal team events, oversee office logistics, and help maintain a highly productive and fun work environment.
• Event Planning: Lead planning and execution of high-impact internal and external events—from watch parties to dinners and offsites to brand activations.
• Vendor & Partner Management: Source, negotiate, and manage relationships with venues, caterers, agencies, and other service providers.
• Administrative Coordination: Own key workflows including scheduling, onboarding logistics, expense tracking, and meeting prep.
• Ad Hoc Projects: Take on special projects across marketing, operations, and recruiting that require thoughtful execution and attention to detail.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone with incredible attention to detail, creative instincts, and a passion for making things happen. The ideal candidate will have:

• Top-tier Organization & Judgment: You anticipate needs, manage priorities, and get things done without needing constant direction.
• Excellent Communication Skills: You write clearly, speak confidently, and know how to manage up and across with professionalism and empathy.
• Event Execution Experience: You’ve planned events big and small: corporate, social, or brand and you love the energy of making them come to life. 
• Adaptability & Hustle: You thrive in a startup environment and are comfortable wearing many hats, often within the same day.
  
  

Nice to have skills include:

• A strong network of local NYC vendors and event resources
• Familiarity with tools like Google Workspace, Notion, Canva, and Slack
• Experience working with executive teams or startup founders

If you’re passionate about making things run seamlessly and bringing people together through exceptional events, we’d love to hear from you.

Who is Novig?

At Novig, we have reimagined the sports trading landscape by building a sweepstakes-based sports prediction market. Our innovative platform allows users to engage in sports predictions without traditional gambling constraints. By leveraging the sweepstakes model, we ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while providing a unique, engaging, and profitable experience for our users. Our goal is to make sports prediction more accessible, fair, and enjoyable.

Novig’s founders, Jacob and Kelechi, are recent Harvard grads with experience at Jane St & BoA who started Novig with the belief that a commission-free P2P exchange model will replace the exploitative and unprofitable betting model of traditional sportsbooks. They themselves were sophisticated sports bettors who grew increasingly frustrated by the latency, discriminatory practices, monotony, and non-profitability of the retail sports betting experience.

As the regulatory landscape evolves in the United States, Novig is positioned to become a leading innovator with our unique focus on research and technology.

How does Novig approach compensation?

We are big believers in providing excellent compensation to everyone on the team as we build.

• We offer salaries at the top of the benchmarks you’d find for senior roles at big name companies
• We provide equity to all employees regardless of role. We are looking for people who can grow with us as we scale our team and product, and we think it’s important for all employees, especially our first few teammates, to have significant equity in the company so you have skin in the game and our incentives are aligned.

What benefits does Novig offer?

We are embarking on an ambitious journey and are committed to providing generous benefits, even at this early stage.

• Robust health, dental, and vision plans, covering 100% of health premiums and 90% of dental and vision premiums
• Generous 401(k) plan, matching up to 4% of base salary
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $1,080 annual company contributions
• $24/day food or commuter stipend when working in our NYC office