Executive Assistant

Skills
ArrangingCalendarsConfidentialityExecutive Administrative AssistanceManagementOffice OperationsOperations
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • High agency
  • Adaptability
  • Tech savvy
  • Strategic thinking
  • Problem solving ability
  • Extremely organized
  • Fast to respond
  • Proactive
  • Comfort with ambiguity
  • Strong follow-up skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects
  • Calm under pressure
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Trustworthy and discreet
  • Ability to work with urgency
  • High discretion with sensitive information
  • Comfort with business and personal logistics

Nice to have

  • Founder-facing
  • Self-directed
  • Detail-oriented
  • Resourceful
  • Responsive

Day to day

  • Act as a right hand and mini operator to keep the founder organized and moving forward
  • Handle fast follow-up and quick replies when priorities are active
  • Create structure across messy, changing, and ambiguous workflows while keeping important tasks from slipping through the cracks

Hiring process

  • Send a short note on your experience supporting founders or executives
  • Include a brief explanation of the most demanding role or work environment you have supported
  • Provide your expected compensation