EA / Chief of
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R27,750 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Executive Assistant / Chief of Staff
9AM - 6PM ESTRemote (South America, LATAM, South Africa)Full-Time$1,500–$2,500/month USD
About the Company
Our clinet is a fintech startup building the operating system for high-scale commerce. The founder currently runs
product, deals, partnerships, merchant relationships, and engineering direction — all while managing a constant
stream of emails, meetings, Slack messages, and scheduling. Something has to give. That’s where you come in.
The Role
You are the founder’s right hand. You manage his calendar, triage his email, schedule meetings with merchants
and partners, prepare meeting briefs, take notes, track action items, and handle the admin work that eats 2–3
hours of his day. You’re not just booking meetings — you’re making sure the founder’s time goes to the highest-
value activities.
This is a permanent role that reports directly to the founder — not a temp gig that transfers to someone else.
What you’ll do every day:
•Calendarmanagement. Schedule meetings with merchants, processor partners, engineering, and
candidates. Prevent double-bookings. Block focus time. Reschedule when conflicts arise. Use Google
Calendar and Calendly.
•Emailmanagement. Triage the founder’s inbox. Flag urgent items.
Draft responses for routine emails. Archive noise. Ensure nothing important gets buried.
•Meetingprep. Before every merchant or partner call, prepare a 2–3 line brief: who they are, what they
need, where they stand in the pipeline, any open issues. Pull from Attio CRM and Slack history.
•Meeting follow-ups.After calls, send recap emails or Slack messages with action items. Track that
action items get done.
•Slack management.Monitor the founder’s DMs and mentions. Flag anything that needs a response.
Draft responses for routine questions.
•Hiring pipeline support.Schedule candidate interviews, send calendar invites, coordinate take-home
test delivery, collect submissions, and keep the hiring tracker updated.
•Document management.Organize Google Drive folders, maintain Notion pages, keep the knowledge
base and SOPs current as processes change.
•Contract and invoice coordination.Ensure DocuSign contracts are sent to new merchants. Track
which contracts are signed vs. pending. Coordinate with the CPA on invoicing.
•Travel and logistics.Book flights, hotels, conference registrations (Money20/20, etc.) when needed.
•General admin.Whatever needs doing that doesn’t fit neatly into another role. You’re the catch-all that
keeps the founder effective.
What we’re looking for
•Anticipates needs.You don’t wait to be told. You see a meeting on the calendar and prepare the brief
before being asked. You notice an unanswered email and flag it.
• Excellent written English.You’ll draft emails to processors, merchants, and partners on behalf of the
founder. Your writing needs to sound professional and natural.
•Highly organized. You manage multiple calendars, inboxes, and trackers without dropping anything.
• Discretion.You’ll have access to sensitive business information — financials, contracts, credentials.
Confidentiality is non-negotiable.
• Tech-savvy.Fluent in Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs), Slack, Notion, Calendly, and
willing to learn Attio and DocuSign.
•Available during US Eastern business hours (9 AM – 6 PM EST).Some flexibility for late calls with
international partners.
• Previous EA or chief of staff experience is a strong plus — especially for a founder or C-level
executive at a startup.
What you get
• $1,500–$2,500/month USD (based on experience), paid biweekly
• Full-time remote position that grows with the company
• Direct, permanent role with the founder — not a role that transfers to someone else
• Deep exposure to fintech, payments, and startup operations — you’ll learn more in 3 months than most
people learn in a year
• Potential to evolve into a full Chief of Staff role as the company scales
To apply: Send your resume and a 2-sentence note on why you’re a fit
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R27,750/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,500/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 593 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →