Sr. Executive Assistant (Remote LATAM/SA)
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 R33,300 – 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
Senior Executive Assistant (Partnerships & Strategy)
Location:Remote (LATAM or South Africa)Schedule:Full-time (CST or EST coverage)
The Mission: High-Intensity Executive Support
We are looking for an eliteSenior Executive Assistantto support our client’s Co-CEOs. This isnot a scheduling-only role. You will act as a strategic surrogate, managing the CEO’s day, ensuring they never walk into a meeting unprepared, and driving operational excellence across both leadership calendars.
We need a "1% candidate"—someone with the intensity and sophistication to handle an inbox for 4 hours a day, conduct deep-dive research, and architect the CEO’s day while guarding commitments.
Key Responsibilities
I. Executive Presence & Communication
* Executive Ghostwriting:Draft sophisticated, persuasive, and nuanced emails for sales leads, high-level partnerships, and VIP clients in the CEO’s voice.
Executive Ghostwriting:Draft sophisticated, persuasive, and nuanced emails for sales leads, high-level partnerships, and VIP clients in the CEO’s voice.
* Inbox Architecture:Take full ownership of the CEO’s high-volume inbox. Filter, categorize, and draft responses so that only final approvals or decisions are needed.
Inbox Architecture:Take full ownership of the CEO’s high-volume inbox. Filter, categorize, and draft responses so that only final approvals or decisions are needed.
II. Strategic Project Management
* Project Coordination:Track and manage tasks, deadlines, and deliverables across all active engagements. Ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
Project Coordination:Track and manage tasks, deadlines, and deliverables across all active engagements. Ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
* Meeting Prep & Intelligence:Prepare briefing materials and agendas. Conduct research so the CEO has full context for every conversation.
Meeting Prep & Intelligence:Prepare briefing materials and agendas. Conduct research so the CEO has full context for every conversation.
* Action Item Drive:Capture commitments from meetings and ensure follow-through.
Action Item Drive:Capture commitments from meetings and ensure follow-through.
III. Operations & Logistics
* Complex Coordination:Manage interlocking calendars for both Co-CEOs, ensuring seamless scheduling of partnership meetings and strategic sessions.
Complex Coordination:Manage interlocking calendars for both Co-CEOs, ensuring seamless scheduling of partnership meetings and strategic sessions.
* Partnership Liaison:Serve as the professional first point of contact for external stakeholders, ensuring every interaction feels premium and detailed.
Partnership Liaison:Serve as the professional first point of contact for external stakeholders, ensuring every interaction feels premium and detailed.
Required Skills & Qualifications
* Elite Writing:Near-native English with the ability to adapt your voice to a sophisticated professional tone.
Elite Writing:Near-native English with the ability to adapt your voice to a sophisticated professional tone.
* Tool Stack Proficiency:Google Workspace mastery is strongly preferred, including shared Drives, complex Calendars, and collaborative Sheets.
Tool Stack Proficiency:Google Workspace mastery is strongly preferred, including shared Drives, complex Calendars, and collaborative Sheets.
* High Intensity:Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with speed and precision.
High Intensity:Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with speed and precision.
* Research Skills:Ability to quickly synthesize information about companies or individuals into actionable insights.
Research Skills:Ability to quickly synthesize information about companies or individuals into actionable insights.
* AI Fluency:Familiarity with AI tools to streamline workflows and research is highly preferred.
AI Fluency:Familiarity with AI tools to streamline workflows and research is highly preferred.
* Spanish Fluency:A major plus for internal collaboration, though not required for external tasks.
Spanish Fluency:A major plus for internal collaboration, though not required for external tasks.
Why Join This Team?
* Strategic Seat:You are a partner in the company’s growth, not just an assistant. Gain exposure to high-level strategy and partnership development.
Strategic Seat:You are a partner in the company’s growth, not just an assistant. Gain exposure to high-level strategy and partnership development.
* Stability in USD:Permanent hiring model with competitive compensation in US Dollars.
Stability in USD:Permanent hiring model with competitive compensation in US Dollars.
* High-Level Mentorship:Work directly with executives who value precision and proactive thinking.
High-Level Mentorship:Work directly with executives who value precision and proactive thinking.
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 R33,300/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,800/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 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →