Executive Assistant
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. 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 to Founders
Location:Remote(Latin America preferred; U.S. Eastern Time overlap required)
Employment Type:Full-Time (40 hours/week, Monday–Friday + occasional flexibility)
Time Zone Alignment:Full-time availability during U.S. Eastern Time (ET) business hours (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET base, with flexibility as business needs dictate).
Salary:Dependant on location and experience
* Philippines: $1400 - $1800
* South Africa: $1700 - $2200
* LATAM: $2000 - $2400
* Canada: TBD
Experience Level:3–5+ years supporting executives/founders (Startup experience highly valued)
Industry:Healthcare Technology / Medicare & Medicaid Access
About the company
Our Client is is a fast-growing healthcare technology company on a mission to simplify access to essential healthcare benefits. Our free platform helps individuals discover, understand, and enroll in Medicaid and Medicare benefits tailored to their unique needs.
As our team and operations rapidly expand, our founders need a high-caliber administrative partner to take ownership of operational, administrative, and personal workflows so leadership can stay focused on strategic growth and company building.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly proactive, tech-savvy, and resourcefulExecutive Assistant (EA)to provide direct administrative support to two company founders (with primary support focused on the Chief Executive).
This isnota basic administrative support position. We are looking for an exceptional individual who operates like aChief of Staff in the making—someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment, handles both business and personal administrative tasks with total discretion, and proactively builds systems to streamline executive workflows.
The ideal candidate brings strong independent judgment, advanced proficiency with modern AI tools, native-level or fluent English (bilingual in Spanish is a strong plus), and a valid passport for travel to annual company-wide offsites.
Key Responsibilities
Executive & Founder Support
* Proactive Gatekeeping & Workflow Management:Protect founders’ focus time, track outstanding commitments, manage action items, and ensure critical tasks are completed without requiring repeated follow-up.
* Meeting Preparation & Context Briefing:Prepare agendas, gather documentation, research background details, and brief executives prior to internal and external commitments.
* Administrative Ownership:Handle complex paperwork, documentation, forms, and time-consuming administrative tasks on behalf of leadership.
* Discretion & Trust:Manage highly sensitive business, financial, and personal information with absolute confidentiality and integrity.
Inbox & Communication Triage
* High-Volume Email Management:Monitor, organize, and triage high-volume founder inboxes.
* Independent Execution:Determine which emails require direct executive attention versus those that can be drafted, answered, or delegated independently.
* Follow-Up & Tracking:Draft professional responses, follow up on pending items, and ensure zero critical messages fall through the cracks.
Calendar & Schedule Optimization
* Strategic Calendar Management:Coordinate complex internal and external meetings across multiple time zones while safeguarding deep-work blocks for founders.
* Conflict Resolution:Proactively identify and resolve scheduling overlaps or logistics issues before they impact executive availability.
Personal & Logistics Support
* Business & Personal Integration:Seamlessly transition between company operational tasks and personal administrative requests (e.g., personal travel arrangements, reservations, scheduling, research, family coordination).
* Travel & Event Logistics:Coordinate travel itineraries, accommodation, and logistics for executive travel and company-wide offsites.Note: You will be invited to attend and help facilitate select company offsites in person.
AI, Automation & Process Efficiency
* AI-Powered Workflows:Actively leverage AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) to summarize information, draft communications, conduct research, and automate repetitive administrative tasks.
* Systems Architecture:Identify operational bottlenecks and implement improved digital filing, tracking, and communication systems rather than simply maintaining existing ones.
Research & Special Projects
* Independent Research:Conduct fast, thorough web research on diverse topics and present clear, synthesized summaries to leadership.
* Data & Presentation Support:Build spreadsheets, execution trackers, slide decks, and supporting materials for business initiatives.
Required Qualifications
* Experience:3–5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Virtual Assistant, or Operations Assistant directly supporting C-level executives or startup founders.
* Language Skills:Exceptional written and spoken English proficiency (C1/C2 level).
* Travel Readiness:Valid passport and willingness/ability to travel internationally t
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
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
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 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →