Chief Executive Assistant
Hirehangar · South Africa - Cape Town · posted Jul 28, 2026
What this role actually asks for
Extracted by RemoteHuntMust have
- •Experience as Chief of Staff/Senior EA/Ops Partner
- •End-to-end execution system management
- •Accountability enforcement with senior operators
- •Strong project management skills
- •Prior remote work experience
- •Fluent with remote collaboration tools
Nice to have
- •Supporting multi-business operators
- •Working knowledge of CRM/marketing ops
- •Exposure to real estate/home services
Tools and technologies
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The full posting
Job Title Chief Executive Assistant
Location Remote
Time Zone US Eastern (ET) preferred; must overlap core ET working hours
Role Overview You are the CEO’s command center and execution integrator across a 3-business portfolio (luxury Caribbean vacation rental asset management, home services/insulation, and Boston real estate development). You translate fast-moving ideas into clear plans, systems, and follow-through—keeping operators accountable so nothing slips.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the CEO’s calendar, priorities, weekly planning rhythm, and daily execution check-ins
- Convert “brain dumps” into structured tasks, owners, deadlines, and follow-ups (with escalation when needed)
- Drive cross-business execution: unify plans, remove blockers, and keep momentum through rapid pivots
- Maintain a weekly portfolio scorecard (marketing, sales KPIs, project milestones, risks, next actions)
- Partner with key operators/partners (Ops, Sales, and Deal partners) to track commitments and accountability
- Coordinate across time zones and teams (including St. Martin ground support and remote VAs)
- Support light investor/client communication (owners/investors, not guests)
Required Qualifications
- Experience working as Chief of Staff / Senior Executive Assistant / Operations Partner roles supporting a founder or CEO
- Proven ability to run execution systems end-to-end (priorities → plans → tracking → completion)
- Comfort enforcing accountability with senior operators and partners; clear, confident follow-up style
- Strong project management skills (ClickUp, Asana, or equivalent) and KPI reporting discipline
- Non-negotiable: Prior remote work experience; fluent with remote collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, Asana/ClickUp or similar) and ideally experience working with US or UK-based companies—applications without this will not be considered.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting multi-business or portfolio operators
- Working knowledge of CRM + marketing ops workflows (email sequences, tagging, lead routing)
- Exposure to real estate development or home services operations
Tools & Technology
- ClickUp/Asana
- Google Workspace
- Slack/Zoom
- Airtable/Google Sheets
- CRM (HubSpot/GoHighLevel/Salesforce or similar)
- Zapier/Make
- AI tools for writing/automation (e.g., ChatGPT)
Please NOTE It is crucial that you complete the application form in full. As part of the application process, you will be required to record a video. If your application is successful, you will receive an email confirming next steps—the video is the first step of the interview process. If you do not record a video, we will not be able to consider you for ANY open roles.
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