Hirehangar
Chief Executive Assistant
South Africa, Remote. Posted 3 months ago
The role
You will act as the CEO's command center and execution integrator across a 3-business portfolio. You will translate ideas into plans and systems to keep operators accountable.
What you will do
- 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
- Drive cross-business execution by unifying plans and removing blockers
- Maintain a weekly portfolio scorecard including marketing, sales KPIs, and project milestones
- Partner with key operators and partners to track commitments and accountability
- Coordinate across time zones and teams
- Support light investor and client communication
Required qualifications
- Experience working as Chief of Staff, Senior Executive Assistant, or Operations Partner roles supporting a founder or CEO
- Proven ability to run execution systems end-to-end
- Comfort enforcing accountability with senior operators and partners
- Strong project management skills (ClickUp, Asana, or equivalent)
- KPI reporting discipline
- Prior remote work experience
- Fluent with remote collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, Google Workspace, Asana/ClickUp or similar)
- Experience working with US or UK-based companies
Nice to have
- Experience supporting multi-business or portfolio operators
- Working knowledge of CRM + marketing ops workflows
- Exposure to real estate development or home services operations
Before you apply
- Complete the application form in full
- You will be required to record a video
- If you do not record a video, you will not be considered for any open roles
About the company
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