Executive Assistant with HR experience

Posted 2 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are looking for a highly organized Executive Assistant to support a busy founder with daily operations, communication, scheduling, and administrative follow through in a growing HR consulting business. This role is ideal for someone who can help keep a founder organized, responsive, and focused while managing a high volume of moving pieces. The right person will help track communication, prioritize tasks, follow up on open items, coordinate client related work, and make sure important details do not get missed. This is not a task only role. We are looking for someone who can think ahead, create structure, and support the founder as an extension of the business. You should be comfortable managing multiple priorities, working through them one step at a time, and keeping projects, communication, and daily operations moving forward. The ideal candidate is structured, detail oriented, proactive, and reliable. They take ownership without needing constant direction and enjoy bringing order to a busy environment. What You’ll Do Manage the founder’s professional and personal calendar, scheduling, and meetings Track email communication, open items, and needed follow ups Help prioritize tasks, deadlines, client needs, and operational requests Support client communication and internal coordination Organize documents, files, notes, and business records Track projects, next steps, and completion across workflows Help create consistency in daily processes and administrative systems Identify gaps in organization and suggest simple improvements over time Support general business operations with strong accuracy, ownership, and follow through What We’re Looking For (Required) 1–3 years experience as an Executive Assistant or an operations support role Extremely organized with strong attention to detail Strong follow-through and consistency in execution Calm, steady, and structured working style Familiarity with tools like Google Workspace, Notion, Asana, or similar Experience supporting leadership teams or executives Proactive and able to take ownership without micromanagement Strong written and verbal English communication skills Comfortable managing multiple responsibilities in a structured environment Naturally process-oriented and focused on accuracy over speed Reliable, disciplined, and consistent in daily execution Nice to Have Experience in HR, consulting, or professional services environments Exposure to operations coordination or project tracking Background as a legal assistant or experience reviewing, proofreading, or working with contracts and formal documents Role Details Part-time (20 hours/week Eastern time) Flexible schedule (may grow into full-time) Remote role Pay: $5–$7/hour Long-term growth opportunity depending on performance Requirements (Equipment & Setup) Laptop or desktop (minimum Intel i5 or equivalent) At least 8GB RAM Stable high-speed internet (minimum 10 Mbps) Backup internet connection required Noise-canceling headset with clear microphone Quiet and professional work environment Reliable power supply or backup power solution To apply, please submit a resume and a 1-2 minute introduction video.

  • More than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 6+ months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $5.00

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    $7.00

    Hourly
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  • Ongoing project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Executive Support
HR & Recruiting Software
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:yesterday
  • Interviewing:
    12
  • Invites sent:
    20
  • Unanswered invites:
    13
About the client
Member since Sep 9, 2021
  • United States
    North Wales6:51 PM
  • $10K total spent
    13 hires, 8 active
  • 865 hours

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