Operations Assistant - 39665889289
Somewhere
Date: 5 hours ago
City: Cape Town, Western Cape
Contract type: Full time
Remote
Operations Assistant
Location: Remote (South Africa preferred)
Compensation: $1,500/month USD
Industry: AI/Tech - Business Operations
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday 9AM-5PM EST time zone overlap initially, flexibility to be discussed down the line
About The Role
We’re seeking a high-performing Operations Assistant to work directly with a founder and their team across multiple ventures in tech, AI, and software. This is not a task-ticking admin job — it's a dynamic, high-responsibility role for someone who thrives on variety, learns fast, and finds satisfaction in building calm from chaos.
You’ll help operationalize high-leverage work, manage the back-office across fast-moving projects, and serve as the connective tissue between founder, teams, and systems.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Remote (South Africa preferred)
Compensation: $1,500/month USD
Industry: AI/Tech - Business Operations
Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday 9AM-5PM EST time zone overlap initially, flexibility to be discussed down the line
About The Role
We’re seeking a high-performing Operations Assistant to work directly with a founder and their team across multiple ventures in tech, AI, and software. This is not a task-ticking admin job — it's a dynamic, high-responsibility role for someone who thrives on variety, learns fast, and finds satisfaction in building calm from chaos.
You’ll help operationalize high-leverage work, manage the back-office across fast-moving projects, and serve as the connective tissue between founder, teams, and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Community Operations
- Customer Support
- Hosting Virtual Events
- Plan and coordinate IRL events
- Serve as liaison across internal teams and external partners
- Reporting and utilizing CRM dashboards
- Assist with marketing and sales coordination, content scheduling, and campaign execution
- Prepare dashboards and reporting on operations, finances, and business performance
- Comfortable presenting online and engaging clientele and customers in seminars, video calls, etc
- A sharp generalist who adapts quickly and executes with precision
- A strong communicator who can write clearly and handle async nuance
- Detail-obsessed, but also comfortable zooming out to see patterns
- Tech-literate — familiar with tools like Notion, Airtable, Slack, GSuite, etc
- Discreet, reliable, and proactive — always two steps ahead
- Energized by startup-style pace and responsibility
- Experience supporting founders, execs, or multi-venture teams
- Exposure to AI or software businesses
- Background in project coordination, executive assistance, or operations
- Bonus: light experience with finance workflows, hiring tools, or content scheduling
- Salary: $1,500/month USD
- Work directly with a seasoned product leader and operator
- Remote-first, async-friendly culture — work from anywhere
- Opportunity to grow into a broader operations or PM-type role
- High integrity and agency
- Above average judgment
- Strong ownership mindset and internal drive to get things done
- Clear written and verbal communication. (English)
- Detail oriented
- Savvy with tech tools and eager to learn & master new tools
- Above average people empathy
- Doesn’t require hands-on supervision (after initial ramp up period)
- Ability to have 4-5 hours overlap with US Pacific Time (e.g. 9 am - 2 pm US Pacific Time)
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