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Chief Executive Assistant

Hire Hangar

Administration & Virtual AssistanceRemoteContractEntry levelCape TownSouth Africa42d ago

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We checked this opportunity from Hire Hangar. It is listed as South Africa.

The work location is Cape Town. Employer-stated compensation: Salary not included in the job posting.

Job description

About this role

Join Hire Hangar and work with fast-growing global companies while building a long-term career. US Eastern (ET) preferred; must overlap core ET working hours 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.

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)

Qualifications and requirements

  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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)
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How this listing was checked

Source status
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Employer or source
Hire Hangar
Source checked
September 7, 2026
Application destination
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Work setup and location
Remote · Cape Town
Who can apply
South Africa · Partially confirmed — review details
Pay
Not stated by employer
Deadline
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