Assistant to International Private Equity Principal, German Preferred. (Palo Alto)
Principal in Family Office / Investor in International Early Stage Private Equity Fund seeks Personal/Executive Assistant (80%/20%) to have his life run seamlessly so he can focus on his businesses, his family, and personal development. The position will be mostly remote and will be up to 35 hours/week generally, with fewer hours/week depending on his needs – where he is and what he is doing. Knowledge of German is a big plus but not required. Excellent support and interpersonal skills are.
Requirements: 5 years’ PA/EA experience or the equivalent; BA/BS from competitive US college or equivalent; MS Office Suite and other standard office software; facility with tech; familiarity with UHNW individuals; experience with calendar coordination; experience with both domestic and international travel; the ability to identify resources locally and in other countries; flexibility and adaptability; excellent communication capacity across varied stakeholders; the propensity for seamlessly functioning with other elements of his support team while assuming full responsibility as his primary point of support.
Responsibilities:
- Arranging travel, domestic and international, commercial and private
- Keeping his calendar across time zones
- Keeping up with him while he’s traveling, again across international time zones
- Communicating with team members in foreign countries, mostly Berlin and London and sometimes Asia
- Research for him, for example getting him the right coaches
- Helping him arrange the right activities and programs for his 12-year-old son
- Organizing conferences and meetings
- Being reachable at most times by WhatsApp
- Being comfortable with a mix of light and heavy workloads according to his schedule and adapting your schedule to his
Availability during standard working hours; being reachable for a longer range of hours
Actual work estimated to be 20-35 hrs/week
$125K-150K/year depending on experience
