About This Role
This remote personal assistant role supports a busy U.S.-based client with personal, household, and day-to-day responsibilities. The position is hands-on and suits someone who enjoys making life easier for another person by managing appointments, travel, purchases, research, and logistics.
Responsibilities
- Manage personal calendars, appointments, reservations, reminders, and scheduling
- Research and coordinate travel, including flights, hotels, transportation, and itineraries
- Research vendors, products, services, and solutions and present clear recommendations
- Make calls, request quotes, schedule services, and follow up with vendors
- Coordinate online purchases, returns, subscriptions, deliveries, and other personal needs
- Assist with household and family logistics that can be managed remotely
- Organize paperwork, digital files, records, and important information
- Track important dates, renewals, payments, appointments, and outstanding tasks
- Handle administrative and personal projects from request through completion
- Communicate with vendors, service providers, businesses, and other third parties on the client's behalf
- Follow up proactively to ensure tasks are completed and nothing falls through the cracks
- Handle personal and confidential information with discretion
- Support special projects and unexpected requests as they arise
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Virtual Assistant, or in another high-touch support role
- Experience supporting U.S.-based or international clients strongly preferred
- Near-native written and spoken English
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through
- Strong research and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable communicating with vendors and service providers by phone and email
- Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism
- Ability to work independently without constant supervision
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and switching between different types of requests
- Tech-savvy and comfortable learning new tools quickly
- Availability to work U.S. business hours
- Reliable primary and backup internet connections
Nice to have:
- Experience supporting founders, executives, entrepreneurs, or high-net-worth individuals
- Experience coordinating travel and detailed itineraries
- Experience with household, family, or lifestyle management
- Experience managing purchases, vendors, subscriptions, expenses, or personal records
- Familiarity with Google Workspace, project management tools, and AI tools
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment where priorities and requests frequently change
Important Details
Application Process
- Resumes must be submitted in English
- Mention the SCORE value you most align with at the end of the first interview for bonus points
About the Company
Your Startup Operations is a boutique agency providing operational services to small businesses, primarily in the United States. Their vision is to empower small business owners by delivering white glove service with flexibility, care, and affordability.
