Virtual & executive assistants
Get your calendar - and your week - back.
Experienced EAs and virtual assistants based in South Africa - proactive, English-native with neutral accent, and available in US working hours.
What they do
The work you shouldn't be doing yourself.
Executive assistants
Chief-of-staff-adjacent EAs for founders and C-suite - high-trust, high-context, proactive.
Inbox & calendar management
Triage, drafting, scheduling, and same-day turnaround on the inputs that eat your day.
Travel & logistics
Domestic and international travel, expense reports, and on-the-ground problem-solving.
Research & prep
Meeting briefs, competitive research, and clean summaries you can actually use.
Operations assistants
Project trackers, vendor management, and cross-team follow-up so nothing drops.
Bookkeeping & admin
Invoicing, reimbursements, and light bookkeeping in QuickBooks, Xero, or Ramp.
Live bench
Profiles already in our pipeline.
Real candidates, lightly anonymised. Full CVs, references, and salary expectations shared after an NDA.
Executive Assistant
8 yrs · ex-private equity · available in 2 weeks
Supported two US-based partners across time zones with zero missed commitments.
Operations Assistant
5 yrs · ex-logistics · available in 3 weeks
Ran daily order reconciliation and supplier follow-ups for a US importer.
Sales Support Assistant
4 yrs · ex-real estate · available in 2 weeks
Kept a 12-person sales team's CRM clean and turned proposals around in under an hour.
Tools our people know
- Google Workspace / Microsoft 365
- Notion, Asana, ClickUp, Trello, Linear
- Slack, Zoom, Loom
- Calendly, Motion, Reclaim
- Ramp, Brex, Expensify, QuickBooks
- HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable
Why South African EAs
- Neutral English and native-level written communication
- Live US working-day overlap - no async delays on urgent asks
- Career VAs, not gig-economy hoppers
- High-trust culture - comfortable with sensitive founder tasks
- 60%+ savings vs a US onshore EA
- Retention through EMPLOI benefits, wellness, and career development
Salary benchmarks
Fully-loaded cost, US vs South Africa.
| Role | US total cost | SA via EMPLOI |
|---|---|---|
| General VA (2–4 yrs) | $50k–$70k | $18k–$26k |
| Senior VA / ops assistant | $70k–$95k | $26k–$38k |
| Executive assistant | $95k–$140k | $34k–$55k |
| Chief-of-staff-adjacent EA | $140k–$180k | $55k–$78k |
USD, fully-loaded. Indicative - actual bands vary with seniority and scope.
“My EA in Cape Town starts before I do and has my day sorted by the time I open my laptop. Best operational hire I have made in five years.”
Tom W.
Founder, US professional services firm
Ready to delegate?
A great EA, matched in days.
Book a 30-minute intake - we'll scope the role, then send a shortlist within a week.