Founders Assistant
RemoteUnited Kingdom or South Africa
United Kingdom or South AfricaRemoteFull TimeSmall
Full TimeSmall
Job Summary
Manage the founder's inbox and diary by triaging emails, replying to routine items, and maintaining a conflict-free calendar a week ahead. Own recruitment and acquisition sourcing by sourcing candidates on LinkedIn, screening deal targets against criteria, and building live pipelines with clear recommendations. Keep both pipelines accurate and current through weekly reviews and consistent follow-ups. You will run these areas with genuine independence, making sensible calls within clear boundaries and bringing the founder in only for genuine decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Excellent written English
- Strong copywriting instincts
- Strong organisation
- Attention to detail
- Tracker discipline
- Comfortable managing inboxes
- Comfortable managing diaries
- Confident using email
- Confident using calendars
- Confident using spreadsheets
- Confident using LinkedIn
- Strong follow-up discipline
- Ability to take ownership of outcomes
- Ability to notice what needs doing
- Ability to bring recommendations rather than questions
- Ability to treat sensitive information carefully
- Ability to take work off the founder's plate
Desired Qualifications
- LinkedIn sourcing experience
- Recruitment experience
- Sales Navigator experience
- Experience supporting a founder
- Experience supporting a CEO
- Experience supporting a senior leader
- Experience researching businesses
- Experience researching acquisitions
- Familiarity with e-commerce brands
- Familiarity with consumer brands
- Familiarity with health brands
- Familiarity with wellness brands
- Familiarity with food brands
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