Senior Executive Assistant

Job Title: Senior Executive Assistant

Location: Remote - South Africa

Compensation: USD 2,750-3,500 per month

Independent contractor position

About Sagan

Sagan connects international professionals with remote opportunities at U.S. businesses. Apply through Sagan to be considered for this role.

About the Role

Support an owner and CEO with complex executive coordination while proactively improving workflows with AI and automation. This role combines calendar and inbox ownership, deadline follow-through and confident external communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex executive calendars and triage high-volume inboxes.

• Track project deadlines and follow through on commitments.

• Build useful AI workflows and automations using tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Zapier, Make or n8n.

• Make calls to new contacts and institutions on the executive's behalf.

Qualifications

• At least five years as an Executive Assistant to an owner or CEO.

• Hands-on daily use of AI tools and experience building workflow automations.

• Strong calendar, inbox and deadline-management skills.

• Native-level spoken and written English for executive phone coverage and external calls.

• Confidence making outbound calls to people you have not met.

• Based in South Africa.

Nice to Have

Experience with n8n and light API integrations.

Work Schedule

U.S. business hours; exact schedule confirmed during selection.

How to Apply

Complete the Sagan application in English. Paste your full resume in the required resume field; an English PDF upload is optional.

Apply here: https://saganrecruitment.com/a/e41e54bbbf