Location: Brazil
What does the client’s business do?
Our client is a startup developing AI agents for a niche industry. They partnered with South to hire an Executive Assistant to help support their growth in a highly technical and competitive space.
What were the requirements?
The company was seeking a highly organized and proactive professional to assist with executive operations and internal coordination. The ideal candidate would be detail-oriented, self-motivated, and capable of working independently in a remote setting.
Key qualifications included:
- Excellent written English communication skills
- High degree of autonomy and accountability
- Experience with remote collaboration tools (e.g., Google Workspace, email, Google Voice)
- No specific industry experience required
- Reliable home office setup, including a personal laptop and microphone
- Availability for urgent matters via a local phone line
- Based in a time zone compatible with PST working hours
- Benefits: 10 PTO days + 10 U.S. holidays annually
What were the responsibilities?
The role was critical in supporting internal communication and helping manage the CEO’s daily operations. It also involved providing administrative support across departments to boost overall efficiency.
Core responsibilities included:
- Managing internal communications and team scheduling
- Overseeing the CEO’s calendar and coordinating follow-ups with clients, candidates, and key stakeholders
- Organizing process-related calls and sending timely reminders
- Working primarily between 7–8 AM and 4–5 PM PST, with flexibility for longer lunch breaks and a one-hour evening check-in to ensure prompt responses
- Offering administrative support across various departments
- Maintaining internal documentation and task-tracking systems
- Being available during evenings or weekends for urgent matters to ensure continuity
This position required a dependable and organized individual with strong communication skills, time zone management, and adaptability in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
What is the candidate’s background?
Yelka is a trilingual Executive Assistant with over two decades of experience supporting senior executives in high-demand environments. She excels at managing complex schedules, organizing international travel, coordinating meetings, and producing professional reports and presentations in both English and Spanish.
With a background in bilingual executive support and a postgraduate degree in English, Yelka brings precision, professionalism, and fluency to all written communications. She is highly independent, tech-savvy, and proficient in tools like Google Workspace, email, and Google Voice.
From day one, Yelka showed her readiness to support the team beyond regular business hours, standing out for her reliability, flexibility, and proactive mindset. Her experience and attitude made her a perfect fit for a role demanding strong organization, attention to detail, and responsiveness.
How did they find this candidate?
The company used South! We specialize in helping U.S. businesses find, hire, and manage top-tier talent from Latin America. If you're looking to grow your team with highly skilled professionals in finance, customer support, marketing, sales, operations, tech, and more, we’re here to help.
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