Work with U.S. Startups and C-Suite Executives as an Oceans EA+

About Oceans Oceans is hiring administrative & operational talent to work with CEOs, Founders, and C-Suite Executives in the U.S.

The Role: EA+ Oceans is seeking highly ambitious candidates in Sri Lanka to become Executive & Operations Assistants (EA+). We’ll train you to be an effective virtual executive admin & ops assistant, then pair you with a powerhouse leader for a multi-year engagement. You’ll give them their time back, and they’ll give you exposure to the U.S. business world.

The Benefits This is a unique and lucrative opportunity that could 10x your career: this role will prepare you to start your own company, lead a team at an established business, or continue in a long-term working relationship with your Executive.

This role will always be remote/work from home. Pay is competitive and will always be pegged to USD.

Requirements

• Language: Professional fluency in English, with excellent communication skills (reading, writing, speaking)
• Experience: 3-5+ years working in a communication-heavy position at a reputable firm
• Education: Undergraduate degree preferred; related work experience accepted
• Bonus: MBA, CFA, CIPM, CIMA, or other professional certifications stronglyfavored, but not required

The Ideal Candidate Oceans EAs+ are experienced professionals, naturally driven and committed to excellence, who are excited to support a high-performing U.S. C-Suite Executive and become that Executive’s right hand. Our ideal candidate has:

• High Motivation: a natural desire to go above and beyond in all things and to succeed no matter what
• Excellent Time Management Skills: able to triage competing tasks and drive project completion
• Effective Communication Skills: able to issue timely reminders, follow ups, and alerts to changing priorities
• A Keen Sense of Urgency: strong awareness of timeliness and ability to meet close deadlines
• Reliable Autonomy: able to get things done efficiently with limited supervision while working from home
• Superb Attention to Detail: able to consume and synthesize large amounts of information
• Genuine Personability: warm, affable, can-do attitude; pleasant to be around but direct when necessary
• Tech Savviness: able to quickly understand and use new tech platforms and services to get work done

Who Should Apply This role is ideal for experienced PAs, Executive Assistants, Admins, Chiefs of Staff, or Operations Managerswho are excited to work for, and learn from, U.S.-based Executives. We will also accept candidates who have 3-5+ years of experience in any of the following areas: Equity Research, Growth Marketing, HR/Recruiting, Finance, Accounting, Data Analysis, Data Entry, Social Media Management, Content Creation, and/or Event Planning.

We are bringing on all the best and brightest in Sri Lanka — please let us know if that’s you.