Executive Assistant, Capi
3 days a week in office (Old street, London)
Overseas payments for African importers
Be an early applicant
Overseas payments for African importers
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office (Old street, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To give businesses in Africa the same price and speed as businesses expect in the US and Europe.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant in a high-performing environment (VC-backed start-up, Magic Circle law firm, consulting firm, etc.)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English and conversational French
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion
- Flexibility to work outside of regular business hours when required
- Experience with G.Suite, Calendly, Notion, Slack strongly preferred
- Experience working in / with emerging markets a bonus
What the job involves
- Department
- As Executive Assistant to the three co-founders, you will be the linchpin of our dynamic team, responsible for managing complex schedules across time zones, organizing travel, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information with the utmost discretion
- You'll also organize team events and retreats, and be in charge of coordinating office moves
- In this pivotal role, you'll have the opportunity to streamline operations and enhance productivity of a rapidly growing startup, directly impacting our global mission!
- Manage the calendars of three co-founders who are frequently in different time zones, including scheduling meetings and arranging travel (including booking flights, hotels, etc.)
- Draft and manage correspondence and communications, as appropriate
- Organize team events and team retreats
- Process invoices, expense reports, and contracts
- Find new offices and coordinate office moves as necessary
- Organize and maintain digital filing systems
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
Application process
- Deadline to Apply: 31 January 2025 at 00:00 GMT
Salary benchmarks
Our take
In Africa, goods importers pay as much as 10% to settle their invoices - and wait weeks for the payment to arrive. Capi is setting out to combat this, with its international payments platform built specifically for importers in Africa.
Through the platform, users can pay suppliers in EUR, UDS or GBP. All at competitive rates and with settlement in just 24 hours. This is a significant improvement to the present situation, which makes Capi stand out almost by default.
With strong support from investors, Capi is in a good position to broaden its impact in the future - as it strives towards a future where African companies have the same quality of payments as in the US and Europe.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% female employees
Company
Employee endorsements
Autonomy
"We have a small, high-performing team at Capi. We really value people taking ownership in their roles / projects / work. I'm given a lot of trust by..."
Company benefits
- Paid time off (20-25 days depending on market)
- 4 weeks of work from anywhere
- Hardware provided
- Benefits aligned with market regarding pension, insurance, etc.
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Mitch R.
(Co-Founder & CEO)Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund, former COO/CFO/GC at Taptap Send, and was Regional Director and Evaluation Lead at GiveDirectly.
Phil Efstathiou
(Founding Engineer)Also Founder at Osma, co-founded and was CTO at Alva and was a Software Engineer at Babylon Health and Thriva Health.
Scott Liddle
(Co-Founder)Previously Head of Markets (CRO & CMO) at Taptap Send, Founder at SpareHand and Director of Policy at Rory for London.
Tom Watson
(CTO (Founder))Co-founder and CTO at Capi Money (YC S23). On the side I am the Co-founder, MD and Developer at P4SD. A 2019 Forbes 30 under 30 for Europe in Technology. Previously co-founder and CTO of Hubble.
People progressing
Previously with ReD Associates, and then Central Growth Lead at Taptap Send; promoted from Commercial Lead to Head of Growth at Capi.
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