Operations & Executive Assistant

KOMPAS VC; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work week

Office at Norrsken House Amsterdam

Job summary

KOMPAS VC in Amsterdam is hiring an Operations & Executive Assistant to support our Partners and Chief of Staff. The role blends executive support with hands-on operations, events, and cross-team initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years of EA experience, exceptional organisational skills, and fluency in English. A background in VC/startups or professional services is a plus, with a hybrid work model at our Amsterdam office.

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years' experience as an Executive Assistant required.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Adaptable individual with ability to pick up new tools to improve efficiency.
• Experience in venture capital, startup or professional services is a plus.
• Time spent supporting a leadership team in an investment firm is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Executive and administrative support (around 50%): diaries, inboxes and travel, meetings across time zones, expenses and documents.
• Operations (around 25%): recurring workflows, trackers, follow-ups and process documentation with the Chief of Staff.
• Events (around 25%): ideation and logistics for dinners, retreats and offsites, managing venues and RSVPs, budgets and timelines.

Skills

EA experience

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Fluent English

Adaptable

VC/startup experience

Stakeholder management

Job description

KOMPAS is a European early-stage venture capital firm with offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, and Copenhagen. We back technologies that reduce emissions, increase productivity, and guard enterprises against global risks. We support the transition towards a more sustainable economic model that delivers growth and prosperity whilst respecting planetary boundaries. Technological innovation and entrepreneurial ambition hold the keys to such a future. We provide high-growth companies with capital and access to an extensive industry network. We recently launched our second fund and invested in Seed to Series B in Europe and the U.S., with initial cheque sizes ranging from €1.0m – 5.0m. What are we looking for? We are hiring an Operations & Executive Assistant to join our team in Amsterdam. We’re looking for a proactive, highly organised individual to play a central role in keeping KOMPAS running. You’ll support our Partners while working closely with our Chief of Staff and Head of Marketing, combining executive support with hands‑on involvement in operations, events and team-wide initiatives. This is a varied role with real scope to take ownership, improve how we work and contribute to the success of the business.

Your Responsibilities

• Executive and administrative support (around 50%):
  • Diaries, inboxes and travel, planned around schedules that change at short notice
  • Meetings scheduled and prepared across several time zones
  • Expenses, documents, and the associated administrative tasks
• Operations (around 25%):
  • Recurring workflows, from weekly rhythms to trackers
  • Follow-ups and action items chased across teams until they are closed
  • Process, systems and documentation work alongside the Chief of Staff
• Events (around 25%):
  • Ideation and logistics for dinners, retreats and offsites
  • Managing venues, vendors, guest lists and RSVPs
  • Budgets, timelines and everything that follows post-event
  • Marketing support in coordination with the Head of Marketing

Qualifications & Profile

• 2 to 4 years' experience as an Executive Assistant required
• Experience in venture capital, a startup or professional services, supporting several people at once
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Adaptable individual with demonstrated ability to pick up new tools to improve efficiency and reduce manual workload; fluent English, written and spoken
• Operations, event planning or marketing experience alongside the EA work is a plus
• Time spent supporting a leadership team in an investment firm is a plus

What you will get

• A front-row seat to how a specialist VC fund sources, evaluates, and supports companies
• A small, high-trust team where your work has visible impact
• An office at the new Norrsken House in Amsterdam and a hybrid work week

Further information

• Job type: Full-time, permanent, starting as soon as possible, ideally by October 2026
• Location: Amsterdam (Norrsken House), hybrid
• Right to work: you must already have the right to work in the Netherlands. We cannot offer visa sponsorship or relocation support for this role

If you have any questions, please connect with Hayley Smith, Chief of Staff at KOMPAS VC.