Executive Assistant

Elite Placement Group, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Elite Placement Group, Inc. in New York City is seeking an Executive Assistant to join a founder-led, early-stage venture capital team.

The role will place you at the center of the action, supporting senior leaders and maintaining complex calendars across time zones. Based in downtown Manhattan, you will coordinate domestic and international travel, expenses, and day-to-day logistics, while serving as the main contact for founders, investors, and guests visiting the office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3–7 years executive or admin support experience, ideally in VC/PE/hedge fund/family office.
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a warm, professional presence.
• Discretion and sound judgment handling confidential information.
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-first environment.
• Strong Microsoft Office and Google Workspace skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level support to senior leadership, including calendar management across time zones.
• Coordinate travel, expenses, and day-to-day logistics.
• Serve as a point of contact for founders, investors, and guests visiting the office.
• Support in-office events, dinners, and guest hospitality.
• Prepare materials, manage correspondence, and keep information organized and confidential.
• Take on special projects and help the office run smoothly as the team grows.

Skills

Calendar management across time zones

Travel coordination

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Excellent written and verbal comms

Discretion and sound judgment

Proactive and resourceful

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

Job description

A founder-led, early-stage venture capital firm is looking to add an Executive Assistant to its New York team. The firm recently moved into a new downtown Manhattan office with a steady flow of founders, investors, and guests, and this role sits right at the center of it. This is a great opportunity for a polished, energetic EA who wants to be visible, trusted, and close to the action at a lean, high-performing firm that has backed some of the most recognizable fintech and AI companies of the past decade.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide high-level support to senior leadership, including complex calendar management across time zones
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, expenses, and day-to-day logistics
• Serve as a point of contact for founders, investors, and guests visiting the office
• Support in-office events, dinners, and guest hospitality
• Prepare materials, manage correspondence, and keep information organized and confidential
• Take on special projects and help the office run smoothly as the team grows

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3–7 years of executive or administrative support experience, ideally within venture capital, private equity, a hedge fund, or a family office
• Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through
• Excellent written and verbal communication with a warm, professional presence
• Discretion and sound judgment handling confidential information
• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable in a fast-moving, founder-first environment
• Strong Microsoft Office and Google Workspace skills

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants long-term growth alongside a small, collaborative team with a genuinely founder-first culture.

Compensation $90k to $110k+ base plus bonus, full benefits, and other perks

In office, New York City. Local NYC-area candidates only.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable New York City law.