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Hire an Executive Assistant.

Calendar, inbox, travel, vendor triage — the highest-leverage role most founders hire too late.

Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated, with HR & payroll handled.

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Overview

What an Executive Assistant actually does.

Executive assistants we place protect founder time. We vet for discretion, written clarity, and the kind of bias to action that lets a founder say 'handle it' and actually mean it.

Responsibilities

  • Own calendar and meeting prep
  • Triage inbox and draft first-pass replies
  • Coordinate travel, events, and vendor relationships
  • Manage expenses and basic bookkeeping handoffs
  • Keep a running list of the founder's commitments

Core Skills

What they bring on day one.

Google Workspace / Microsoft 365Calendar & inbox managementTravel coordinationNotion / AsanaWritten communicationExpense tools (Ramp, Brex, Expensify)Discretion

WHAT A SHORTLIST LOOKS LIKE

What a placement for this role looks like.

Representative seniority bands and the stacks that come with them, for professionals recruited from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the wider Middle East.

  • Junior, 2 years

    Junior tier, $1,500–$2,000 CAD/month

    Google Workspace, Expenses, Communication, Vendor mgmt

  • Mid-Level, 4 years

    Mid-Level tier, $2,500–$3,500 CAD/month

    Calendar ops, Inbox triage, Notion, Travel

Illustrative bands, not real candidates and not a browsable roster. Your actual shortlist is briefed, vetted, and presented by a co-founder after the discovery call.

PRICING

Tiers that apply to this role.

One flat CAD monthly rate — sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR, payroll, and account management included. No recruiter fees, no currency surprises.

Junior
1–3 yrs experience
$1.5–2K
CAD / month
  • Pre-vetted, full-time dedicated
  • Embedded only on your team
  • HR & payroll handled
  • 10-day onboarding
Talk About a Junior Hire
Mid-Level
3–5 yrs experience
$2.5–3.5K
CAD / month
  • Everything in Junior
  • Domain expertise
  • Independent ownership
  • Priority matching
Talk About a Mid Hire

Need the full comparison against a local Canadian hire? See the pricing page →

How We Vet This Role

Role-scoped, not one-size-fits-all.

EA candidates triage a fictional week of calendar conflicts and inbox items — we grade prioritization, written tone, and the questions they ask before acting.

See The Obelisk Vetting Process

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Ready to brief an Executive Assistant?

15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If the first executive assistant is not the right fit, the 30-day replacement guarantee covers the second one.

Talk to a Co-Founder