A fintech CEO needs an Executive Assistant

Location: Nigeria (With a bias for Lagos residents)

Remuneration:

 ~N200k/month (Gross)

Level: Entry

Commitment Expected: Full-time ~ 30hrs /week

About me

My current work is two-pronged.

1. I’m the Founder and CEO of a fintech startup that provides modern financial infrastructure for businesses in Africa like open banking, bank payments, etc and I’ve raised in total $17M for this venture in a year from well know VC like Tiger Global etc

2. I run a tiny fund that invests in and advises exceptional entrepreneurs across Africa and I’ve invested in over 20 companies.

Target Candidate.

I am looking for someone with a passion for the tech startup space, whether it is on the investment or building side. It is important that the candidate has a bit of practical experience running something. Be it a startup or an association in or outside the University. This role is targeted at recent graduates, youth corp members, and first job seekers.

Roles and Responsibilities

Your primary responsibility will be to help me be more effective by assisting with research, documentation, and operational activities.

Here are a few areas I will need your assistance in:

Business

1. Managing the pipeline: I receive a lot of requests for advice from Twitter, WhatsApp, cold emails, and random introductions. I’d like to use a type of CRM to manage these engagements so follow-up can be done better.

2. Managing engagement: When I first meet a founder, there are some things I need to know. Have they launched? Do they have users? What’s the cap table like? Etc. This is supposed to be consistent but I apply it randomly. I would prefer to have a template that is used for diagnosis.

3. Meetings and Follow-up: It is hard to keep a trail of meetings, action items, and follow-up for 5 entities, not to talk of 40. I would need to devise a system that keeps track of what we discuss at meetings, agreed action items, etc.

4. Research: Rather than work with only startups that reach out to me, I would like to reach out to startups working in spaces that are interesting to me. For instance, I am actively looking for Meesho for Africa. Can you help me find that team of 4 Kenya, or Nigeria that has a working prototype?

5. Writing and Presentations. At the moment, I do most of my presentations and writings on the fly but I would like to have standard decks and templates. In addition, I hope to begin blogging more often. I will need some help with the research and in writing some of these thought pieces. It will also help to have someone that I can discuss ideas and get feedback.

Personal

2. Maintain home management processes, schedules & budgets
3. Personal shopping and errands

What you’ll be getting.

Money

The gross budget for this role is 200k/month. Like I mentioned earlier, this role is targeted at folks just about to begin NYSC or on their first jobs. I believe this amount is competitive for such an entry role. However, money alone is not going to be the reason you take this job. I want this to be a clear stepping stone to the future you see for yourself.

My knowledge

I will be teaching you everything I have learned in over 8yrs. You will get accelerated hands-on learning about everything involved in launching and funding early-stage tech businesses.

My support

I LOVE helping people achieve their goals and you can be sure if you deliver in your role, I will be more than happy to deploy my resources towards your success. I expect and even encourage you to have non-distracting side projects.

Your growth

The perfect entry for African tech venture capital or business development in a startup. Don’t worry, I don’t expect you to build a career in my small organization. Please in 12-18 months, outgrow what you are doing and you will see how much I’ll do to lift you to whatever you do next.

Why you may not want to work with me.

I can be slightly demanding to work with. Here are a few of my quirks.

1. I am a very direct person. I optimize for being consistent and honest vs being liked. This does not work well for everyone. If you are someone that values directness, we’ll get along

2. I sometimes expect you to know stuff I may not have explained well and can become frustrated when you don’t. As I am always excited to explain things, I am more than happy to answer all questions you need in seeking clarity.

Process:

Stage 1: Application + Cover Letter

1. Fill an application.

2. Submit a cover letter – this is quite important.

3. From application and cover letter submissions, I’ll shortlist those that I think are a good fit and reach out to inform you of your advancement into the next round.

Round 2: Writing and Research

1. Writing exercise; those that scale through will be given a simple task that will involve a bit of research and writing.

Round 3: Interviews

1. Those whose writing submission proves to be impressive will be invited for an interview with me.

2. Those that pass my interview will be invited to speak to one or two people for second opinions.

Everything should take less than 2 weeks to be concluded.

If you would like to proceed, please click this link to fill the form.