Personal Assistant

PERSONAL ASSISTANT (HIGH-AUTONOMY, FOUNDER SUPPORT)

This is not a typical PA or admin role.

If you need clear instructions, detailed SOPs, or constant direction, do not apply.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be supporting a founder who:

• Is often offline during the day

• Operates with incomplete systems

• Thinks fast and communicates in fragments

• Expects you to finish unfinished instructions

Your job is to:

• anticipate

• contain problems

• reduce noise

• close loops without waiting

This role is about thinking and judgment, not just task execution.

WHO THIS ROLE IS FOR

This role is for someone who:

• Proactive

• Notices problems before they are pointed out

• Is comfortable making decisions with imperfect information

• Treats silence as normal, not a blocker

• Thinks in risks and consequences, not just tasks

WHO SHOULD NOT APPLY (IMPORTANT)

Do not apply if you:

• Need step-by-step instructions

• Ask "How would you like this handled?" before acting

• Prefer clear SOPs before starting

• Are uncomfortable making judgment calls

• Wait for confirmation to proceed

• Describe yourself mainly as "detail-oriented", "organized", or "supportive"

This role will feel stressful for you.

WHAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY DO

• Identify and triage urgent vs non-urgent issues across the organization

• Capture the Founder's to-do items across departments from fragmented inputs

• Convert those inputs into a clear, prioritized task list with ownership and deadlines

• Track progress and actively push follow-ups until items are closed

• Handle routine operational matters independently, without waiting for approval

• Contain issues and prevent escalation while the founder is offline

• Consolidate inputs and reports from all departments and surface only what requires immediate action

• Draft responses, decisions, and follow-ups for execution or review

• Extract and document implicit SOPs from real situations (rules that currently live in the founder's head)

WORKING CONDITIONS (READ CAREFULLY)

• This is a startup environment, not a corporate setting

• SOPs are incomplete and will be built gradually through real situations

• You are expected to propose operational and administrative solutions

(not business strategy, restructuring ideas, or high-level vision work)

You will be evaluated primarily on your ability to:

• Anticipate issues before they escalate

• Exercise sound judgment under ambiguity

• Reduce the founder's mental load, not add to it

WORKING HOURS

• Monday–Friday: 11.00–19.00 WITA

• Saturday: 09.00–17.00 WITA

• Founder review window: mostly night time/when PA come to office (minimum once a week, Founder will Decide)

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TRIAL PROCESS (NON-NEGOTIABLE)

Before any long-term commitment, there will be:

1. A paid observation trial

2. A 1-week shadow execution trial

This is to assess if PA reduces the founder's mental load, not add to it

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HOW TO APPLY

To apply, answer this question in writing

"If the founder gives you an unclear instruction and then goes offline for 6 hours, what do you do?"

Do not describe asking for clarification.

Answers that mention:

• "I will wait"

• "I will ask first"

• "I will clarify before acting"

Or any answer using AI platform

will be rejected automatically.

(once hired permanently PA can use AI)

FINAL NOTE

THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE

This is a high-tempo role in a Singapore-based company.

The working pace, expectations, and decision speed are not corporate and not slow-moving.

This role is designed for someone who:

• Thinks ahead instead of waiting for instructions

• Acts responsibly under ambiguity

• Does not require hand-holding or constant direction

If you are comfortable making judgment calls and operating independently, this role will suit you well.

If you prefer:

• detailed instructions

• complete SOPs before acting

• frequent check-ins or reassurance

then this role is not a fit.

COMPENSATION

• Base salary: SGD 680 / month

• Performance-based bonus: up to SGD 320 / month

• Total potential compensation: up to SGD 1,000 / month

Bonus is tied to:

• Ability to operate independently without constant direction

• Consistency and stability in work quality throughout the month

• Measurable reduction of the founder's mental load

This role includes a paid trial phase.

Base salary applies only after successful completion of the trial.

Please apply only if this working style aligns with you.