Company Research Assistant

PLEASE NOTE: We will only review applications that are COMPLETE with all required components and follow the directions laid out below.

We are an investment fund that specializes in acquiring a small/medium business based in the United States, focused especially on software and services businesses. The firm is led by a Stanford MBA graduate with extensive experience investing in public and private companies.


We are looking for a virtual assistant to help us build out lists of potential companies for us to acquire, in addition to supporting other sourcing and research-related workstreams.


In this role, you’ll be working directly with the firm’s main principal. You will be expected to work daily 8:00 to 4:00p Philippine Standard Time, 40 hours/week.


Important to being successful are high-quality work, clear English communication, adherence to deadlines, and attention to details.

PLEASE INCLUDE the name of the Georgia-based professional basketball and football team names in the first sentence of your cover letter or subject of the message.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with investment team to understand specific criteria for company selection

- Utilize search tools and platforms to gather relevant information on potential investment targets

- Build out well-formatted lists of companies based on very strict sets of criteria

- Locate the owners of these companies, along with their contact information (email, phone numbers) and verify the validity of these emails

- Maintain organized records for easy reference

- Import/use our CRM (hubspot)

Qualifications:

- Excellent English proficiency, both written and verbal

- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

- Experience with either Microsoft Office or Google Docs suite (in particular Excel and Sheets)

- It is a plus if you have familiarity with sourcing tools and techniques (e.g., Google Maps, Udu, Grata, Zoominfo, Linkedin, state-level Secretary of State business searches)


Expectations:

- Availability: Daily call at 8:00am Philippines Standard Time (subject to change)

- Daily updates: we will ask you to provide a daily update in addition to your work product.

- Tools: You’ll need access to a strong internet connection and video camera for conversations with the principals.



Please include a i) resume, ii) cover letter, iii) contact information for 3 references, iv) A (up to) 2 min video of your background and why you want the job, and v) 2 sample work product (1 focused on data entry, and one 2-5 page writing sample).



We look forward to reviewing your application!