Executive Assistant to President: Hire the Highest Quality Virtual EAs
As a President, your focus belongs on growth, not operational friction. A top-tier executive assistant from Viva—trusted by 100+ executives—frees you to concentrate on high-impact strategy. Reclaim 15+ hours weekly to lead effectively and move the needle for your company.
Trained
Through a 4-week training program that covers everything from resume screening to calendar tetris
Confidential
All our Recruiting Coordinators follow strict confidentiality agreements and protocols
Experienced
Proven previous experience in the same or similar roles to minimize ramp time
SUPPORTING Executives at Fast-Growing Companies Get Things Done Faster
Why Hire an EA to the President
An EA for the President lifts the daily operational load by managing critical tasks like invoicing, revenue tracking, and scheduling key investor calls. This strategic support frees you for high-impact work on vision and growth. Modern leaders embrace remote EAs for this flexibility. Viva helps you master effective delegation, turning repeatable administrative work into fuel for your company’s long-term success, allowing you to focus on what only you can do.
What Does an Executive Assistant to the President Do?
An EA to the President acts as a strategic partner, managing critical communications and spearheading special projects to drive business momentum. They ensure key initiatives stay on track and stakeholders remain aligned, creating the bandwidth you need for visionary leadership. This high-level support directly translates into accelerated progress on your most important company goals.
Your remote EA will handle a range of core responsibilities to keep you and the business moving forward:
- Preparing and distributing materials for quarterly board meetings, including agendas and preliminary reports.
- Drafting monthly investor update emails and managing the follow-up communication schedule.
- Tracking action items from leadership meetings to ensure cross-departmental alignment and completion.
- Coordinating final-round interviews for key leadership hires, acting as the primary point of contact.
Benefits of Having an EA for the President
Enhanced Strategic Decision-Making Insights
Your EA removes the operational weight, freeing you to make the sharp, strategic calls that matter most.
Increased Productivity and Efficiency
An EA lifts the operational load, empowering the President to focus exclusively on high-impact growth initiatives.
Improved Time Management
Your EA lifts the daily operational load, giving you back time for high-impact strategic work.
Streamlined Communication and Coordination
With an EA managing communications, your vision is amplified and your entire team operates in perfect sync.
Proactive Issue Identification and Resolution
Your EA proactively spots and resolves challenges, keeping your focus on strategic growth and innovation.
Better Work-Life Balance
Your EA absorbs the heavy operational load, giving you the freedom to truly disconnect and recharge.
Skills & Qualifications Required for the Best Virtual EA to the President
A top-tier EA for a President operates beyond a simple to-do list. They possess a powerful combination of essential skills: proactiveness to anticipate needs, intuition to act decisively with incomplete information, and adaptability to pivot in dynamic environments. These attributes mean they don't just manage tasks; they strategically manage your time and focus, clearing roadblocks before you even see them.
We find these exceptional individuals through a focused recruitment process, sourcing college-educated talent with relevant experience, often from Latin America. Every Viva EA then completes a rigorous 4-week business bootcamp, honing their skills in everything from critical thinking to advanced communication. This ensures they are not just assistants, but strategic partners ready to lighten your load from day one.
Tips & Best Practices for Hiring Virtual Executive Assistants for the President
Finding the right executive assistant can be a major hurdle, often involving months of frustrating searches and the risk of a bad hire. Viva transforms this entire experience, removing the operational load and delivering a perfect match fast.
- We fast-track the entire process, matching you with pre-vetted EAs from our talent bench in under 24 hours so you can start delegating within a week.
- We manage all the operational details for you, including payroll, performance reviews, and providing full benefits and equipment for your EA.
- Your new EA arrives fully prepared after a 4-week intensive business bootcamp, ensuring they can integrate seamlessly and make an immediate impact.
Hiring top Executive Assistants for Presidents made simple
Frequently Asked Questions
The key to delegation is focusing on the outcome, not the process—use a simple framework to identify repeatable, low-risk tasks and clearly define what “done” looks like. Viva helps Presidents master this transition by providing our proven framework and a matched EA ready to immediately lighten your operational load.
While a virtual assistant can handle administrative tasks, they often add to your management load. A Viva executive assistant is a proactive, highly-trained partner who anticipates your needs and takes ownership of complex projects, empowering you to focus entirely on leading your company.
We take the entire operational load of hiring off your plate, meticulously vetting and training the top 0.2% of talent so you don't have to. Your only job is to start delegating, giving you back critical hours to drive strategy and lead your team with a reliable partner already in place.
What our customers are saying
It has been so great having Maryfer’s [Viva Recruiting Coordinator] support with all recruitment & people ops stuff. It’s awesome that with all the automations she’s building, we now have a clear tracking system. It has been such a relief for me.
Having Silvi [Viva Recruiting Coordinator] has reduced my stress levels. Not only did she learn what I shared with her very quickly, but she is learning new things to share with me to make the process run so much smoother.
We lost candidates because communication was slow, and the scheduling process took too long. Since Kat [Viva Recruiting Coordinator] joined, we’ve had faster follow-ups have reduced candidate drop-off and improved their overall perception of the process.
May [Viva Recruiting Coordinator] created a custom ChatGPT model for recruitment coordination. I’ve been quite impressed. He’s clearly trying to master the role, understand it fully, and be autonomous.
Andrea [Viva Recruiting Coordinator] has been wonderful. She's sharp, responsive and has picked up my complex recruiting processes really fast. I literally don't know how I would have survived the last 3 weeks without her help.
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