Executive Assistant
About Spacecurve
“Spacecurve is not a conventional VC company. We’re a new-generation vertically integrated product and story generator with the aim to make the world much more fun” – Jannik Wambsganss, CEO
Spacecurve is a new kind of venture capital company that directly builds products, scouts talent, and leads operations together with our portfolio companies. Our mission is to create 10x improved product experiences and marketing strategies compared to competitors. Join our tight-knit teams of elite designers, engineers, marketers, and executors to make a real difference in the world.
Role Overview
We’re now hiring a diligent and bright-spirited Executive Assistant to support both our CEO and wider company staff on their mission to build successful design businesses. This position asks a little bit more of you than comparable positions at other companies: It blends EA duties, light bookkeeping tasks and operational project support.
You’ll gain fascinating insights into how we build companies, design products and hire world-class talent. Your utmost attention to detail, effective communication abilities, positive energy and proactive planning will be a critical ingredient to make sure that our CEO and team can perform at their best.
Key Responsibilities
Support the CEO in professional and personal matters such as communicating and acting as his official representative with in-house staff and outside partners, dealing with management companies of various real-estate properties, managing car insurance and inspection, researching and booking restaurants etc
Plan trips for people inside and outside the company to keep our international projects running smoothly
Make sure office operations run smoothly by liaising with shipping companies, office suppliers, and other vendors
Support our design and production staff in ordering materials such as fabrics, paint, production hardware, and more
Bookkeeping tasks such as collecting and filing receipts, managing Moneyforward etc
Attend accounting company meetings together with the CEO, support their communication, continually liaise with them between meetings, and assist with year-end closing
Organize company-wide events to create bonding opportunities between staff outside of work
Arrange appointments at personal gyms for our company staff as part of our unconventional employee welfare package
Good business English and native Japanese is a must
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Demonstrate exemplary hospitality skills to make visitors feel exceptionally welcome
Contribute a warm, bright, sparkling and diligent energy to the team
Mastery of Japanese etiquette and business customs
Utmost attention to detail and proactive planning abilities to catch errors before they happen
Strong track record of handling confidential financial information responsibly
Accurately understand our company’s philosophy, business goals, and the CEO’s way of thinking to suggest actions or strategies in situations both small and large
Be a trusted sounding board or even provide active advice to the CEO on matters where qualified either by experience or instinct
Why join us
We will provide you with all the tools and opportunities necessary to make a direct, meaningful and long-lasting impact on the legacy of our brand and the future of the Japanese design industry
You will be part of a high-trust community that encourages risk-taking, experimentation and innovation
You will be working alongside ambitious creatives and executors from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines