Why does this role exist?The team needs a part-time executive assistant with commercial real estate experience to take ownership of recurring administrative work, manage scheduling and communications, and maintain a clean CRM/database. This role will streamline core processes, support day-to-day operations, and ensure information flows from spreadsheets into RealNex (or similar) accurately. The mission is to create reliability and structure so the principal can offload tasks with confidence and scale efficiently.
The Impact you’ll make
- Manage the principal’s calendar, coordinate meetings across time zones, and confirm appointments.
- Monitor and triage email; draft responses; follow up on open items.
- Handle inbound/outbound calls professionally; conduct client outreach as requested.
- Clean, update, and maintain contact/lead records in RealNex (or similar CRE CRM).
- Import/export data between Excel/Google Sheets and the CRM; deduplicate and normalize data.
- Track people entering/leaving the database; uphold data hygiene standards and SOPs.
- Prepare meeting notes, track action items, and manage recurring tasks.
- Coordinate travel (flights, hotels, ground), purchases, and basic bill payments per SOPs.
- Conduct light research to support transactions, outreach, and vendor coordination.
- Document workflows/SOPs for scheduling, communications, and data management.
- Identify gaps, propose improvements, and proactively prevent dropped balls.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Minimum 1 year as an EA or ops/admin professional in commercial real estate.
- Hands-on database management experience with a CRE CRM (RealNex preferred or similar).
- Proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets (importing, cleaning, basic formulas) and Google Workspace.
- Strong phone and email communication skills; professional client-facing demeanor.
- Able to work M–F, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 20 hours/week.
- WFH Set-Up:
- Computer with at least 8GB RAM, an Intel i5 core processor/AMD Ryzen 5 Processor and up.
- Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
- Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation and a webcam
- Back-up computer and internet connection
- Quiet, dedicated workspace at home
- Technical: RealNex (or similar CRE CRM), Excel/Google Sheets, Google Workspace (Gmail/Calendar), data imports/exports, data hygiene.
- Communication: clear written and verbal English, professional phone presence, concise follow-ups.
- Operational: highly organized, dependable, detail-obsessed, process/SOP-oriented, proactive.
- Collaboration: comfortable supporting a CEO/Founder/C-suite; calm under shifting priorities; trainable and resourceful.
- You thrive on keeping leaders organized and love turning messy data into clean, reliable systems.
- You’re proactive, dependable, and comfortable building SOPs to make handoffs smooth.
- You’re experienced in commercial real estate admin and ready to own the CRM/database function.
- You prefer part-time hours to start and are open to ramping as the partnership proves out.
- Remote position
- Must have a reliable internet connection and a quiet workspace
- Required to provide own computer with Intel Core i5 or something similar or higher operating system
- 20 hours per week
- Monday–Friday, 8:00am–12:00pm Eastern Time
- $6 per hour
- No benefits package included
