Shaper Capital · 10 hours ago
Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expShaper Capital is a rapidly scaling company seeking an Operations Specialist and Executive Assistant to support the CEO while managing operational workflows. This role blends executive support with hands-on business operations, ensuring that critical tasks are completed efficiently to support the company's investments and portfolio outcomes.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day administrative support to the CEO and other key leaders, including complex calendar management, travel coordination, meeting logistics, meeting prep, and follow-ups
Help keep the CEO’s time focused on the highest-leverage priorities by anticipating needs, tracking action items, and closing loops
Support preparation for key meetings (board, investors, partners, portfolio CEOs)
Assist with limited personal logistics that enable executive effectiveness, representing a minority of the role
Drive Builders-in-Residence operations: own onboarding materials, trainings, cohort logistics, rotation scheduling, and support review cycles
Support hiring operations across the portfolio, in partnership with our Talent team, this may including interview coordination, candidate coordination, offer logistics, onboarding and offboarding checklists, and comp materials
Draft, manage, and track offers, consulting agreements, NDAs, and related documentation; coordinate closely with legal and finance. Maintain and improve offer and agreement playbooks to support repeatable, high-quality execution
Own operational execution for portfolio programs and events, including Shaper and portfolio company offsites, thought leadership dinners, and conferences
Support OKR rollout, feedback processes, and manager training logistics across Shaper and portfolio companies
Support marketing efforts
Qualification
Required
3–7+ years in operations, executive support, people ops, or program management in high-growth startups, VC, or similar environments
Strong organizational judgment and attention to detail; comfortable juggling multiple workstreams
High level of discretion, reliability, follow-through, and through-put
Clear communicator who is calm under pressure and comfortable working with senior leaders
Interest in company-building, talent, and supporting fast-scaling teams
Company
Shaper Capital
Shaper Capital operates as a venture capital firm.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Elyse Jones Benedicto
Partner, COO and GC
Nick Colburn
Expert in Residence
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