Executive Assistant to Eden Shochat

Please apply by December 28th. After this date, we won't be accepting new applications.

Applicants should fill out this form to be considered: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1medJpJwMsE9VHQDQr5Vbasc2wT0apGj-cJJH_sDwkqs/edit?ts=656d9950

We are looking for an executive assistant for Eden Shochat.

We are on the lookout for what might seem like overqualified people, but we've found that former EAs on the Aleph team gain the knowledge and experience to continue in operational roles at portfolio companies like Nexar and Simply, as well as at other investors like Samsung NEXT. Some are now leading the platform team inside Aleph. Finalists in past processes found a home at portfolio companies like Travelier, so it's a worthwhile effort to apply!

First and foremost, this role involves helping Eden help Aleph’s portfolio companies in the most efficient and productive way. It's a facilitative role in a highly demanding, fast-paced work environment, requiring strong multitasking skills and a willingness to play a behind-the-scenes role.

What’s in it for you?

We’re not going to beat around the bush; this role is demanding but rewarding. You’ll obtain privileged access to the inner workings of a venture capital firm and learn about the startup world from an investor's point of view. And, you’ll gain visibility into the deal flow and decision-making processes and interface with Israel's best entrepreneurs.

The role includes:

• Helping Eden stay on top of the daily grind while always being one step ahead of him, which means a lot of administrative work (around 50% of the time): tough scheduling, travel planning, logistics, etc.
• Enabling Eden to perform more of his work and helping him get more things done; this means proactively identifying issues that could affect the successful execution of commitments and the fund’s goals
• Acting as the primary interface between the world and Eden, and communicating directly with portfolio founders on a daily basis regarding logistics and business matters
• Preparing for meetings, events, and conferences, including research and background on key people
• Working with the platform team - we combine software-based products and human analysis. The role includes researching the Aleph network to assist portfolio companies with recruiting, sales, fundraising and other activities
• Helping the Aleph team internally and initiating community events and workshops

This isn’t an investment role or deal-sourcing position. Aleph is a partners-only venture capital firm and does not have associate or principal roles.

The successful candidate will:

• Be discreet, super sharp, and a fast learner
• Be highly organized and detail-oriented, with a technical mindset and a customer-oriented attitude
• Know how to prioritize and execute a very long to-do list independently
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain trust-based working relationships. This is an individual role, but to succeed, you’ll need to interact with various stakeholders (partners, engineers, executive assistants, and other team members), know how to ask them the right questions, and quickly understand their thought processes, motivations, and needs
• Know how to identify problems on your own before being asked to fix them (and have a “can-do” and positive approach to work in general)
• Be a multi-tasker, as there is always something happening at Aleph. We are intentionally a small team. This means that you should be self-disciplined, focused, and dedicated to creating impact
• Much of the job is about communicating, both in Israel and globally. Great Hebrew and English is super important
• Love entrepreneurship and preferably have experience in the field (not necessarily directly)
• Plus: Experience / high familiarity with tools like CRMs (preferably Salesforce), Slack, Zapier, etc.
• Plus: Have a deep interest in relationship management, data modeling, product thinking, business and the startup ecosystem
• Plus: Knowledge of AI tools, like ChatGPT, and a desire to learn their application and implement them in Aleph's workflows