Operations / Administrative Generalist

About West Egg

West Egg Real Estate is a non-traditional private equity real estate firm founded by ex-Google and ex-Amazon engineers. At West Egg, we bring modern technology, startup mentality, and first principles thinking to one of the most antiquated industries in the world - commercial real estate. We are a lean team, striving to reignite creativity in a creatively bankrupt industry, by constantly questioning how old problems can be approached in new ways.

We don’t function like other real estate companies, so you don’t need prior real estate experience.

About the Role

We are drowning in a sea of important and never-ending operational responsibilities and administrative duties.

We are seeking an Operations / Administrative Generalist to join as our 3rd employee. You will act as the shield for the team against administrative duties. You will also be responsible for critical operational results across asset acquisition, construction, leasing, property management, finance, lending, and asset disposition. You will be the unwavering guardian of the executive team's mental headspace, proactively identifying problems, ensuring operational excellence, deftly executing critical but tedious responsibilities, and even relentlessly filtering out the trivial, spam, and scam.

We don’t handhold. Instead, we’ll give you ambiguous yet contained problems and expect you to figure it out. The ideal candidate will be a problem-solver who feels like no work is beneath them, as long as the work is important to the bigger picture and enables the executive team to focus on growth.

From day one, you'll be instrumental in:

• Operational Shielding: Execute important, but tedious operational responsibilities that would otherwise fall onto the plate of the executives.

• Administrative Shielding: Execute important, but tedious administrative responsibilities that would otherwise fall onto the plate of the executives.

• Proactive Shielding: Seek out problems and ask questions. Proactively identify and eliminate administrative and operational responsibilities that consistently pull the executive team away from the bigger picture.

• Efficiency Obsession: A byproduct of rapid growth is waste. You’ll be responsible to hunt down these inefficiencies and eliminate them.

As we continue to thrive, you'll also:

• Streamline Systems: Implement processes and technologies to ensure smooth and scalable operations of property acquisition, management, and disposition, as well as construction, leasing, and financial management.

You're the ideal candidate if you:

• Love bringing order to chaos and possess incredible attention to detail.
• Are energized by an extremely fast paced work environment.
• Love being held to a high standard.
• Find it fulfilling to protect other peoples’ time.
• Understand the difference between ownership and merely completing tasks.
• Are willing to track down team members including executives to enforce order.
• Don’t think any work is beneath you.

Not required:

• Experience in the commercial real estate industry.
• Experience as an admin assistant or operations generalist.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to take the OCEAN personality test and email their results along with their resume as a PDF. Please include detailed responses to demonstrate how you align with the responsibilities and characteristics listed above. This is your first opportunity to show us how you can follow detailed instructions and handle a diverse set of responsibilities efficiently.

How to Apply

Please apply by sending an email to abe@westeggrealestate.com along with the following:

• OCEAN personality test results from bigfive-test.com (attached as a PDF).
• Your resume detailing relevant experience and skills (attached as a PDF).
• A brief cover letter explaining why you're a good fit for this role, company, and culture (attached as PDF). Generic submissions that fail to mention anything specific about West Egg will not be considered.

Compensation

We offer a competitive compensation package, including salary, benefits, along with the opportunity to grow with a forward-thinking real estate organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Why are you a better fit for this role than everyone else who applied? Be specific.
• What part(s) of the personality test were you the least honest with yourself on?
• What was the worst part of your last job?
• What were ALL of the operational and admin tasks that you were responsible for at your most recent job? Be as specific and detailed as possible.
• Tell me about a time when someone delegated a responsibility to you and botched the handoff.
• What was the most energizing work in your last role? What was the most de-energizing work?

Work Location: Remote