Remote Virtual Assistant Jobs for LatAm Professionals
The best VAs at US companies run the executive's day.
Virtual assistant is the most misunderstood role in remote work. Calendar ownership, inbox zero management, vendor coordination, travel booking, research, and project tracking, done proactively, without being asked. That's the job US companies are willing to pay well for.
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See current openings and published pay →What do US companies look for in a remote virtual assistant?
US companies look for proactive calendar and inbox management, natural written English, and careful handling of confidential information. You should work comfortably in Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, Asana, Calendly, and Zoom during 4 to 6 hours of US time-zone overlap.
Proactive inbox and calendar management, not reactive
US executives need someone who reads emails and surfaces the important ones, drafts replies, and schedules meetings without being asked each time. The standard is: the executive reviews your work, not the other way around. If you wait to be told what to do next, this is not the right role for you.
Tool proficiency across the standard US executive stack
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Notion, Asana or Trello, and Calendly are the baseline. Strong VAs also know Loom (for recording async walkthroughs), 1Password (for secure credential management), and basic Zapier or Make for simple automations. You do not need to be a developer. You need to be someone who learns new tools in hours, not days.
English writing that sounds like a native speaker wrote it
You draft emails that your executive sends. If those emails sound foreign or stilted, it reflects on them. Your written English needs to be clean, natural, and appropriately toned, formal for client communication, casual for internal Slack. Most executives can tell in the first draft whether a VA will work for them long-term.
Discretion and confidentiality as a default setting
You will have access to the executive's email, calendar, financial documents, and sometimes personal information. You treat everything you see as confidential by default. This is not optional and not negotiable. The VAs who build long-term careers at US companies are the ones who earn complete trust early.
What does a remote virtual assistant do all day?
A remote VA may start at 7 AM, clear 23 Gmail messages, resolve a Google Calendar conflict, and update a Notion tracker. The day can also include researching 3 venue options, booking travel, and coordinating vendors before the executive needs to ask.
You start at 7 AM local time so you have overlap with your executive, who is on Eastern time. You open their Gmail first. Twenty-three new emails since last night. You archive 11 that are newsletters or low priority. You draft replies for 4 that need responses. You flag 2 for your executive's personal attention with a one-line summary of what's needed. You schedule a meeting requested in one of the emails using Calendly.
By 8 AM you've cleared the inbox to single digits. You open Google Calendar. Your executive has a conflict, a board call scheduled the same time as a client lunch. You email the client's assistant to reschedule the lunch, propose three alternative times, and update the calendar with a note explaining the change.
At 9 AM you prep for the week. You update the Notion project tracker with last week's completed items and this week's priorities. You send a Monday morning briefing document to your executive: three bullet points of what's on their calendar, two items that need their decision today, and one thing you handled on their behalf last week.
You spend the late morning on a research task: your executive asked you to find three venue options for a team off-site in Austin in April. You research options, build a simple comparison table with price per person, capacity, availability, and catering options, and send it by noon.
In the afternoon you coordinate with three vendors: a designer updating the company website, an accountant who needs documents signed, and a software vendor for a contract renewal. You are the operational glue that keeps all of these threads moving without your executive having to track them.
What skills do you need for a remote virtual assistant job?
You need strong Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 skills, clean C1-level English, and reliable calendar, inbox, and project tracking habits. Tools such as Slack, Notion, Calendly, Zoom, and Loom are common, along with basic research, travel booking, and expense tracking.
Hard skills needed
- ✓Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets)
- ✓Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive)
- ✓Slack and async communication tools
- ✓Notion, ClickUp, or Asana for project tracking
- ✓Calendly or Acuity for scheduling
- ✓Zoom for meeting management
- ✓Loom for async video walkthroughs
- ✓Basic research skills (web, LinkedIn, databases)
- ✓Travel booking (flights, hotels, ground transport)
- ✓Expense tracking and simple bookkeeping
Soft skills that close the hire
- ✓Proactive thinking (you solve problems before they're flagged)
- ✓Written English that sounds native or near-native
- ✓Discretion with sensitive information
- ✓Organized by default (not by effort)
- ✓Calm when priorities shift mid-day
- ✓Reliable responsiveness during overlap hours
Where this role leads in 2-3 years
Executive Virtual Assistant
You own one executive's operating layer completely. Your reliability and quality of judgment determine how much responsibility you get. The best VAs get trusted with financial decisions, client communication, and team coordination within the first year.
Chief of Staff (Junior) or Operations Coordinator
You move from supporting one person to supporting a team or small company. You coordinate projects, manage vendors, and handle operational tasks that go beyond pure admin.
Operations Manager or EA to C-Suite
The best former VAs become operations managers at fast-growing companies or executive assistants to CEOs and C-suite at larger organizations, with compensation.
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How does Puente's 5-step vetting process work?
You complete these five steps in order so Puente and the hiring company can understand your experience, communication, and fit.
- Apply and record a video introduction. Submit your application with a short video introduction so we can assess how clearly you speak English and present yourself professionally.
- Recruiter interview. Complete a structured interview about your work history, working style, and ability to communicate clearly in written and spoken English.
- Client interview. Meet the US company so its team can decide whether your experience and working style fit the role and team.
- Background check. Complete a standard background verification before placement so you and the company can begin the working relationship with trust.
- AI tools certification. Complete Puente's free AI tools certification for your specific role before your first day with the company.
We aim to place great fits within 14 days. Timing depends on role availability and fit.
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