Virtual Assistant – Lead Research & Outreach (Deal Sourcing)

Virtual Assistant – Lead Research & Outreach (Deal Sourcing)

Project-based gig, part-time, remote

ABOUT THE ROLE
We are a small acquisition company based in Switzerland/Germany looking to buy and hold established, owner-run industrial and trade businesses whose founders are approaching retirement. We are looking for a reliable, detail-oriented Virtual Assistant to support our lead research and outreach process on an ongoing basis.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Research companies matching our search criteria (industry, revenue, ownership structure, founding year) using North-Data
• Find and verify the email address of the owner/managing director (Xing, company website, Google, chamber of commerce directories, press articles)
• Log all research results in a shared spreadsheet with the required fields
• Send pre-written acquisition email sequences to verified contacts using our templates and ---------- , following the sequence and timing we set up
• Do light, first-contact outreach on Xing, manually from our company Xing account (login shared with you, no automation/bots). Over time there will be a repeating messaging pattern, as with any sales pitch — we'll develop it together, since you won't need to speak German yourself
• Flag anything unclear or any company that doesn't match the criteria instead of guessing

You will not write the acquisition email s yourself, negotiate with owners, or make judgment calls on deal terms — all messaging is provided as ready-to-use templates, and any negotiation is handled by us directly.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Strong written English; comfortable reading with translation Tools German-language websites (DeepL/Google Translate)
• Careful, methodical research style — you follow a checklist and verify before marking anything as done
• Experience with lead generation, research, or data entry ( ---------- or similar outreach tools a plus, not required)
• Comfortable with spreadsheets (Google Sheets/Excel)
• Reliable, self-managed, good communicator when something is unclear
• Trustworthy with confidential business data (NDA required)

HOURS & COMPENSATION

• 4 hours/day, flexible schedule, spread across the week
• Rate: ~$1.63/hour
• Paid monthly via Wise

DURATION
This is a gig tied to our acquisition project, not a fixed-term contract. We expect it to run at least 3–6 months, possibly up to around 12, depending on how the deal pipeline develops (first signed deal / first due diligence). We'll check in as we go and can't guarantee a full year upfront.

TOOLS YOU'LL USE

• North-Data (company Research, English interface possible)
• Xing (owner contact search, English interface possible)
• ---------- (email finding, verification, sending pre-built sequences, English interface)
• Shared Google Sheet for logging

HOW TO APPLY
Please send a short message with your relevant experience, your available hours, and one example of a research or lead-gen task you've done before.