Operations VA Placement

Place an Operation VA around the outocomes your business needs.

Soar Virtual Assistants defines the role, leads the search and assesses Filipino professional for the combination of operational, client, systems and technical capability your business requires.

You choose and manage your Operations VA directly. We support the role design, recruitment, selection and first six months.

Carefully assessed talent
Six-month fit protection
Australian-based support
Soar Business Growth AI
A Considered Placement

Is an Operations VA right for your business?

An Operations VA Placement is designed for established service businesses where:

Valuable recurring work still depends on the owner or senior team.
Client follow-up, coordination or workflows lack clear ownership.
There is enough meaningful work for an ongoing role.
The business is ready to supervise and support a remote team member
You do not need perfect systems or complete SOPs before hiring

Where valuable recurringwork exists and supervision is clear, the right Operations VA can take ownership and help improve how the work runs.

Capability Profiles

Build the right capability profile

Operations VAs bring different combinations of skills. Your role is designed around the outcomes and capabilities your business needs.

01

Service operations

Coordination, administration, reporting and recurring workflows.

02

Client and revenue support

Enquiries, onboarding, CRM management, follow-up and client communication.

03

System management

Process documentation, data quality, handovers and workflow maintenance.

04

Technology Improvement

Tool configuration, AI-assisted work, light automation and practical system improvements.

The right Operations VA can own the work while helping your business strengthen follow-up, improve processes and build more repeatable operating routines.

The Cost of Adding Capacity

What your placement includes

01

Role clarity

Know what the role should own before the search begins.

Review of relevant People, Systems and Technology signals

Application review and structured screening

Clarification of what should be systematised, automated, offloaded or retained

Role responsibilities, capability profile and measures of success

02

Search and assessment

Save time while suitable candidates are found and properly assessed.

Founder-led candidate sourcing

Application review and structured screening

Candidate interviews

Assessment of communication, ownership, judgement and systems thinking

Relevant practical assessment where appropriate

03

Selection and placement

Make the final decision with stronger evidence and context.

Curated candidate shortlist

Useful candidate-selection context

Client interview and selection support

Direct client-to-VA placement

Final choice retained by you

04

Supported success

Help the role establish clear ownership during its critical first months.

Six months of Australian-based VA Success support

Guidance on onboarding, role clarity, delegation and working routines

Six months of SOAR Business Growth AI access

Six-Month Placement Fit Guarantee

One eligible replacement search during Months 1 to 6, subject to the written conditions

Most searches are expected to move from an approved role brief to placement in approximately three to four weeks, depending on candidate availability and your interview process.

Structures Support

Give the role a system to work from

SOAR Business Growth AI provides structured AI support for growth and operational improvement.

It connects your business priorities, Scorecard insights and the SOAR Method with specialist Skills covering areas such as CRM and client follow-up, Systems and workflows, Lead nurture and growth, Reporting and operational improvement

Your Operations VA can use it to understand the business, prepare better work and identify practical improvements. The supervisor sets priorities, approves important changes and remains in control.

It works through supported Claude or ChatGPT environments, giving the business and Operations VA a shared, structured way to improve.

Business priorities
Supervisor
Operations VA
SOAR Business Growth AI
The Cost of Adding Capacity

More operational capacity without another $100,000 local hire

Compare the indicative first-year cost of adding comparable Operations Coordinator capacity through a local employee or Soar’s direct-placement model.

Indicative cost
Salary or VA compensation
Australian super
Soar Placement fee
Indicative first-year cost
Indicative ongoing cost
Ongoing wage markup
Relationship
Indicative cost
$75,000–$95,000
$9,000–$11,400 at 12%
None
$84,000–$106,400+
$84,000–$106,400+ yearly
None
Employer-to-employee
Indicative cost
$25,000–$35,000
Generally not applicable*
$10,000 once
$35,000–$45,000
$25,000–$35,000 yearly
None from Soar
Direct client-to-VA engagement
Australian employee
Salary or VA compensation
$75,000–$95,000
Australian super at 12%
$9,000 to $11,400
Salary placement fee
None
Salary or VA compensation
$84,000–$106,400+
Indicative first-year cost
$84,000–$106,400+ yearly
Indicative ongoing annual cost
$84,000–$106,400+ yearly
Ongoing wage markup
None
Relationship
Employer to employee
SOAR Operations VA Placement
Salary or VA compensation
$75,000–$95,000
Australian super at 12%
$9,000 to $11,400
Salary placement fee
$10,000 once
Indicative first-year cost
$35,000–$45,000
Indicative ongoing annual cost
$25,000–$35,000
Ongoing wage markup
None from Soar Virtual Assistants
Relationship
Direct client-to-VA
Potential Savings

Approximately $39,000–$71,000

Before recruitment, equipment and other local employment costs.

Figures are indicative and depend on the role, hours, experience and engagement arrangements. The Australian salary range is based on SEEK’s published Operations Coordinator range. Clients should obtain their own employment, tax and legal advice.

*Generally not applicable to a correctly structured overseas independent-contractor engagement. The appropriate worker classification and obligations depend on the individual arrangement.

Operations Va Placement

$10,000 AUD

$1,000 to commence the search

Approve the role brief and get the search underway.

$9,000 on written candidate acceptance

Payable before your selected candidate commences.

The placement fee includes:

Opportunity and role design
Founder-led search, assessment and selection support
Six months of SOAR Business Growth AI and VA Success support
Six-Month Placement Fit Guarantee with one eligible replacement search

You select, contract with, pay and manage your chosen Operations VA directly.

VA compensation is agreed separately with the selected candidate. Soar Virtual Assistants does not add an ongoing wage markup.

Common Questions

Clear answer before you decide

Compensation depends on the approved role, experience and agreed hours. It is negotiated with and paid directly to your selected candidate.

No. The role-design process clarifies the outcomes, responsibilities, capabilities and measures of success.

Most placements are expected to take approximately three to four weeks from the approved role brief, depending on interviews and candidate availability.

The placement includes a Six-Month Placement Fit Guarantee and one eligible replacement search during Months 1 to 6, subject to the written conditions.

Start with the opportunity

See where you could save time and create capacity

Complete the Future-Ready Business Scorecard to identify where better systems, technology or capable ownership could make the greatest difference.

Already clear on the role you need?