Function planning hub

Choose the work category before you hire offshore.

Use this hub to compare admin, support, software support, sales ops, marketing ops, finance admin, recruiting, research, reporting, and agency delivery work. Pick the function first, then turn it into one clear role.

Function paths10

Common work categories mapped to existing scorecards, services, guides, and role paths.

Best used beforeRecruiting

Choose the work, review owner, access limits, and examples before posting a role.

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Function paths

Start with the work that is repeatable and easy to review.

Each card shows useful first tasks, the decisions a manager should keep, and the next planning page to use. Filter by the work on your list or by the review it still needs.

Admin support

Owner admin and virtual assistant work

Good first work: Inbox labels, scheduling, file cleanup, intake prep, CRM updates, simple research, and weekly admin reports.

Watch first: Keep judgment-heavy replies, legal questions, patient data, money decisions, and client promises with the owner or manager.

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Customer support

Ticket triage and support operations

Good first work: Ticket tagging, first-draft replies, help desk cleanup, macro checks, refund routing, and support summaries.

Watch first: Refunds, angry customers, policy exceptions, and account-risk calls need written rules and manager review.

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Sales operations

CRM and pipeline support

Good first work: Lead list cleanup, CRM fields, follow-up reminders, pipeline notes, meeting prep, and simple sales reports.

Watch first: Do not hand off pricing, negotiation, custom promises, or calls where the offer is still changing.

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Marketing ops

Digital marketing support

Good first work: Content brief prep, CMS formatting, social scheduling, campaign QA, CRM tagging, link checks, and report cleanup.

Watch first: Keep strategy, ad spend, final claims, customer data rules, and live campaign approval with the marketing owner.

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Software support

Development support and QA operations

Good first work: QA notes, bug intake, release checklists, documentation cleanup, backlog prep, and access handoff notes.

Watch first: Architecture, code review, security, production access, and final deploy approval stay with technical owners.

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Finance admin

Back-office finance support

Good first work: Receipt sorting, invoice follow-up, spreadsheet cleanup, vendor records, report prep, and month-end lists.

Watch first: Payments, payroll, bank access, tax decisions, and approval authority should stay tightly controlled.

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Payroll admin

Payroll preparation and employee record support

Good first work: Timesheet checks, payroll packet prep, employee record lists, benefit document chasing, exception logs, and approval reminders.

Watch first: Final payroll approval, tax filings, bank changes, pay decisions, benefits eligibility, and compliance calls stay with qualified or internal owners.

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Recruiting admin

Hiring and HR coordination

Good first work: Candidate tracking, interview scheduling, scorecard prep, reference organization, and onboarding reminders.

Watch first: Final hiring calls, compensation, legal compliance, and sensitive employee decisions need a senior owner.

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Data and research

Data entry and research support

Good first work: Source collection, spreadsheet cleanup, CRM/list updates, duplicate checks, validation notes, and weekly research summaries.

Watch first: Do not let a new assistant invent facts, use unsourced numbers, scrape restricted data, merge records alone, or make final recommendations.

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Agency delivery

Client delivery operations support

Good first work: Report assembly, client handoff prep, CRM updates, content uploads, QA checklists, and status notes.

Watch first: Do not place a new hire between the client and an unfinished delivery process or unclear quality standard.

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Readiness check

A function is ready when the handoff is small enough to inspect.

A common mistake is asking one offshore hire to do admin, sales, finance, reporting, and support at once. Pick one lane first. Add more only after the first lane is steady.

  1. Pick one function, not five unrelated jobs.
  2. Narrow the function into one role with weekly repeat tasks.
  3. Score the role for risk, review effort, and SOP readiness.
  4. Write examples, access limits, and pause-and-ask rules before hiring.
  5. Estimate cost after the work is clear enough to explain.
  6. Review samples every week until the handoff is steady.
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