Agency profile · Updated October 2026
Working at Athena
Athena is a large executive assistant company that trains assistants in the Philippines, Kenya, Guatemala and Colombia before matching them with clients. Training and benefits look strong on paper, but employee reviews are mixed and roles are tied to a local hub.
The facts
- What VAs say
- 3.3 on Glassdoor (988 reviews)
- Type
- Managed executive assistant company
- Founded
- 2021
- Hires
- Executive assistant hubs in the Philippines (Quezon City, Cavite, Cebu), Kenya (Nairobi), Guatemala (Guatemala City) and Colombia (Medellin); corporate roles also in the US
- Roles
- Executive assistants (calendars, meetings, travel, follow-ups, project and admin support), plus corporate roles
- Work setup
- Listed as remote, but tied to a local hub: the Guatemala City posting requires living within 80 km of the hub, two weeks of onsite training, monthly hub sessions and being able to report onsite within about 2 hours when needed; company equipment is issued after client matching
- Schedules
- Full-time, 40 hours a week, often aligned to US time zones
- Hiring process
- Application and assessment, training program, candidate prep, then client match
- Applicant fees
- Not published
- Impostor warning
- Not published
- Support for VAs
- Training allowance and HMO during training; after matching, HMO with free dependents, mental health support, optical and medicine reimbursements, pet support and career advancement (Quezon City posting)
- Openings
- 19 roles on its job board; 4 are executive assistant pools (Quezon City, Alabang, Nairobi, Guatemala City), all listed as remote
What's good
- Executive-assistant-only hiring at scale, with structured training before you're matched with a client
- Strong published benefits in its Philippine posting: HMO, mental health support and reimbursements; the careers page also offers a free MBA program
- Clear path from assessment to training to client match, with company equipment issued once matched
What to watch
- Mixed employee reviews: 3.3 on Glassdoor from 988 reviews
- Not work-from-anywhere: hub-based onsite training, and the Guatemala posting requires living within 80 km of the hub
- No published no-fee statement or scam warning, and roles are full-time, often on US hours
Score breakdown
Rubric score 6.2/10, from the same six criteria we use for every agency.
Athena vs VA MASTERS
Published by Outsourcing Insider, a VA MASTERS company. VA MASTERS is ranked here using the same rubric as every other agency. How we rank.
| Fact | Athena | VA MASTERS Parent company |
|---|---|---|
| What VAs say | 3.3 on Glassdoor (988 reviews) | 4.9 on Glassdoor (16 reviews) · 4.9 on Indeed (32 reviews) |
| Hires | Executive assistant hubs in the Philippines (Quezon City, Cavite, Cebu), Kenya (Nairobi), Guatemala (Guatemala City) and Colombia (Medellin); corporate roles also in the US | Filipino professionals, for clients worldwide |
| Schedules | Full-time, 40 hours a week, often aligned to US time zones | Part-time, full-time and project roles (40 to 180 hours a month in current listings), in the client's time zone |
| Openings | 19 roles on its job board; 4 are executive assistant pools (Quezon City, Alabang, Nairobi, Guatemala City), all listed as remote | 86 open remote roles listed on its careers page; 492 posted since May 2025 |
| Rubric score | 6.2 | 8.6 |
Questions people ask
Is Athena legit?
Athena has operated since 2021 and hires through its own careers channels. It doesn't publish a statement about applicant fees, so be careful with anyone asking you to pay in its name. Employee ratings: 3.3 on Glassdoor (988 reviews).
Does Athena hire remote VAs?
Listed as remote, but tied to a local hub: the Guatemala City posting requires living within 80 km of the hub, two weeks of onsite training, monthly hub sessions and being able to report onsite within about 2 hours when needed; company equipment is issued after client matching. It hires Executive assistant hubs in the Philippines (Quezon City, Cavite, Cebu), Kenya (Nairobi), Guatemala (Guatemala City) and Colombia (Medellin); corporate roles also in the US.
What is Athena's hiring process?
Application and assessment, training program, candidate prep, then client match
How do I apply to Athena?
Through the careers page on Athena's own website. We don't link to the agencies we rank, so search for its careers page directly and make sure you're on its real website.
Sources: Athena website; Athena careers page; Athena job board; Glassdoor profile. Checked Oct 2026. We don't link to the agencies we profile.