What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Office Client Manager position at Sahara Investment Group?
About the Family Office
SIG Family Office is a family office platform serving ultra-high-net-worth families with integrated investment management, tax and estate coordination, trust advisory, bill pay, and family governance. We combine institutional rigor with boutique service to protect, grow, and simplify multi-generational wealth.
Position Overview
The Client Manager is the primary relationship lead for ultra‑high‑net‑worth families—owning the wealth plan, orchestrating investments/tax/estate/trust deliverables, and ensuring an exceptional experience. This seat aligns family objectives with a clear strategy, consistent execution, and a proactive communication rhythm.
Seat Summary
- Core Purpose: Deliver a trusted, white‑glove experience that achieves each family’s strategic objectives.
- Reports To: President Family Office
- Direct Reports: Associates/Analysts (as staffed)
- Key Interfaces: Investments, Tax/Trust, Operations, Legal/External Advisors, Philanthropy
Top 5 Accountabilities
- Relationship Ownership & Strategy: Single‑threaded owner of Client’s objectives, plan, and satisfaction.
- Wealth Plan Orchestration: IPS, asset allocation, tax/estate coordination, insurance, liquidity, and risk.
- Cadence & Communication: Quarterly family meetings, on‑time reporting, clear action tracking.
- Execution Quality: Drive tasks to done across internal/external teams; no dropped balls.
- Compliance & Documentation: File completeness, meeting notes, decisions, and approvals captured.
Key Responsibilities
- Cross‑Functional Leadership: Be the connective tissue across teams; simplify complexity into clear choices.
- Discovery & Strategy: Maintain living wealth plan; map goals across entities, trusts, and operating assets.
- Investment Coordination: Align IPS with CIO, manage cash flows, private deals, and capital call planning.
- Tax & Estate: Coordinate with CPAs/attorneys on annual plans, trust mechanics, and funding strategies.
- Wealth Management: Coordinate with Wealth Managers on annual plans, and strategies.
- Governance & Education: Facilitate family meetings, owner education, and next‑gen engagement.
- Reporting: Deliver consolidated quarterly reports; simplify complexity into actionable summaries.
- Service Management: Own ticketing/tasks; ensure SLAs are met; escalate risks early.
- Opportunities & Growth: Identify value‑add initiatives (philanthropy, credit, insurance, co‑invests).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- High EQ, exceptional organization, and calm under complexity; thrives as the “air traffic controller.”
- Clear, concise communicator—translates technical topics into confident client decisions.
- Proactive problem‑solver with a bias for action and ownership.
Qualifications
- Be the trusted point of contact for remarkable families with complex needs and deep impact.
- Empowered, collaborative culture; high agency, low bureaucracy.
- Competitive compensation with performance incentives; clear growth path.
Why Join
- Build a strong foundation in family office client service while working closely with experienced leaders and exceptional families.
- Gain broad exposure across investments, tax, estate, trust, and operational workstreams in a high-touch environment.
- Clear development path into expanded client-facing and relationship management responsibilities over time.
- Success in this role is measured by reliability, accuracy, responsiveness, and the ability to help the Client Manager deliver an organized, white-glove client experience.