What are the responsibilities and job description for the Private Assistant To A Principal On The Rise. | NYC | c$200,000 position at TALENTSMITHS?
This is not a corporate EA role. Candidates from corporate Executive Assistant backgrounds cannot be considered.
The Opportunity
A young principal in finance. Not climbing the ladder. Building his own.
His career is moving fast. His life is scaling to match. Four properties. 15 household staff. Private aviation. Marine assets. A family office being built from scratch by a Head of Operations who has done this before and knows what good looks like.
She's not hiring an assistant. She's looking for a partner. Someone to build this with her.
This is that role.
What You're Walking Into
A principal who moves at speed and expects you to already be there when he arrives. Private aviation that needs flawless coordination. Boats and marine assets requiring seasonal oversight. Vendors, insurance renewals, property logistics across four residences in two countries. A calendar that doesn't get managed. It gets owned.
You're not reacting. You're anticipating. You're solving problems before they become problems. You're the reason things run smoothly. Because you handled it before anyone noticed.
This is not a support role. This is ownership. A principal whose life is accelerating and a Head of Family Office who needs someone operating at her level.
Who This Is For
You've already done this. Senior level. High-net-worth family office or private household. You don't need onboarding into this world. You already live in it.
You're confident. Assertive. Thick-skinned. Discreet without being reminded.
You read rooms. You read people. You know when to push and when to hold. You don't wait for permission.
When the Head of the Family Office steps away, you step in. Without missing a beat.
And here's the thing. You're restless. You've spent years running operations for principals who were coasting. Maintaining systems someone else built. Executing someone else's vision.
You want to build something. You want in while it's still being shaped.
This Is Not For Everyone
This role is not for someone who wants structure handed to them. Not for someone who needs a playbook.
This is for someone who wants to be part of something that's going somewhere. Who looks at a principal on the rise and thinks I want to be next to them when they get there.
The Head of the Family Office is building something serious. She wants a real partner. Someone who matches her standards and brings something of their own.
If that's you, we can't wait to meet.
Salary : $200,000