An international boutique fine art advisory and dealership is looking for a Chief of Staff to join their established and expanding team. The company, which has been based in Mayfair for ten years but has an international outlook and particularly USA focus, is exceptionally dynamic and has been experiencing a period of intense growth. Beyond the art focus, the two principals have a diverse range of business and personal interests and the Chief of Staff  will join at a senior level to facilitate structure, organisation and efficiency across the wider business and activity streams. The Chief of Staff will be a trusted member of the leadership team and have a range of responsibilities across the group, with a particular focus on managing finance and people.

In regard to finance, the Chief of Staff will have a central role in daily business operations and organising and directing how funds are managed across the company, wider group, and the private offices of the two principals. The CoS will be responsible for issuing a daily morning financial report to the board and for pro-actively responding to a changing financial forecast. The Chief of Staff will be experiences in budget management, capable of identifying financial problems in advance, and able to respond appropriately and creatively. In this, they will also be a strategic advisor to the board. Further, the CoS will fulfil a vital role in liaising with the external accountancy firm, including instructing the bookkeeper and collaborating on reporting, annual accounts, cash flow and strategizing.

For people management, the CoS will be responsible for streamlining the onboarding of new colleagues and working with the General Manager to ensure that new employees have the appropriate resources and permissions. The business operates across several jurisdictions and the CoS will ensure that new colleagues have the appropriate contract and set-up according to where they will be working. The business has a fast-paced environment throughout the year and the CoS will be a senior confidante able to identity, respond and resolve any internal tensions that may naturally arise. In this, the CoS will insulate the board and core business from any disturbance and ensure that the team is working harmoniously towards shared goals.

The CoS will ensure the company and wider group’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements within the various jurisdictions of operation and work closely with its legal and financial advisors. The CoS will use this knowledge to inform the business’s long-term strategizing and future proofing. They will have experience of managing a portfolio of entities and how they interact. Further to this, as the CoS’s role will bridge the principals’ personal and business interests, they will work with the principals’ personal team to manage different kinds of international assets such as cars, yachts, wine, real estate and venture capital.

As a dynamic and growing company, the company is looking for a CoS who is technologically savvy and open to learning and also teaching smart ways of working. As an adjunct to being a core project and people manager, the CoS will be responsible for managing the IT contracts.

Any candidate must be willing to work flexible hours according to the principals’ time zones and willingness to travel as needs be. They must have proven similar leadership role within the HNW, luxury or family office sector. They must operate with the highest levels respect, discretion and confidentiality, and understand the nuances of how different kinds of information are considered confidential. They must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and have a positive and collaborative energy.

The company is looking for someone smart, capable and personable to join the team for an exciting future ahead.  Excellent package

 

An amazing role has arisen supporting a dynamic and extremely likeable International Principal of major companies including film, sports, hotels and many other international business interests.

Working remotely and from the Central London office you will be able to travel when the Principal is in London to other European destinations.  Collaborating with the Chief of Staff and EA based in the US this is a dynamic role for a career driven EA who loves this sort of challenge.   The boss loves ambitious people and there is a career path for the right person. 6-7years+ at CEO or Principal level is needed to have the relevant experience for this role.

Well presented and spoken (degree standard please) plus Italian would be a real advantage.  Able to sit in meetings and draft notes/minutes to follow up.  Detailed travel arrangements and collating information/paperwork before travel with itineraries.  Managing a bursting diary and schedule (liaising with the CofS and US EA) you will have top logistics skills and be a supreme Gatekeeper with tact and warmth.  Confident with your own charisma you will be involved in top international projects that are upbeat and interesting.

Good humoured and a cv demonstrating a similar role in the past is essential to be considered for this role.

This is a top role with a career path for someone who will commit for the long term and enjoy working with this top boss who would encourage your input and career.

Top package + bonus

 

 This is a new role created by a very successful and growing international business within the Arts.Your background will show UHNW, Family Office at senior level in Operations or Chief of Staff level.  Degree standard with a motivated energy and a keen interest in your work and accomplishing goals.  This role is suited to someone with a Chief of Staff level role or senior within a Family Office covering many bases.  The Principal has opened a Family Office and you will be involved in various projects and asset management that will cross over with the main business both in the UK and abroad.Financially astute you will have a high level of financial acumen and preferably a qualification in accounts. You will liaise with the company accountants and advisors with regard to strategy, reports, management of cashflow, budgeting & forecasting, financial analysis and managing the receivable  and payable processes.  Capable of identifying financial problems and to respond, you will be a strategic advisor to the Board. You will also be responsible for legal and compliance issues across various jurisdictions.  Having a central role in daily business operations you will also be involved in the personal and business interests of the two Founding Partners.  You will be business minded, targeted and professional.Responsible with the General Manager for people management, on boarding and some training for new colleagues to the business,  a good general over view of HR is needed and a personable, hands on approach.  A top communicator able to build relationships quickly.Experience with managing a wide portfolio of interests and how they interact you will also liaise internationally on behalf of the Principals with regard to international assets such as cars, yachts, wine, real estate and venture capital.Flexible when needed you will also be happy to travel occasionally when needed abroad to oversee or manage various projectsYou will show a similar role of this responsibility in the past at senior level and work in collaboration with Principals and colleagues.Excellent package + bonus + career opportunity - salary negotiable for outstanding candidate

A highly recommended boutique and fast paced investment firm in Central London is seeking an Office Assistant who will immerse themselves in the running of the office including Office Management to front of house for the firm and take on / be trained in EA duties mainly for one of their C-Suite.

A role available due to internal promotion with long term scope to grow in role and responsibilities. Highly recommended culture with friendly, approachable colleagues who want you to succeed.

You will have some experience in an office environment performing administrative support tasks, A-level education or equivalent preferred, it would be advantageous to have experience in an investment, VC, private equity or similar setting but all will be considered. You will be a strong communicator, be well presented, have a hands on and can-do approach and have top skills in MS Packages - Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

A little snapshot of your day to include;

Office Management: managing team and company events and socials, organising team birthday and special occasion gifts/ gatherings, office supplies and groceries ordering, organising facilities requests, liaising with IT providers.

EA: Diary management for a member of the c-suite, travel arrangements, booking meetings and restaurants, expenses management and personal administration.

Reception: Greeting guests, managing room bookings, answering incoming calls and gatekeeping.

A wonderful role, if this is for you then please apply today!

Leaman Consulting are an equal opportunities employer.

A highly recommended boutique and fast paced investment firm in Central London is seeking a Junior Office Manager who will immerse themselves in the front of house for the firm and take on / be trained in EA duties mainly for one of their C-Suite.

A role available due to internal promotion with long term scope to grow in role and responsibilities. Highly recommended culture with friendly, approachable colleagues who want you to succeed.

You will have some experience in an office environment performing administrative support tasks, A-level education or equivalent preferred, it would be advantageous to have experience in an investment, VC, private equity or similar setting but all will be considered. You will be a strong communicator, be well presented, have a hands on and can-do approach and have top skills in MS Packages - Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

A little snapshot of your day to include;

Office Management: managing team and company events and socials, organising team birthday and special occasion gifts/ gatherings, office supplies and groceries ordering, organising facilities requests, liaising with IT providers.

EA: Diary management for a member of the c-suite, travel arrangements, booking meetings and restaurants, expenses management and personal administration.

Reception: Greeting guests, managing room bookings, answering incoming calls and gatekeeping.

A wonderful role, if this is for you then please apply today!

Leaman Consulting are an equal opportunities employer.

Business & Private PA -  UHNW Tech Entrepreneur.  Based Old Street Office (50 staff) and residence  in Islington when required.

This highly successful and high profile entrepreneur is looking for a wingman to cover both business and personal support.  He is much in demand and has 3 successful companies in tech, music and a new platform he has just launched.  A TED speaker and international entrepreneur this is no ordinary boss!

A background supporting an artist who travels and attends many events and has many interests would be ideal for this role.

He needs a PA to cover his private support from paying bills, updating insurances and making sure he keeps on track with diet and home supplies.  He is so immersed in his business/lifestyle that you need to make sure the day to day essentials are covered or paid for.

A dab hand at travel and understanding an unusual and fast paced role on travel and events together with a social life that would include high profile individuals in the UK, LA, New York and Monaco.

A background at high profile, tech or with an entrepreneur is needed to understand the disperse and entrepreneurial nature of this role that can change on a spin of a coin.

A wonderful role for someone who can look after this CEO on the private side and business side with regard to diary/travel/meetings (sometimes attending and taking notes) and making sure his diaries and travel/commitments/align.  Lots of scope for the future and dogs allowed at work!

Fabulous boss who is not ordinary!  Good package + bonus

 

 

This is a new role created by a very successful and growing international business within the Arts.

Your background will show UHNW, Family Office or a luxury background at senior level in operations. Degree standard with a motivated energy and a keen interest in your work and accomplishing goals.

Financially astute you will liaise with the company accountants and advisors with regard to strategy, reports, management of cashflow, budgeting & forecasting, financial analysis and managing the receivable and payable processes a financial qualification is preferred. You will also be responsible for legal and compliance issues across various jurisdictions. Having a central role in daily business operations you will also be involved in the personal and business interests of the two Founding Partners. You will be business minded, targeted and professional.

Responsible with the General Manager for people management, on boarding and some training for new colleagues to the business, a good general over view of HR is needed and a personable, hands on approach. A top communicator able to build relationships quickly.

Experience with managing a wide portfolio of interests and how they interact you will also liaise internationally on behalf of the Principals with regard to international assets such as cars, yachts, wine, real estate and venture capital.

Flexible when needed you will also be happy to travel occasionally when needed abroad to oversee or manage various projects

You will show a similar role of this responsibility in the past at senior level and work in collaboration with Principals and colleagues.

Excellent package + bonus + career opporutnity

 

A great opportunity has arisen for an experience Private & Business EA to support this individual creative in all aspects of her life.  Primarily based in London office (West End)but with UK travel.  A high level of property experience is needed for this role with regard to projects, maintenance and upkeep/troubleshooting as the family have multiple properties (4).There is a Junior PA and a small admin team to assist.

This is a newly creative Private Family Office within the creative domain dealing with all aspects of family life and private family office duties with an emphasis on property and household staff.

This is to join a newly formed Family Office and is a great time to join and get involved in all their various projects.  The role will be daily Personal and Household Management of multiple properties and you are the point of contact for the household staff.  Overseeing the hiring and supervision of Household Staff and handling annual performance, illness, holidays etc. Troubleshoot all property issues and co-ordinate with suppliers and contractors.  Oversee household staff expenses.

Able to give top administrative and PA support to the Principal and wider family members when needed.

Co-ordinate detailed travel arrangement with itineraries from door to door. Excellent research skills with regard to events, travel, hotels and holiday destinations.

Deal with household purchases and gifts.  Assist with school research for 2 children and deal with the administration.  Manage invitations for high profile couple and responses.  Liaise with the EA of the husband with regard to family holidays and commitments..  Liaise with the CFO of the Family Office with regard to budgets and report into quarterly budget meetings with the family.

Assist with business requests from diary and email management and supervision of the business staff and ad hoc staff.  Handle reviews, illness, holidays and requests of a small team.  Assist with general office administration.

Extensive experience in a similar role preferably within a Family Office environment.  Excellent Tech skills (Mac).  A top multi talker with initiative and solutions driven approach.  A strong communicator with top experience managing households and household staff.  Tech savvy and familiar with Zero, Excel, Keynote, Bright HR, Todoist, Keeper app, Pleo card system etc.

You will have a high level of integrity and professionalism always maintaining a high level of discretion.

Good humoured and hands on able to make relationships easily.  Available outside of 9 - 6 when needed

 

Private and Business EA (70/30) for charming globetrotting Founding Partner. (Hybrid)This is a diverse and interesting role for a hugely successful and collegiate individual who travels extensively and juggles multiple commitments/business interests.  Based in London and Geneva with weekly travel internationally (South Africa, USA, Europe) he needs a top flight Personal PA with excellent business skills to support him 1:1.  Dealing with international homes and family matters, detailed travel with itineraries and logistics, Private Jets, extremely important high level meetings, personal interests, tickets, shows, football games etc.  Interesting and extremely likeable boss with a hawk eye for detail.  You will have supported an individual of this level for at least 5 years+ on an international level and be very conversant with the level he would require. Out of hours when required especially when he travels (predominately travel changes and personal matters)Degree standard, polished and able to walk ahead of the boss and clear the way making his life run smoothly.  Based in St James's with a fabulous and helpful team.  The company is hugely successful and interesting.  Excellent bens package + bonus + a great team and a social environment.

I have the pleasure of representing this successful international Private Equity firm who are looking for an Executive Team PA to join their London office in this new role supporting a C-suite and his team.

Location: Based in iconic offices in the heart of the City of London

Perks: 1 day per week working from home (usually Fridays), Breakfast and lunches, flex on hours of 8.30am to 6.30pm when quiet with very little out of hour contact to maintain a work life balance, regular high calibre socials and more.

Benefits including: Discretionary bonus up to 15%

Culture: A lovely culture, a team ethos with no big egos! friendly and approachable, super intelligent, professional and hardworking team.

The Role:

Joining the existing support team you will support a member of the C-Suite (Global) and his team. Heavy diary management, extensive global travel arrangements including transportation, accomodation, restaurants, meeting organisation, events support, document production including high quality presentations, gatekeeping and expenses are the day to day base responsibilities.

What they are looking for:

For this role we are seeking 7-10 years as a Team Assistant / PA / EA supporting C-Suite, a Trading, Investments, Private Equity, Hedge Fund or similar background is much preferred. Experience of working at pace, juggling multiple priorities and top communication skills are essential. Graduate calibre is a strong preference.

Leaman Consulting are an equal opportunities employer.

An unrivalled opportunity has arisen for an experienced C-Suite level EA (5 years' experience) from a fast paced VC, Investments or successful fast paced tech start-up who is looking to join a dynamic and expanding boutique environment.

Joining this Venture Capital firm with a diverse portfolio who are quickly becoming the largest investor in their space throughout Europe, based near Old Street/Shoreditch, you will support the Operating Partner and CFO (1:2) in this involving and growing opportunity. They have a wonderful team of EA's with true team ethos and no hierarchy - they are truly an inspirational, vibrant and welcoming team.

In addition to the relevant experience you will be tech savvy (Gsuite & MS Office) and have exceptional communication skills to support with heavy research, proof-reading sensitive and technical information - super attention to detail is essential - extensive diary management, liaising with partners, investors and senior individuals daily, travel and changes (mainly Europe), inbox management, drafting correspondence, reports and presentations, expenses management, communications, meeting organisation and everything in-between to ensure all runs smoothly. Certianly a role where you can take on more projects as you grow.

The ideal role for someone with a genuine interest in early stage startups and technology, VC/Investments, someone who loves supporting and can support to C-Suite level with ease and at pace. A happy, vibrant personality, willingness and being of graduate calibre will be sure to ensure success!

They are based from the office Monday to Thursday and all work from home on a Friday. The core hours are 9am to 6pm.

The package will include a highly competitive basic, bonus and benefits. A highly recommended employer with a great team.

Recruiting now so please send your application in and good luck!

I am representing a boutique investment company near to Victoria who are looking for a PA for their welcoming and dynamic CEO. He is looking for a right hand support to immerse themselves in his role, with a proactive nature, love of support and exceptional attention to detail. This is a 1:1 role. Ideal for someone with 5 years experience as a PA/EA from a hands-on role, investments, boutique and hands on environments are much preferred. C-suite or CEO level is a must 1:1 to transition into the role with ease.

Daily inbox management, flagging urgent matters and responding where appropriate, extensive ever changing diary management, travel arrangements including accommodation and transportation links, key project tracking/management for deadlines and key tasks, document production, proof reading, note taking during meetings, gatekeeping, private support for personal appointments, payments to insurances and more.

1 day WFH available and excellent bonus and benefits on offer. The role is highly recommended.

Leaman Consulting are an equal opportunities employer.