Chief of Staff – Family Office, NYC based, circa $300k++

We are searching for an exceptional individual to serve as Chief of Staff to a highly regarded, entrepreneurial founder with wide-ranging business interests. Based within the Family Office, this is a rare and compelling role for someone who thrives in a dynamic, high-stakes environment and brings genuine intellectual curiosity, strategic instinct, and impeccable judgment.

Only candidates with 5–10 years’ Chief of Staff experience, excellent verifiable references, and a proven track record at this level can be considered.

Responsibilities

In addition to the usual Chief of Staff duties, you will be responsible for:

  • Consistently tracking progress on competing priorities, tasks, and projects

  • Project management and overseeing strategic initiatives through to fruition

  • Briefing the principal before all events and meetings

  • Representing the principal at all times, the ultimate ambassador

  • Fostering relationships internally and externally with high emotional intelligence

  • Working collaboratively with a team of PAs to ensure a smooth operation

  • Gatekeeping with discretion and authority

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; an advanced degree is advantageous

  • Proven experience supporting a UHNW individual, a private office, or a senior principal in a similar capacity

  • Exceptional discretion and judgment; entirely comfortable handling sensitive and confidential information

  • Strong analytical and research capabilities, including due diligence and background vetting

  • Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a calm and solutions-focused approach

  • Polished and professional, with the ability to operate seamlessly across corporate, private, and social environments, including luxury lifestyle, real estate, and high-level cultural settings

  • Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, competing priorities, and elevated expectations

We are looking for a naturally sophisticated, assured, and well-established Chief of Staff, someone quietly confident, ultra-discreet, and commercially astute. This role will suit someone who moves effortlessly in elite circles and truly understands the cadence of a high-achieving principal's world.

Relevant backgrounds might include management consultancy, law, politics, luxury real estate, the arts, high-end estate or household management, or a senior role within a UHNW private office. What matters most is calibre, character, and capability. You are likely to be a top graduate with genuine gravitas, impeccable manners, and a great deal of charm.

Salary: circa $300k - open depending on experience.

To apply, please send your CV to pas@silverandbow.com

Job Ref: SB2431

Nick Dawson