Website:
varcapital.co.uk
Job details:
Job Title: Chief of Staff to the Chairman
Company: Single-Family Office (Private Wealth / Asset Management)
Location: Delhi, India (with international cross-border alignment)
Commitment: Full-Time (24/7 Availability & High-Touch Executive Engagement)
About the Family OfficeWe are a prominent, privately held £2B+ AUM family office currently transitioning our leadership and strategic hub from the United Kingdom to Delhi, India. Our investment mandate spans multi-asset classes, including Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, and early-to-growth-stage Tech Ventures across both European and emerging Asian markets.
We are seeking an elite, high-caliber Chief of Staff to act as the primary operational and strategic extension of the Chairman. This is a high-visibility, trusted advisory role designed for an exceptional finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous, and ultra-high-net-worth environment.
Key Responsibilities- Investment Appraisal: Lead end-to-end financial modeling, commercial due diligence, valuation, and investment memorandum preparation for complex cross-border transactions across real estate, PE, VC, and tech sectors.
- Financial Oversight & Portfolio Monitoring: Maintain granular oversight of consolidated financial portfolios, asset performance tracking, performance metrics, and treasury operations in close coordination with external advisors, legal counsel, and wealth managers.
- Executive Leverage & Strategic Execution: Gatekeep, prioritize, and manage the Chairman’s strategic initiatives, board deliverables, and cross-border communications, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
- 24/7 Operational Agility: Operate with absolute flexibility and responsiveness across international time zones (UK/India) to support critical deal timelines and strategic decision-making.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as a trusted liaison between the Chairman and his family members, portfolio company founders, external institutional partners, and internal operational teams.
Candidate Requirements- Background: Mandatory foundation in Investment Banking (M&A or Coverage), Top-Tier Private Equity, or Venture Capital. Prior experience working within a family office or ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) structure is a distinct advantage.
- Academic Pedigree: Superior academic credentials with a degree from a top-tier global or premier Indian institution (e.g., LSE, Oxford, Cambridge, IIT, or IIM); CFA charterholder preferred.
- Location & Mobility: Must be permanently based in or fully prepared to relocate immediately to Delhi, India, with willingness for periodic international travel.
- Core Competencies: Exceptional quantitative financial literacy, impeccable discretion with private wealth, elite written and verbal communication skills, and the versatility to balance high-level strategic advisory with hands-on operational execution.
What We Offer- Direct mentorship and working relationship with a globally minded principal managing a multi-billion-pound portfolio.
- Exposure to frontier technology ventures, tier-1 venture capital deals, and large-scale real estate developments.
- Highly competitive compensation package commensurate with elite private wealth standards.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates matching the precise criteria above are invited to submit their CV and a brief cover note outlining their investment banking/PE background directly via LinkedIn.
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