Assistant Vice President to COO

Boutique Recruiting; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 50%

401(k)

Health insurance

Vision & dental

Paid time off

Hybrid schedule

Portfolio access

Job summary

Boutique Recruiting seeks an Assistant Vice President to the COO to join our executive team in New York. This is a front-row seat to strategy, investments, and growth of a global luxury hospitality platform, working directly with the COO on high-priority initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be exceptionally organized, intellectually curious, and ready to drive complex projects across strategy, performance, investor relations, brand marketing and communications, with advanced AI tools to boost

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of relevant experience in a high-level strategic, project management or cross-functional role.
• Background in luxury hospitality, investment management, private equity, real estate, investor relations, strategy consulting, communications or another rigorous professional environment.
• Experience in either luxury hospitality or investments with the ability to quickly master the other discipline.
• Advanced understanding of AI, including practical experience using AI tools, workflows and agents to drive productivity and business outcomes.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic extension of the COO across high-priority projects, initiatives, and executive priorities.
• Attend select meetings on behalf of the COO, represent her perspective and ensure decisions, action items and follow-up are clearly captured.
• Conduct research on potential projects, investments and strategic opportunities and translate findings into concise, executive-ready reports.
• Support front-end strategic work across business strategy, performance and development, investor relations, brand marketing and communications.
• Build and maintain sophisticated project, priority and action-item tracking systems across numerous concurrent initiatives.
• Leverage AI tools and agents to improve research, project management, workflow efficiency and executive decision support.
• Partner closely with senior leaders and Managing Directors, providing overlapping project support where priorities intersect with the COO.
• Anticipate needs, identify gaps and keep complex initiatives moving without requiring constant direction.
• Distill large amounts of information into clear recommendations, updates, and next steps for senior leadership.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

AI proficiency

Research & analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Position Title: Assistant Vice President to COO
This is not a traditional executive support role. It is a front-row seat to the strategy, investments, and growth of a global luxury hospitality platform. The Assistant Vice President to COO will work directly with the Chief Operating Officer, helping drive high-priority initiatives across strategy, performance and development, investor relations, brand marketing and communications. This person will conduct research, develop executive-ready reports, represent the COO in select meetings, track complex projects and ensure critical priorities continue moving forward across a fast-paced global organization.
The ideal candidate is an exceptionally organized, intellectually curious, and highly motivated professional who can absorb complex information quickly, think critically, and communicate with executive-level polish. They are looking for someone who sees this position as a launchpad for long-term leadership and has the ambition to ultimately grow into a senior executive role.
Salary Range: $150,000 base salary with a target year-end bonus of 50% of base salary

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic extension of the COO across high-priority projects, initiatives, and executive priorities
• Attend select meetings on behalf of the COO, represent her perspective and ensure decisions, action items and follow-up are clearly captured
• Conduct research on potential projects, investments and strategic opportunities and translate findings into concise, executive-ready reports
• Support front-end strategic work across business strategy, performance and development, investor relations, brand marketing and communications
• Build and maintain sophisticated project, priority and action-item tracking systems across numerous concurrent initiatives
• Leverage AI tools and agents to improve research, project management, workflow efficiency and executive decision support
• Partner closely with senior leaders and Managing Directors, providing overlapping project support where priorities intersect with the COO
• Anticipate needs, identify gaps and keep complex initiatives moving without requiring constant direction
• Distill large amounts of information into clear recommendations, updates, and next steps for senior leadership

Requirements

• 3–7 years of relevant experience in a high-level strategic, project management or cross-functional role
• Background in luxury hospitality, investment management, private equity, real estate, investor relations, strategy consulting, communications or another rigorous professional environment
• Experience in either luxury hospitality or investments with the ability and intellectual curiosity to quickly master the other discipline
• Advanced understanding of AI, including practical experience using AI tools, workflows and agents to drive productivity and business outcomes
• Bachelor's degree required
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage a significant volume of simultaneous priorities with precision
• Strong critical thinking, research and problem-solving capabilities
• Polished, concise and confident executive-level written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable speaking up, establishing priorities and operating independently in a high-stakes environment
• Highly motivated, growth-minded and interested in developing toward significant executive leadership responsibility
• Comfortable working across cultures and collaborating with colleagues throughout a global organization
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook and modern collaboration and business technology platforms

Benefits

• Target year-end bonus of 50% of base salary
• 401(k) with a company match
• Medical, dental and vision insurance with employee coverage provided by the company
• Hearing benefits through Hearing Care Solutions
• 20 days of paid time off + Paid federal holidays
• Hybrid flexibility based on executive travel and business needs
• Access to a global luxury hospitality portfolio and opportunities to experience company properties

If you are a sharp, highly organized strategic thinker who wants exposure to complex global initiatives and a clear runway toward executive leadership,