Executive Assistant to UHNW Principal

TALENTSMITHS; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENTSMITHS seeks an exceptional Executive Assistant to support a UHNW Principal from a remote US base with extensive international travel. You will act as a trusted partner, coordinating complex schedules, logistics, and discreet engagements across business and private life contexts.

The role demands elite composure, exceptional emotional intelligence, and the ability to anticipate needs and respond rapidly in a high-stakes, fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record supporting high-profile founders, UHNW individuals, or relentless executives at the highest level.

Responsibilities

• Support a high-profile principal in a dynamic, travel-heavy schedule.
• Coordinate complex travel and logistics across time zones in a discreet, professional manner.
• Manage sensitive information with absolute discretion and professional poise.
• Adapt quickly to shifting plans and provide proactive problem solving.
• Operate effectively in a non-traditional, fast-moving environment with high expectations.

Job description

Executive Assistant to UHNW Principal Location: Remote (US) with c.90 Days Global Travel

Most executive assistant adverts talk about diary management, gatekeeping, and being three steps ahead.

Throw that playbook out.

Please note you MUST have experience in both business and private life involvement. Candidates who do not have both elements can not be considered.

This role does not operate in a controlled corporate environment. It operates inside live, moving chaos alongside an exceptionally demanding Principal who moves faster than most people can process.

The second you think you have him pinned down, the plan shifts. You cannot rely on rigid systems or neat colour-coded calendars here. You need reaction times usually reserved for a racing driver.

The Dynamic

One afternoon you are briefing a board member ahead of an AGM. The next hour you are sourcing a specialist masseur to arrive at a private residence in thirty minutes.

He is not a Principal who hands over his life and walks away. He is forensic. He cares about the details, questions the logic, and wants to be part of the process. You will regularly get asked why a decision was made, what the alternatives were, and whether there is a sharper way to do it. You have to show your working without taking it personally.

If you need a predictable 9-to-5, rigid boundaries, or a Principal who leaves you to run things in isolation, this will break you.

If you thrive on adrenaline, high trust, and total proximity to serious decision-making, it is the role of a career.

The Cadence and Travel

When you are not travelling, the role is remote. You must be based in the United States within easy reach of a major international airport.

When the Principal moves, you move. Expect roughly 90 days of travel each year:

• Sometimes a 48-hour sprint to London or New York.
• Sometimes ten days between residences and hotels in the South of France.
• Sometimes a call at 7pm informing you that you are on a flight to Paris at 10am tomorrow morning because something urgent landed on his desk.

You pack fast, adapt instantly, and run ground control from wherever you land.

Who Fits

• Proven track record supporting high-profile founders, UHNW individuals, or relentless executives at the highest level.
• An ability to demonstrate exposure across both Business and Private lives.
• Elite composure. When plans collapse at 35,000 feet, you fix them before anyone notices there was a problem.
• High emotional intelligence paired with exceptional patience. You can debate the details without losing momentum.
• Absolute discretion. Total professionalism. Zero ego about the scope of the task, whether it is strategic or purely logistical.

Please note:

Candidates must hold US citizenship or existing, permanent right to work in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.