Chief of Staff

Role Overview

Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer at AHS Properties. Based in Dubai, UAE, with regular travel to London and Courchevel. Reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer at C-Suite/Executive Leadership level.

Role Purpose

Serve as the CEO's most trusted right hand and central point of coordination across all personal and operational affairs. Oversee and integrate the full ecosystem of the CEO's private residences, personal staff, yacht operations, personal finance office, and property portfolio to ensure seamless, secure, and excellent execution across all domains.

Key Responsibilities

Estate & Household Management

• Oversee full operations of three private residences in Dubai, London, and Courchevel.
• Manage household budgets, staffing, maintenance schedules, and standards of service across all properties.
• Ensure consistency of service levels and protocols whether the CEO is in residence or traveling.
• Coordinate seasonal transitions, property opening and closing, and travel logistics between homes.

Personal Team & Staff Leadership

• Directly manage the CEO's personal staff across all locations, including household managers, personal assistants, drivers, security, and household teams.
• Recruit, onboard, and performance-manage senior personal staff.
• Establish clear reporting lines, standard operating procedures, and accountability structures across the personal office.

Yacht Operations Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of yacht management, including crew human resources matters, vessel readiness, itineraries, and owner's requirements.
• Liaise with captains, management companies, and crew agencies to ensure operational and service excellence.
• Act as the CEO's representative on all yacht-related decisions requiring principal-level authority.

Personal Finance Team Management

• Oversee the CEO's personal finance office, ensuring accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and expense governance across all personal entities and properties.
• Coordinate with family office advisors, private bankers, and accountants.
• Ensure robust controls, confidentiality, and compliance across all personal financial matters.

Property Renovation & Capital Projects

• Manage renovation and capital improvement projects across the property portfolio from planning through execution.
• Oversee contractors, designers, architects, and project budgets to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to specification.
• Act as the CEO's representative in all major renovation decisions.

Strategic & Executive Support

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, translating vision into coordinated execution across all personal domains.
• Prioritize competing demands across households, teams, and geographies, exercising sound judgment on the CEO's behalf.
• Represent the CEO in meetings and decisions where direct principal involvement is not required.
• Maintain absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding all personal, financial, and family matters.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years in a senior Chief of Staff, Estate Director, Family Office, or General Manager role serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, or private principals.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-property households across international locations.
• Prior exposure to yacht operations, personal finance and family office structures, and capital and renovation projects.
• Track record of managing and leading multidisciplinary teams at a senior level.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent executive education strongly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Executive presence and ability to operate at CEO and principal level with total discretion.
• Exceptional organisational and multi-tasking ability across complex, geographically dispersed operations.
• Strong financial acumen and comfort overseeing budgets, reporting, and cost control.
• Outstanding people leadership — able to manage diverse teams (household, marine, financial, project) with authority and empathy.
• Impeccable judgment, loyalty, and integrity; unquestionable trustworthiness with sensitive and confidential information.
• Fluency in English required; additional languages (French, Arabic) an advantage given the London, Courchevel, and Dubai footprint.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel extensively and be on-call for principal needs.

Additional Information

• Competitive executive-level compensation package, commensurate with experience.
• Housing and travel allowances as applicable given multi-location responsibilities.
• Direct access to and partnership with the CEO.
• This is a highly sensitive, principal-facing position; only candidates with verifiable experience in comparable ultra-high-net-worth and family office environments will be considered.
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.