Private Wealth Advisor

$400,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($200 USD/hour)

• Taking full ownership of the pipeline of qualified prospective families—each lead, whether inbound, sourced through events, or referred, becomes a substantive relationship anchored by you. You will conduct regular conversations, deliver thoughtful follow-through, and serve as the person who either holds the answer to every question or secures it immediately.
• Organizing events that convene prospective and enrolled families, from larger informational sessions to smaller, more personal dinners and receptions.
• Shepherding families through the application and diligence journey—articulating the school's model, the guarantee, and the trajectory—and moving them from curiosity to enrollment without resorting to aggressive sales tactics.
• Maintaining warmth and engagement across the entire family ecosystem—those still deciding, those already enrolled, and those whose siblings may enroll next. You will reach out proactively, ensuring families hear from you before needing to initiate contact.
• Serving as the human embodiment of Founders School for these families, while developing the repeatable relationship and enrollment infrastructure that enables the program to operate and scale.
• Collaborating directly with the school's leadership, who manage the highest-tier conversations early on, while you construct the system that supports broader engagement.

Much like a fund, the year divides into two phases: an active season focused on cultivating relationships with prospective families and advancing them toward commitment, and a stewardship phase where you keep enrolled families closely connected, continuously informed, and satisfied enough to renew their trust and bring in others.

• Selling. There is no commission structure, no enrollment quota, and no aggressive close. If a family experiences pressure, we have failed. You are not a salesperson; you are the individual they trust most throughout this decision.
• Administering scarcity. Traditional admissions revolves around rejecting applicants at schools with 4% acceptance rates. We are building something new and persuading exceptional families to place their confidence in it.
• Handing off families and stepping away. The relationship does not conclude when a deposit is made—it marks the start of a multi-year engagement that remains yours to steward.
• Being buried in logistics. Scheduling, documentation, and enrollment administration are managed by operations. Your time remains focused on families.

Within 6 months, you will own the complete pipeline of prospective NYC families—each one has an established relationship with you, and the school leadership is no longer a constraint on any relationship outside the top tier. Families in the Fall 2027 cohort will have been personally guided from initial interest through enrollment, every enrolled family will receive proactive touchpoints on a defined cadence, and you will have created the foundational messaging and relationship playbook that does not yet exist.

By 12 months, the NYC enrollment funnel will operate as a disciplined system rather than an improvised effort—you will be able to describe the pipeline, the conversion metrics, and the status of every family relationship at any moment. Enrolled families will be renewing their trust and providing referrals; retention and word-of-mouth growth will be measurably attributable to your work.

As the program expands toward 1,000 students across multiple cities, you will build and manage the enrollment team reporting to you—recruiting, training, and defining the family experience at every campus. You are joining at the foundational stage of the function that will determine whether Founders School attracts and enrolls the right families.

• You are authentically comfortable and effective building relationships with high-net-worth individuals. You have done this in a previous capacity—investor relations, private wealth management, private-client sales, hospitality at the Four Seasons or Aman level, luxury real estate, or equivalent—and you can interact confidently with someone whose net worth is in the billions, interpret their preferences and idiosyncrasies, and engage as a peer rather than a subordinate. This requirement is absolute.
• You are motivated by relationships, not transactions. You would be uncomfortable in a high-pressure, commission-driven environment, and you are driven by the ambition to build something enduring and of high quality rather than maximizing a metric.
• You are sufficiently organized and proactive to independently manage a pipeline in its entirety. Nothing is overlooked, and no family feels neglected after they commit.
• You are based in New York, NY or prepared to relocate within 60 days.
• You are legally authorized for employment in the United States.

• Experience in investor relations or relationship management at a fund—the most direct parallel to this role. This explicitly includes highly capable individuals who are exhausted by the fundraising cycle and wish to apply the same skill set to something more meaningful.
• An established network within, or credibility among, high-net-worth families in New York City.
• Authentic conviction in the mission—that entrepreneurship offers a superior educational path to the traditional model—and enthusiasm to communicate that narrative.