Chief of Staff

I run a private investment and partnerships firm based in Dubai. We hold exclusive representation across the UAE for international technology, retail, and industrial manufacturers. The people we deal with are principals: founders, chief executives and country heads across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. I am looking for a chief of staff who works directly alongside me and represents the firm to these partners. This is a front facing role. You will be introduced to our counterparties by name, you will correspond with them in your own voice, and you will be the person they reach when I am not available. When a partner deals with us, I want them to see an organised firm with a capable team, not a single individual. WHAT YOU WILL OWN Partner engagement. You will speak and write to our international partners directly on behalf of the firm. Opening contact, confirming agendas, requesting materials before every call, and circulating clear notes and next steps afterwards. My calendar. You will manage my time across Gulf, European, US and Asian hours. You will find the right slots, propose them to partners, and protect my schedule. You decide what earns a meeting. The pipeline. You will keep every live conversation moving. Logging where each one stands, owning the follow up rhythm, and making sure nothing goes quiet. Several conversations are already open and need this straight away. Meeting preparation. Before each call you will prepare a short brief on who we are speaking to, what they have announced recently, who else they work with, and the questions worth asking. Research support. From time to time you will verify facts on companies we are considering, using public sources, carefully and honestly. WHO I AM LOOKING FOR Fluent, confident English, spoken and written. You will be on calls with native speakers at chief executive level and you must hold that room with ease. Real experience supporting a founder, owner or senior principal. Sound judgement and complete discretion. You will see confidential commercial matters, and discretion is the whole job.