Client 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 ownership of the complete pipeline of qualified prospective families — each lead, whether inbound, event-sourced, or referred, evolves into a genuine relationship with you as the primary contact. Consistent calls, intentional follow-up, and serving as the person who either knows the answer to every question or retrieves it immediately.
• Organizing events that unite prospective and enrolled families, ranging from large informational sessions to smaller dinners and social gatherings.
• Leading families through the application and due diligence process — clarifying the school model, the guarantee, and the trajectory, and moving them from interest to enrollment without resorting to aggressive sales tactics.
• Maintaining engagement with every family in the ecosystem — those evaluating, those enrolled, and those with siblings on the horizon. Proactive outreach ensures families hear from you before they need to reach out.
• Serving as the human embodiment of Founders School for these families, and constructing the scalable relationship-and-enrollment framework that enables the program to operate and expand.
• Collaborating directly with the school heads who manage the highest-tier conversations initially, while you establish the operational infrastructure beneath them.

Similar to a fund, the calendar divides into two phases: an active phase focused on cultivating relationships with prospective families and advancing them toward commitment, and a maintenance phase dedicated to keeping enrolled families engaged, proactively informed, and satisfied enough to renew their trust and refer others.

• Selling. There is no commission structure, no quota system, and no aggressive closing. If a family perceives pressure, we have not succeeded. You are not a salesperson; you are the person they rely on most throughout this decision.
• Managing selectivity. Traditional admissions centers on rejecting candidates at schools with 4% acceptance rates. We are building something novel and persuading exceptional families to place their confidence in it.
• Transferring families to others and stepping away. The relationship does not conclude at deposit — it marks the start of a multi-year relationship under your stewardship.
• Getting buried in logistics. Scheduling, documentation, and enrollment administration are managed by operations. Your time remains focused on families.

Within 6 months, you take full ownership of the prospective NYC family pipeline — every contact maintains an active relationship with you, and the heads of school are no longer a constraint on any relationship outside the highest tier. The Fall 2027 cohort families have been individually guided from curiosity to enrollment, every enrolled family receives proactive touchpoints on a defined cadence, and you have created the initial framework for the messaging and family-relationship playbook that does not currently exist.

Within 12 months, the NYC pipeline operates as a structured system rather than an ad hoc effort — you can describe the pipeline status, conversion metrics, and the condition of every family relationship at any moment. Enrolled families are renewing their commitment and generating referrals; retention and referral outcomes are directly attributable to you.

As the program grows toward 1,000 students across multiple cities, you establish and lead the enrollment team reporting to you — recruiting, developing, 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 the right families to fill its seats.

• You are authentically comfortable and skilled at cultivating relationships with high-net-worth individuals. You have accomplished this in a previous role — investor relations, private wealth management, private-client sales, luxury hospitality at the Four Seasons / Aman level, high-end real estate, or equivalent — and you can engage confidently with someone worth a billion dollars, interpret their nuances, and interact as a peer rather than a subordinate. This is non-negotiable.
• You are relationship-oriented, not transaction-oriented. You would feel uncomfortable in a high-pressure, commission-driven environment, and you are driven by creating something enduring and exceptional rather than maximizing short-term metrics.
• You are sufficiently organized and proactive to manage a pipeline independently and entirely. Nothing is overlooked, and no family feels neglected after they commit.
• You are based in or willing to relocate to New York, NY within 60 days.
• You are legally authorized to work in the United States.

• Experience in investor relations or relationship management at a fund — the most direct parallel to this role. This explicitly includes talented professionals who are exhausted by the fundraising cycle and seek to apply the same skill set to something more impactful.
• An established network within, or credibility among, NYC high-net-worth families.
• Authentic conviction in the mission — that entrepreneurship offers superior education compared to traditional pathways — and enthusiasm for communicating that vision.