Family Office Recruitment
Oplu runs discreet, high-trust recruitment for UHNW principals and decision-makers. Family offices sit at the centre of the private client services ecosystem, and hiring for them is a different risk profile. Stakes are higher. Information is more sensitive. A mis-hire creates noise, delay, and exposure. We keep processes tight, controlled, and senior-led.
We work with both single and multi-family office structures. Many mandates come via referral because discretion is non-negotiable. Clients want unicorns. Unicorns do not exist. Our job is to get as close as possible and be honest about where the brief meets reality.
Family office recruitment agency
We are a family office search and recruitment agency for UHNW principals. We run searches where judgement and confidentiality matter as much as capability. We recruit on proven track record, not potential. When a family needs a PA with a local network or a Director who has run a comparable office, we find someone who has done exactly that, not a promising candidate who might work out. In private environments, CVs and titles converge. What decides outcomes is operating style, boundaries, and how the person behaves under pressure.
Specialist recruitment for Family Offices
For senior mandates, we run family office executive search rather than broad advertising. We combine headhunting with controlled visibility to source talent without broadcasting the mandate. Most offices do not have the capacity to run a comprehensive search alongside day-to-day priorities. At this level, CVs look the same. What separates candidates is personality, attitude, and how they behave under pressure. That is what we interview for, and it is why clients use us instead of running the search themselves.
Who we support
UHNW principals and family decision-makers requiring specialist judgement
Single family offices with internal HR functions seeking confidential guidance
Multi-family offices needing established processes and international reach
Boards and trustees managing governance and succession planning
Interim leadership and restructuring through discreet transition hires
Families expanding across locations or inheriting new complexity
Role families we cover
Executive & Administrative Support Roles
We recruit Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants, Family Office Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, and Private PAs for Founders who safeguard time, information flow, and decision cadence in high-trust private settings. These roles sit closest to the principal and carry the highest confidentiality risk. Explore Executive & Administrative Support
Operations & Management Roles
We place Family Office Directors, Directors of Operations, and Directors of Administration who establish structure, standards, and continuity across stakeholders and entities. Authority and scope are defined before outreach to prevent mis-hires rooted in unclear mandate. Explore Operations & Management
Investment Roles
We recruit investment leaders and support functions where mandate clarity, governance, and discretion matter as much as technical expertise. We cover CIO, Investment Manager, and Investment Analyst hires across private and family office mandates. Explore Investment Roles
How Oplu works
We start by confirming the success profile and non-negotiables. We align on authority, access, and boundaries. We clarify travel, language, location, and rota requirements. We decide who is involved and how decisions will be made. We have seen candidates with perfect CVs share client details in the first interview. Discretion is not a line on a CV. It is a habit we test before anything else.
We then design the search around disclosure and access. We agree what can be shared, with whom, and at what stage. This keeps pace without widening exposure. Oplu combines targeted headhunting with optional visibility to reach passive candidates calibrated to your requirements and operating style.
We shortlist deliberately. You see consistent information without uncontrolled circulation. We handle referencing discreetly and in the right sequence. We provide written profiles covering role-fit, working pattern, compensation expectations, and notice period. We support offer clarity and onboarding alignment, then correct scope drift early before it becomes churn.
Private Households & Estates vs Family Offices
Some roles sit across both Private Households & Estates and Family Offices. The difference is where the centre of gravity sits:
Private Households & Estates roles are anchored in household operations, property, and day-to-day service delivery across one or more residences.
Family Offices roles are anchored in the office, entity, and principal's strategic and administrative infrastructure.
Where a role spans both, Oplu scopes before searching to make sure the brief reflects reality. A Director of Operations in a family office and an Estate Manager on a country estate solve different problems, but we have placed both for the same principal. A House Manager and a Director of Administration share DNA in process discipline, but the context and authority are different.
Many of our clients also own commercial hospitality or luxury assets. When a principal acquires a hotel, private members' club, or luxury brand, we recruit leadership for the venture through our Luxury Brands & Hospitality division.
Next steps
Explore roles: Executive & Administrative Support, Operations & Management, Investment Roles
For household, property and estate roles: Private Households & Estates
For hospitality and luxury brand roles: Luxury Brands & Hospitality
Hiring now: start a confidential search with a scoped brief and a discreet process
Candidates: explore current opportunities and submit your CV on our job board
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Single Family Office, London
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Multi Family Office, London
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