Group CIO & Head of Family Office

Overview

• Megapolis Group is a diversified investment holding with operating businesses and private investments across multiple sectors and jurisdictions.
• We are hiring on behalf of our founder — a senior executive to lead his family office and take full responsibility for the management, oversight, and growth of his personal and corporate capital.
• This is a foundational hire.
• The structure is being built, and the right person will shape it.
• You will be the founder's right hand on everything related to capital — from operating businesses and holdings, to investment portfolios, to new opportunities, to the underlying legal and tax architecture.
• The role exists to give the founder a single trusted point of accountability and to bring transparency, structure, and strategic direction to a set of assets that has grown organically over time.
• The mandate
• The capital base today sits across:
• operating companies and holdings,
• private investments and direct stakes,
• liquid portfolios across multiple private banks,
• real estate in several jurisdictions,
• physical assets including precious metals,
• and ownership vehicles spanning the UAE, Switzerland, Spain, and other jurisdictions.
• Your job is to bring all of this under one coherent roof — and then to actively manage and grow it.
• What you will own
• *Investment leadership.* Full responsibility for the investment portfolio across asset classes — equities, fixed income, structured products, private equity, venture, infrastructure, real estate, and precious metals.
• Setting allocation, making decisions in partnership with the founder, working with external asset managers where useful, and acting as his investment counterpart.
• *New opportunities.* Sourcing, evaluating, and executing on new investments and new business opportunities — from direct deals and M&A to fund commitments and co-investments.
• Acting as the filter and partner on what to pursue.
• *Operating businesses.* Overseeing existing operating companies and holdings — analysis, performance review, regular reporting, and active engagement with management teams where appropriate.
• *Banking, custody, and structure.* Managing the relationship architecture with leading private banks and custodians — UBS, Julius Baer, Pictet, Vontobel, Emirates NBD, FAB Private Banking, and others — and owning the underlying ownership architecture of companies, SPVs, holding entities, real estate vehicles, and investment accounts across jurisdictions.
• *Advisors, compliance, and sanctions.* Engaging and supervising the surrounding professional ecosystem — legal counsel, auditors, tax advisors, compliance specialists, family office service providers.
• Actively managing sanctions and regulatory compliance matters across all jurisdictions in close coordination with specialised counsel and the banks.
• You are the client; you set the agenda and hold them to it.
• *Consolidated transparency.* Building and maintaining a single, clear view of the entire structure — what is owned, what it is worth, how it is performing, where the risks sit, where the opportunities are.
• Regular, high-quality reporting that the founder can actually use.
• Who we are looking for
• This is a role for someone who has done this before — or who has held a senior position adjacent to it and is ready to step into the full mandate.
• A proven track record working with UHNW principals or single family offices, with genuine investment responsibility — not just coordination.
• Strong personal network and operating experience in **Zurich**, with deep familiarity with Swiss private banking.
• Experience working with international structures for internationally-mobile principals, including those with CIS origins, and full familiarity with the applicable compliance frameworks.
• Solid investment judgment across both liquid and illiquid asset classes — comfortable making decisions, not just monitoring them.
• The breadth to engage seriously with legal, tax, and structuring questions — and to know when to bring in specialists.
• **Fluent Russian and English** — both are essential for the day-to-day work and for direct partnership with the founder.
• The discretion, independence, and operational maturity expected at this level. Someone who is trusted with sensitive matters by default and who owns outcomes end-to-end.
• The temperament to act as the central figure of the structure — not one advisor among many.
• Ideal background
• Former Head of Family Office, CIO of a single or multi-family office, senior private banker, EAM partner, or wealth management executive — ideally with a Swiss foundation and exposure to the Middle East.
• What we offer
• A broad, senior mandate with real scope and autonomy.
• Direct, regular partnership with the founder.
• Base in **Zurich or Dubai**, hybrid arrangement possible.
• Compensation structured as fixed plus performance-linked.
• The opportunity to shape the structure as you build it.
• **To apply,** please send a brief note and your CV to hello@megapolis-group.com.
• All applications are handled with strict confidentiality.