Executive Assistant/Office Manager

Office Manager & Executive Assistant to the CEO — Capital & Trust USA

Los Angeles Founding Hire

About Capital & Trust

Capital & Trust is a London-based specialist M&A brokerage on Leadenhall Street in the City of London, with international offices in Dubai and Frankfurt. We are buy-side specialists across financial and professional services. Founder-led, high-performance, and proud of the culture we’ve built. In 2027 we open our first US office in Los Angeles — and we are hiring the founding team now.

Our Culture — Our #1 Priority

Culture is the single most important thing we build. Everything else flows from it.

We are warm. We are friendly. We work very hard. There is no contradiction.

∙ We celebrate the wins properly — big and small

∙ We learn from the mistakes openly — no blame, no politics

∙ We treat people as human beings. Family and happiness come first

∙ Annual team ski trip every Christmas, plus monthly and quarterly firm events through the year

This is a career, not a job. We want people who will be at Capital & Trust for the long run — who will treat the firm like it’s their own from day one, and who, through performance, loyalty, and value-add, will in time become partners.

The Role

This is a hybrid role with three faces:

∙ Office Manager — own the day-to-day running of CT USA. Vendors, IT, suppliers, premises, compliance admin, the lot.

∙ Deal Support — administrative and process support to the broker team on live mandates: NDAs, data rooms, scheduling, CRM hygiene, document control.

∙ EA to the CEO — directly support the CEO (UK-based, frequently transatlantic) on diary, travel, expenses, prep, and ad-hoc projects across both jurisdictions.

You will be the operational backbone of CT USA. Nothing happens cleanly without you.

Honest Context

The office formally launches in 2027/Jan 2028. Between now and then you’ll be helping us build the operation — selecting suppliers, setting up systems, drafting process, helping shape the office itself. You need to be comfortable in ambiguity and energised by it. This is not a slot-into-an-existing-machine role; you are part of building the machine.

About You

∙ 2/3+ years in office management, EA, or operations roles — ideally inside professional services (M&A, law, accountancy, wealth, real estate)

∙ Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable with senior stakeholders and HNW clients

∙ Highly organised, calm under pressure, discreet

∙ Comfortable working across UK and US time zones

∙ All-rounder mindset — happy to roll sleeves up well before the office is fully built

∙ Eligible to work in the US

What’s on Offer

∙ Competitive base salary plus bonus

∙ Founding-team status with real influence on how CT USA is built

∙ Direct exposure to senior leadership in both London and LA

∙ Long-term progression path — we promote from within

∙ Century City office from 2027; remote/hybrid through launch

How to Apply

Send your CV and a short note — why CT, why this role — to [email protected]

Pay: $40,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance

Work Location: In person