Company Overview
VAUCE is an independent private equity and asset management house established to allocate capital, maximize equity value, and orchestrate the long-term stewardship of a highly curated portfolio of ultra-luxury brands. Operating at the intersection of high finance and bespoke luxury, the firm drives institutional-grade growth and structural optimization across its private assets, successfully bridging disciplined financial governance with uncompromising creative liberty.
The firm’s private equity portfolio is strategically deployed across synchronized sectors: High-Fashion & Editorial houses, Premium Gastronomy & Artisanal productions, High-End Creative Services, and Elite Private Services. As the ultimate custodian of asset value and brand heritage, VAUCE transforms creative enterprises into high-performing luxury assets, ensuring sustainable enterprise value and prestige for generations to come.
Position Purpose
As the Director of Private Client Advisory (Italy), you will serve as the premier ambassador and strategic leader anchoring VAUCE’s presence in the heart of Europe's luxury capital. Positioned above the traditional relationship management tier, you will orchestrate the firm’s interactions with Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (UHNWIs), elite family offices, and institutional partners across Italy and the wider European region.
You will translate VAUCE’s unique investment thesis, which bridges high finance with multi-generational brand heritage, into trusted, high-value capital partnerships, ensuring our private asset portfolio receives the sophisticated stewardship it commands.
Key Responsibilities
1.
Strategic Capital Partnership & Investor Relations
- Orchestrate Capital Allocation: Act as the primary, high-touch liaison for European UHNWIs and family offices looking to deploy capital into VAUCE’s ultra-luxury private equity portfolio.
- Drive Private Placements: Lead sophisticated fundraising cycles and co-investment opportunities for synchronized sectors (High-Fashion, Premium Gastronomy, and Elite Services) within the Italian market.
- Stewardship Reporting: Provide institutional-grade financial performance reporting and portfolio updates to private clients, articulate asset valuation growth, and defend the long-term enterprise value of the firm's assets.
2. Client Advisory Leadership & Ecosystem Integration
- Bespoke Advisory: Design tailored investment and wealth allocation strategies that align with the private clients' long-term wealth preservation and passion-asset goals.
- Bridge Finance & Luxury: Articulate VAUCE’s structural optimization strategies to sophisticated investors, proving how the firm protects creative liberty while ensuring strict financial governance.
- Cross-Sector Synergy: Connect private clients with exclusive access, experiences, and ecosystem benefits tied to VAUCE’s ultra-luxury portfolio brands.
3.
European Regional Expansion & Brand Advocacy
- Establish Regional Hub: Spearhead the growth of VAUCE’s advisory presence in Italy, laying the foundational network for the firm's long-term European roadmap.
- Market Intelligence: Monitor the European ultra-luxury market and regulatory changes to identify strategic asset acquisition targets or new pools of private capital.
- Represent the Maison: Elevate VAUCE's brand prestige by attending high-level global luxury, finance, and private wealth forums across Europe.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum of 8 to 12 years of proven experience in Private Banking (UHNWI tier), Private Equity Investor Relations, Multi-Family Offices, or Executive Management within the Ultra-Luxury or Haute Couture sector.
- Network: A deeply established, active, and verifiable Rolodex of UHNWI clients, single-family offices, and private wealth networks in Italy and continental Europe.
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Luxury Management, or Business Administration from a top-tier institution.
- Language: Native or bilingual proficiency in Italian and professional fluency in English are mandatory (knowledge of French is a plus but not required).
- Skills: Mastery of high-finance terminology, strong understanding of private asset governance, exceptional emotional intelligence (EQ), and an innate appreciation for multi-generational brand heritage and craftsmanship.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: €120,000.00 - €250,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Private Banking: 8 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
📌 Director of Private Client Advisory (Italia)
🏢 VAUCE
📍 Italia