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# Executive Assistant at Future Standard

- **Company:** Future Standard
- **Location:** New York New York, United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/futurestandard/jobs/8750309002

## Job description

Future Standard is seeking an Executive Assistant to support executives in our New York office, including senior investment and trading professionals. This role is instrumental in enabling senior leaders to operate efficiently through exceptional calendar management, travel coordination, meeting logistics, and proactive administrative support.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, responsive, and adaptable, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, market-driven environment. This individual will be a trusted partner who anticipates needs, exercises sound judgment, and consistently delivers with professionalism, discretion, and attention to detail.

Equally important, we are looking for a team player who understands that great Executive Assistants are essential to keeping the organization running smoothly. While executive support will be the primary focus, the successful candidate will be willing to jump in wherever needed, whether assisting with office operations, employee events, administrative team initiatives, or day-to-day tasks. No task is too small when it contributes to the success of the team and the firm. The successful candidate will take pride in delivering outstanding service, supporting their teammates, and doing whatever it takes to help the firm succeed.

This is a five-day a week on-site role requiring flexibility, urgency, strong communication skills, and a commitment to service excellence.

THE SUCCESSUFUL CANDIDATE IS EXPECTED TO:

- Manage complex and highly active executive calendars, balancing business priorities, market-sensitive schedules, and competing demands.
- Anticipate executive needs and proactively address issues before they arise.
- Handle highly confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Prepare presentations, reports, correspondence, meeting materials, and other executive communications.
- Process expense reports accurately and in a timely manner.
- Coordinate client meetings, investor events, conferences, dinners, and other business functions.
- Build strong relationships across the firm and serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders.
- Respond quickly and effectively to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborate closely with fellow Executive Assistants to ensure seamless support and cross-coverage.
- Assist with office operations, employee events, and administrative initiatives as needed.
- Demonstrate a hands-on, team-first mentality and a willingness to contribute wherever support is needed.
- Take ownership of responsibilities and consistently deliver high-quality work with professionalism and urgency.
- Coordinate domestic and international travel, including itineraries, logistics, and real-time problem solving.

## QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- 5-7 years of Executive Assistant experience supporting senior executives.
- Financial services experience strongly preferred; experience supporting investment professionals, portfolio managers, traders, or senior leadership is a plus.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Exceptional organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong calendar management and travel coordination experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, and commitment to confidentiality.
- Service-oriented and collaborative, with a track record of building strong relationships across teams.
- Flexible, adaptable, and willing to take on responsibilities ranging from strategic executive support to day-to-day operational tasks.

Salary Range: Expected base salary range for this role is $120,000 - $130,000/year

This range represents base salary only and does not include bonus or other forms of compensation. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to relevant experience, peer and market data, business sector, and/or geographic location. This role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. Future Standard offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Paid Time Off, Holidays, 401(k), Disability and other Insurance Plans.

Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager serving institutional and private wealth clients, investing across private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure. With a 30+ year track record of value creation and $94 billion in assets under management, we back the business owners and financial sponsors that drive growth and innovation across the middle market, transforming untapped potential into durable value.

Total AUM estimated as of March 31, 2026.

Future Standard is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Future Standard does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement is property of Future Standard and no fee will be paid.

## About Future Standard

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Future Standard is a global alternative asset manager that provides investment solutions across private equity, credit, infrastructure and real estate, primarily focusing on the U.S. middle market.
- **Entity Type**: Private (the firm was created through the combination of FS Investments and Portfolio Advisors)
- **Headquarters**: Darien, Connecticut, United States (primary office; also has offices in New York, Bangalore, Zurich, and 10 other global locations)
- **Founded**: Year not publicly disclosed (the combined firm brings together over 30 years of private markets experience under the Future Standard brand)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (the firm is the result of a merger between FS Investments and Portfolio Advisors)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services – Alternative Asset Management
- **Target customers**: Institutional clients (pension funds, endowments, foundations) and private wealth clients (B2B and B2C)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We challenge convention to uncover what others overlook. With a focus on the U.S. middle market built on specialized expertise and trusted relationships, we’re uniquely positioned to solve complex investment needs.”

## Products & Services
- **Private Equity**: Direct, secondary and primary investments across buyout, venture capital, growth equity and special situations. Focus on middle-market sponsors.
- **Credit**: Tailored financing solutions spanning senior, junior, opportunistic and liquid credit, and credit secondaries. Emphasizes capital preservation.
- **Infrastructure**: Flexible capital for U.S. middle market companies building, managing and securing digital infrastructure (secular tailwinds like data centers, fiber, etc.).
- **Real Estate**: Debt and equity capital solutions for commercial real estate sponsors and borrowers, leveraging over 20 years of experience.
- **Multi-Asset**: Dynamic alternative strategies across equities, credit, commodities and currencies, including direct hedge fund strategies and multi-strategy funds (e.g., FS Multi-Strategy Alternatives Fund, FS MVP, FS Credit Income Fund, FS Credit Opportunities Corp., FS KKR Capital Corp.).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private firm)
- **Key Metric**: **$94 billion** in assets under management (AUM) as of March 31, 2026
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: The firm serves both institutional and wealth clients; partner relationships include leading financial sponsors and operators in the middle market. (Specific investor names not publicly listed.)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 14 offices globally (Darien, New York, Bangalore, Zurich, and others)
  - 30+ years of combined leadership in private markets
  - Recent AUM milestone of $94B
  - Active hiring across multiple functions (investments, operations, technology)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep middle-market specialization**: Focused on the U.S. middle market, a segment often overlooked by larger asset managers, allowing differentiated deal sourcing and sponsor relationships.
- **Integrated platform**: Combines direct investing (private equity, credit, real estate) with fund-of-funds and secondary capabilities, offering clients a single entry point to multiple private asset classes.
- **Scale and track record**: $94B in AUM and three decades of experience provide credibility, sponsor connectivity, and the ability to innovate (e.g., multi-strategy funds, liquid credit vehicles).
- **Innovation-driven culture**: Entrepreneurial mindset with a stated commitment to challenging convention and adapting to evolving markets.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expand access to alternative investments** for both institutional and wealth clients by launching new fund vehicles and solutions.
- **Continue growing digital infrastructure** (infrastructure platform) as a key secular trend.
- **Deepen sponsor relationships** and co-investment opportunities in the middle market.
- **Invest in technology and talent** to improve operational efficiency, client service, and investment performance (hiring for roles in engineering, HR tech, process intelligence, etc.).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, inclusive, and nimble. The firm emphasizes “sustainable high performance” and empowers employees to be leaders regardless of role. Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) foster diversity and belonging.
- **Professional development**: Cross-functional training, internal/external development opportunities, and career mobility across the firm. The company supports long-term career growth.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office model with locations in Darien (CT), New York City, Bangalore (India), and Zurich (Switzerland). Roles span investments, operations, technology, and administration.
- **Perks and values-driven**:
  - Paid volunteer days and charitable giving matching
  - Board training and placement opportunities
  - Focus on innovation and giving back to communities (Future Standard Foundation)
- **Engineering/tech culture**: Dedicated technology roles (e.g., VP Engineering – HR Technology) and Process Intelligence positions indicate a growing emphasis on data, automation, and digital tools.

## Sources
1. [futurestandard.com – Overview](https://www.futurestandard.com/)
2. [futurestandard.com – Who We Are](https://www.futurestandard.com/who-we-are)
3. [futurestandard.com – Careers](https://www.futurestandard.com/careers)
4. [futurestandard.com – Job Opportunities](https://www.futurestandard.com/careers/job-opportunities)
5. [greenhouse.io – Future Standard Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/futurestandard)

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