Chief Investment Officer – Family Office

Rutherford International

. Recommend and implement investment policy, asset allocation, manager selection and monitoring within delegated authority .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in investment policy formulation, asset allocation, and manager selection while effectively communicating risk and uncertainty to stakeholders. Proven ability to lead investment strategies for multi-family offices and manage liquidity planning across various financial needs.

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Investment Policy DevelopmentAsset AllocationManager SelectionLiquidity PlanningRisk Communication

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Hard Skills

Investment PolicyAsset AllocationManager MonitoringLiquidity PlanningDirect Investment AssessmentCo-Investment AssessmentPortfolio MonitoringRebalancingReportingInvestment Judgement

Soft Skills

Independent AnalysisCandid CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

Family OfficeMulti-Family OfficePrivate MarketsEndowmentsFoundationsPensionsWealth ManagementInvestment LeadershipInvestment Team ManagementInvestment Decisions

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Recommend and implement investment policy, asset allocation, manager selection and monitoring within delegated authority
Assess direct investment opportunities or ensure appropriate expertise is available
Plan liquidity for distributions, fund commitments, taxes and family-business operating needs
Provide independent analysis and candid challenge to principals or delegated decision-makers
Balance shared research and implementation with individual client mandates in multi-family offices
Monitor portfolios, managers, risks and exceptions
Produce clear reporting to principals, committees or clients
Coordinate tax, legal and other specialist advisers
Lead an in-house investment team or oversee outsourced managers
Escalate issues in a timely manner within the authority and information provided
Register interest for future permanent family-office investment leadership opportunities through the Rutherford Talent Guild™

Requirements

What you’ll need

Established chief investment officers, investment directors and heads of investment in single-family and multi-family offices are welcomed
Investment leaders from private markets, endowments, foundations, pensions or wealth management preparing for family-office CIO responsibility are welcomed
Demonstrated capability, or assessed potential, to lead investment judgement for a family or several families
Experience with investment policy, asset allocation and rebalancing within agreed limits
Experience with liquidity planning across distributions, commitments, taxes and operating needs
Experience selecting and monitoring investment managers
Experience assessing direct and co-investments where relevant
Ability to communicate risk and uncertainty to principals, committees or clients
Current résumé required for registration
Essential details, function, sector and three short written answers about investment decisions required
No fixed minimum experience, minimum asset level or particular personality type applies
Professional designations are considered alongside demonstrated capability
Must avoid including confidential or identifying family information in registration responses

Benefits

Comp & perks

Longer-term career relationship with Rutherford
Curator-led development of a Career Thesis for accepted members
Selective introductions to organisations for specific roles, with consent
Potential access to private talent pipelines and retained searches
Option to register interest in fractional work through the Rutherford Talent Clearinghouse™
Discretion and consent-based introductions
Assessment results interpreted alongside experience, achievements and objectives