About
Careers.
The firm is small and selective in hiring. There are no constantly-open positions and no standing recruitment programme. Below is the framework for direct enquiries and standing interest in specific roles.
The posture
How the firm hires.
Balthazar Yachting is small by intent. The advisor seats are limited; the operational backbone is held by a tight team; the editorial work runs alongside the client-facing advisory rather than as a separate department.
Hiring happens infrequently and on the basis of specific seats opening. Usually because the work has grown beyond the current team’s capacity, or because a specialist role (a sales advisor for a particular yacht category, an operations coordinator for a particular cruising region) is needed to extend the firm’s reach.
Below are the areas where the firm holds standing interest. The seats most likely to open as the firm grows. Direct enquiries from candidates with relevant industry experience are welcome at any time, whether or not a specific position is currently open.
Standing interest
The seats we are most likely to open.
Charter advisor (Mediterranean)
A seat covering the Mediterranean charter season: broker community relationships, captain communication, principal-side brief management, and the full booking-process operational sequence. Three to seven years in yacht broker, charter management, or yacht-side operations.
Sales advisor (acquisitions)
A seat covering buyer-side acquisition advisory: listing search, viewings, survey coordination, contract negotiation, closing. Five to ten years in yacht sales advisory, with documented closings in the 30–60-metre range.
Yacht operations coordinator
A seat covering operational logistics for the firm’s charter and management engagements: APA reconciliation, harbour bookings, beach-club calendar, principal-side communication. Two to five years in yacht-side operations or marina management.
Editorial and content
A seat covering the firm’s editorial work: guides, transaction commentary, price references, and the destination expansion of the Insights hub. Industry knowledge required; writing samples and editorial references required.
What we hire for
The standards.
The conventions below apply across all the firm’s seats. Specific roles add role-specific requirements on top.
- Direct industry experience: yacht broker, charter, sales, management, or operations side. Adjacent experience (private aviation, family-office advisory, hospitality at this register) considered.
- Considered written and verbal communication. The firm operates principally in writing: written shortlists, written briefs, written debriefs.
- Confidentiality posture appropriate to the principal’s side of the business.
- Operational discipline: meeting deadlines, handling paperwork, and the small operational details that make a brief run rather than slip.
- A working second language (French, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, German) is materially advantageous for the role mix.
How to apply
A direct enquiry.
Direct applications by email to the contact below. Standard response within ten working days. Confidentiality maintained throughout the process.
- A short letter: three to five paragraphs: outlining the role you are interested in, your direct industry experience, and what you specifically would bring to it.
- A current CV in PDF, two pages maximum.
- Two references from your most recent yacht-industry engagement, contactable directly.
- For editorial seats: three writing samples. At least one trade-press or specialist publication where you appear under a byline.