Position: Full-time, Live-out
Salary: Excellent package, dependent on experience
Start: As soon as possible
Confidentiality: Strictly confidential appointment
Highborn Global is recruiting an experienced and highly polished House Manager for a prestigious private household in London.
This is an important senior household appointment requiring an individual with exceptional organisational ability, strong leadership skills and extensive experience delivering five-star standards within both luxury hospitality and private households.
The successful candidate will take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day operation of the residence, ensuring the household consistently operates to the highest possible standard.
The Role
Responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing the daily operation of the London residence.
- Managing and coordinating household staff and ensuring consistently high standards.
- Creating rotas, schedules and household procedures.
- Supervising housekeeping, laundry, wardrobe care and general presentation of the property.
- Managing contractors, maintenance providers and specialist suppliers.
- Coordinating deliveries, appointments and household logistics.
- Liaising with chefs, chauffeurs, security, personal assistants and other household professionals.
- Supporting preparations for guests, dinners and private events.
- Maintaining household inventories and ensuring appropriate stock levels.
- Managing household expenditure and administrative records where required.
- Identifying issues before they arise and ensuring they are resolved efficiently.
- Maintaining absolute discretion regarding the principals, household and guests.
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant experience within five-star hotels or luxury hospitality, ideally at management level.
- A minimum of approximately 5 years within luxury hospitality, followed by substantial private household experience.
- Previous experience supporting UHNW, VVIP or high-profile principals.
- Proven experience managing household staff and delivering exacting service standards.
- Excellent organisational and administrative ability.
- Strong leadership skills with the confidence to manage a professional household team.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A proactive, solution-focused approach.
- Professional presentation and impeccable discretion.
- Strong knowledge of London and access to an established network of premium suppliers would be advantageous.
Candidates must already be London-based or within straightforward commuting distance and have the unrestricted right to work in the UK.
Experience within a family office, royal household, diplomatic residence or similarly high-profile environment would be particularly attractive.
Package
A highly competitive salary will be offered according to experience.
This is a live-out London position and represents an excellent opportunity for an accomplished private household professional seeking a long-term senior appointment.
Further information regarding the principals and household will only be provided to shortlisted candidates following an initial confidential discussion.