KS1040 - Full-Time Executive Housekeeper - West Village, NYC

## Overview A busy household in the West Village, NYC, is seeking a top-notch lead executive housekeeper to keep the home running and always guest-ready. This is a rare long-term opportunity to join a household that takes pride in maintaining an exceptional private residence. The successful candidate will serve as both a hands-on Executive Housekeeper and a trusted operational leader, helping ensure every aspect of the residence operates seamlessly while mentoring and supporting the housekeeping team. The main residence is in NYC, and there is a second home in CA. The role does not require travel. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week. The position is ready to hire and seeking longevity. ## Responsibilities - Comfortable as the lead housekeeper and help to train, mentor, and support the existing housekeeping staff - Working closely with the principal and other household staff - Maintaining the highest personal standards for yourself - Reinforcing household procedures - Maintaining quality-control standards - Fostering a positive, collaborative work environment where everyone takes pride in their work. - Lead by example and help ensure the residence operates smoothly, efficiently, and to the highest standards each day. - Complete hands-on housekeeping - Expert laundry and wardrobe care - Occasionally preparing a light breakfast and supporting the private chef with food presentation, service, and cleanup as needed - Preparing guest accommodations - Overseeing household inventories - Maintaining household supplies - Receiving deliveries, coordinating returns - Ensuring the residence is always impeccably prepared before it's needed - Packing and unpacking luggage for travel - Coordinating dry cleaning and tailoring - Maintaining the principal's wardrobe - Preparing the residence before and after travel - Anticipating the principal's daily needs with minimal direction - Operational eyes and ears of the residence - Recognizing maintenance concerns before they become larger issues - Coordinating qualified service providers appointments - Scheduling preventative maintenance - Ensuring every aspect of the home continues to function at the highest level. - Maintain preventative maintenance schedules - Assist with organizing seasonal maintenance and ongoing household improvement projects - Hospitality-minded professional who understands that while the schedule is generally Monday through Friday, private households occasionally require flexibility to accommodate the principal's schedule, travel, guests, entertaining, and special events. ## Requirements - Must be legal to work in the US - A calm, positive demeanor with the ability to adapt as household priorities evolve - Extensive experience working in high-end, luxury private residence - Exceptional housekeeping and laundry skills - Expert wardrobe and fine fabric care - Strong organizational and household management abilities - Experience coordinating household vendors, service providers, and preventative maintenance schedules - Ability to anticipate household needs and solve problems independently - Excellent written and spoken English - Strong communication and interpersonal skills - Comfort using smartphones, tablets, calendars, and household management software - Experience working with high-profile, public-facing, or ultra-high-net-worth principals preferred - Absolute discretion, sound judgment, and an unwavering commitment to confidentiality - Flexible availability, with the ability to adjust hours as needed to accommodate the principal's schedule, guests, entertaining, travel, and special events - Experience working in technologically sophisticated homes is highly desirable. - Candidates should be comfortable operating: - Crestron and Lutron home automation systems - Lutron smart lighting and automated shade controls - Whole-home audio, video, and entertainment systems, including Apple TV, AirPlay, distributed speaker systems, and integrated AV controls - Pre…