Overview

A full-time, long-term house manager/personal assistant is sought for a large, upscale penthouse pied-a-terre apartment located in Lincoln Square, Manhattan. This is a newly renovated, 6,800-square-foot property, and an opportunity to spearhead a new role and join a broader team spanning multiple properties, with superlative staff retention.

Responsibilities

• Front-line communications
• Manage all and any appointments/reservations/bookings in the City (another personal assistant manages these outside the City)
• Manage local travel (another personal assistant manages all domestic and international travel)
• Maintain household calendar
• Hiring and coordinating with housekeeper, chef and driver
• Maintain a guest ready, neat and organized environment
• Supervise laundry and wardrobe maintenance, deep cleaning, caring for furnishings, tracking inventory of all household and personal items
• Managing contractors and vendors during upcoming apartment renovation.
• Household maintenance and repairs
• Coordination of formal dinner parties and event planning
• Stocking of apartment and preparing for overnight guests
• Light cooking when needed
• Personal shopping and running errands
• Packing and inventory for travel between homes
• On occasion handle dog care for Goldendoodle and Bichon Frise, to include walking and feeding, and coordinating dog walking and boarding
• Weekly travel to the principal’s other residence in Long Island should be anticipated, even if it’s not required

Qualifications

• At least 10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Superlative, verifiable, and preferably long-term references 

Requirements

• US passport, Green Card or EAC
• Passport ready and willing to travel, if required 
• Proficient with Mac computers and Apple products.
• Proficient in communication and multitasking.
• Type 60 wpm.
• Must work well in a fast-paced environment
• Intelligent problem solving
• Meticulously organized with attention to detail 
• Be a team player with a warm, friendly, patient, positive attitude
• Be willing to pitch-in where needed
• Must be experienced, educated, professional, loyal, trustworthy, presentable and discreet 
• Clean and current driving license is a huge plus

Salary and Benefits

• $140-$160k
• Christmas bonus
• PTO/ sick days etc.
• No healthcare benefits or 401k at this time