Summary
House Manager / Multi-Estate Manager
Location: Munich, Germany (with regular travel)
Client: UHNW Individual – Multi-Property Portfolio (Germany, Austria & South of France)
Salary: €100,000 – €140,000 gross per year
Start Date: As soon as possible
Languages Required: German, English and French (essential)
Job Description
We are supporting an UHNW individual with the appointment of an experienced and highly structured House Manager / Multi-Estate Manager to oversee three private residences across Germany, Austria and the South of France.
The House Manager will be Munich-based (or willing to relocate to Munich) and will travel monthly to the Austria residence and the St Tropez property. The role is responsible for creating unified operational standards across all properties and providing senior oversight of staff, service delivery, contractors and estate operations.
This is a direct-to-principal role requiring exceptional organisation, discretion and a very strong professional background.
Duties
- Overall operational oversight of three private residences
- Creating and implementing unified SOPs across all properties
- Structuring and aligning household operations between locations
- Recruiting, onboarding and training household staff
- Establishing and maintaining service standards across all estates
- Managing and supervising existing skeleton teams at each property
- Overseeing and coordinating all external contractors and suppliers
- Conducting regular property inspections and operational reviews
- Ensuring properties are fully organised, prepared and compliant at all times
- Managing property readiness for principal and guest use
- Supporting senior housekeeping and service teams with training and structure
- Providing clear reporting directly to the principal
- Regular travel to Austria and the South of France (monthly)
Candidate Package
- Senior leadership role within an UHNW multi-estate environment
- Direct reporting line to the principal
- Support available for apartment and car
- International exposure across multiple private residences
- Long-term, strategic role with significant responsibility
Candidate Profile Desired
- Senior House Manager or Estate Manager background within UHNW private residences
- Proven experience managing multiple properties simultaneously
- Highly operational and systems-driven (SOPs, structure, training and alignment)
- Exceptional attention to detail and quality control (principal has extremely high standards)
- Stable career history with strong, detailed CV
- Confident, clear communicator working directly with principals
- Highly discreet, emotionally intelligent and trusted
- Flexible and comfortable with frequent international travel
- Based in Munich or willing to relocate
