Executive Housekeeper

This is a senior, hands-on housekeeping seat at the center of a private family's primary residence in San Francisco. The home is large and finished to a high standard, and this person owns its daily care: cleaning, laundry, kitchen support, errands, and the hospitality that comes with regular house guests and periodic gatherings. The role works alongside a junior housekeeper as part of a two-person housekeeping structure for the home.

The role exists because the family's needs have grown and a long-tenured housekeeper is retiring after a valued tenure. The household is establishing fresh routines, so the first months are about learning the home, understanding the family's preferences, and establishing the rhythms that keep everything running seamlessly. The bar for the seat is clear: this is a role for someone with a genuine devotion to the craft of housekeeping, who finds real satisfaction in a beautifully kept home.

Over two to three years, the role grows toward a high degree of independence, with the hands-on work always at its heart.

The household is warm and genuine, with a relaxed, welcoming culture and a steady preference for optimism over friction. The principals communicate openly and directly, offer candid input generously, and welcome it in return. They are practical and results-minded, and they extend real trust and independence to people who absorb priorities quickly and deliver reliably. Those who bring curiosity and a drive to keep improving flourish in this home;

those content to coast will not.

• Meaningful experience in senior housekeeping for a private residence, or housekeeping at a five-star or ultra-luxury hospitality tier.
• Full-scope housekeeping craft: cleaning, dishes, laundry, ironing, plant care, and the proper care of fine finishes, surfaces, and materials in a newly renovated home.
• Hospitality instincts: caring for overnight house guests (typically a few days to a week each month), supporting small work meetings at the home several times a week, and helping prepare, serve at, and reset after gatherings of roughly 8 to 50 guests, held approximately seven to nine times per year.
• Inventory ownership across linens, household supplies, and care products, so nothing runs out and everything has a place.
• Daily errands, including mail and package runs; a valid California driver’s license with a clean record is required, and household vehicles are provided for errands.
• Awareness of basic home upkeep (for example, noticing when filters, fixtures, or systems need attention) and flagging or coordinating with the household’s established vendors; technical systems are fully covered by outside specialists.
• Highly organized: keeps running lists, works from priorities, and closes out every task on time.
• Fluent spoken and written English, and basic computer proficiency.
• Physically comfortable with indoor and outdoor work, including lifting up to 25 pounds.
• Genuinely good with dogs; a small dog is part of the household.

• Devoted to the work itself. A beautifully maintained home is a source of professional pride for you, not a waypoint toward a different career.
• A consistently uplifting presence. You bring steadiness and warmth into the home each day, and your composure lifts the people around you.
• Receptive and always improving. You welcome candid input, seek out better methods on your own, and enjoy mastering new things, from the proper care of an unfamiliar surface to a smarter way to organize the week.
• Observant and anticipatory. You see what a room needs before anyone mentions it, and you find answers on your own initiative.
• Productive and efficient. You accomplish a great deal quietly and measure yourself by results rather than activity.
• Quick to absorb direction on…